Passenger
traffic at airports increased modestly by 1.8% in April 2013.
Airports also reported moderate increases of 2.4% in international
passenger traffic and 1.3% in domestic passenger traffic compared to
April 2012. Regional disparities persist with markets like the Middle
East posting significant year-over-year gains at 10.2% in passenger
traffic, while North America and Europe remain almost flat at -0.3%
and 0.4% respectively. Many major European airports are feeling the
brunt of the economic slowdown. Madrid (MAD), Paris (CDG), Frankfurt
(FRA) and London (LHR) all experienced declines in traffic during the
month of April. However, other airports such as Dubai (DXB), Istanbul
(IST) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) continue to experience double digit
gains.
Total freight traffic worldwide increased by 1% in April 2013. Growth continues to be mixed across airports since approximately 50 percent of the world's top twenty air freight hubs registered declines in air freight volume for the month of April. Looking at the volume of traffic over a twelve month horizon, from May 2012 to April 2013, there is negligible growth in air freight at a 0.4%. Nevertheless, Hong Kong (HKG) and Memphis (MEM), two of the world's busiest air freight airports, posted relatively strong gains amidst the economic uncertainty in April at 4.5% and 4.3% respectively.
TABLE 1: SUMMARY WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC RESULTS,
April 2013 (% CHANGE)
April 2013
Over April 2012 Year to Date 2013 12-Month
Rolling Year
PaxFlash
International Passenger 2.4 4.2 4.5
Domestic Passenger 1.3 1.3 1.4
Total Passenger 1.8 2.6 2.8
FreightFlash
International Freight 1.1 (0.6) (0.5)
Domestic Freight 0.9 1.9 1.4
Total Freight 1.0 0.2 0.4
Total freight traffic worldwide increased by 1% in April 2013. Growth continues to be mixed across airports since approximately 50 percent of the world's top twenty air freight hubs registered declines in air freight volume for the month of April. Looking at the volume of traffic over a twelve month horizon, from May 2012 to April 2013, there is negligible growth in air freight at a 0.4%. Nevertheless, Hong Kong (HKG) and Memphis (MEM), two of the world's busiest air freight airports, posted relatively strong gains amidst the economic uncertainty in April at 4.5% and 4.3% respectively.
TABLE 1: SUMMARY WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC RESULTS,
April 2013 (% CHANGE)
April 2013
Over April 2012 Year to Date 2013 12-Month
Rolling Year
PaxFlash
International Passenger 2.4 4.2 4.5
Domestic Passenger 1.3 1.3 1.4
Total Passenger 1.8 2.6 2.8
FreightFlash
International Freight 1.1 (0.6) (0.5)
Domestic Freight 0.9 1.9 1.4
Total Freight 1.0 0.2 0.4
