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7.3% increase in passenger traffic in October 2014
ACI Asia-Pacific recorded 7.3% increase in passenger traffic in October 2014
[December 16, 2014 – Hong Kong] In October 2014, passenger traffic reported by Asia-Pacific airports maintained a moderate growth rate of +7.3% year-on-year while airports in the Middle East reported +7.6% in the same period.
Majority of the airports reported positive growth for the month. In particular, high growth in domestic passenger traffic continued to be a significant contributor to the 5 airports that recorded highest growth: Bangkok Don Muang (DMK) +51.7%, Cochin (COK) +30.7%, Goa (GOI) +30.2%, Chiang Mai (CNX) +28.4% and Ahmedabad (AMD) +26.4%.
In terms of freight traffic for the month, Asia-Pacific maintained a steady growth rate at +4.8% from last year, slightly lower than the twelve-month growth trend of +5.7%. The Middle East continued to record high growth of +13.7% with Dubai World Central (DWC) leading at +331.2%, followed by Abu Dhabi (AUH) +16.0%. Among Asia-Pacific airports, Nagoya (NGO) reported the highest growth of +26.8% from last year.
From January to October 2014, passenger traffic in the Asia-Pacific posted a year-on-year growth of +4.9% while the Middle East reported a strong increase of +8.8%. Year-to-date growth in freight volume was +5.8% for the Asia-Pacific and +12.4% for the Middle East.
The top 5 airports which reported the highest traffic volume for the Year-to-date were:
Passenger Traffic: Beijing (PEK) +1.5%, Tokyo Haneda (HND) +6.2%, Dubai (DXB) +6.1%, Hong Kong (HKG) +5.8%, Jarkata (CGK) -5.0%
Freight Traffic: Hong Kong (HKG) +6.5%, Shanghai Pudong (PVG) +8.8%, Seoul Incheon (ICN) +3.4%, Dubai (DXB) -2.2%, Tokyo Narita (NRT) +7.5%
| Summary of Asia-Pacific Region
Traffic Results (%) | ||||||
|
| Oct 2014 Over Oct 2013 | Jan to Oct
2014 Over Jan to Oct 2013 | 12-month rolling year | |||
| Pax Flash | ||||||
| ASP | ME | ASP | ME | ASP | ME | |
| Int’l passenger | 7.1 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 9.3 |
| Domestic passenger | 7.7 | - | 5.1 | - | 5.2 | - |
| Total passenger | 7.3 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 8.8 |
| Freight Flash | ||||||
| ASP | ME | ASP | ME | ASP | ME | |
| Int’l freight | 5.4 | 13.7 | 6.1 | 12.4 | 6.1 | 12.0 |
| Domestic freight | 3.0 | - | 4.8 | - | 4.7 | - |
| Total freight | 4.8 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 12.0 |
Note :
1. ASP = Asia-Pacific Area; ME = Middle East Area
2. ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash statistics are based on a significant sample of airports that provide regular monthly reports to ACI. They represent approximately 60% of total passenger traffic and 70% of total freight traffic worldwide. Commentary, tables and charts are based on preliminary data submitted by participating airports and are therefore subject to change.
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