ACI Media Releases

Freight markets suffered a decline of -2% in traffic volumes in July. Whereas many Asian airports experienced a buoyant rise in year-over-year passenger traffic, the opposite is occurring in the freight market. Hong Kong (HKG) and Shanghai (PVG) saw declines of -1.8% and -7.1% respectively. All but Africa and the Middle East, observed declines in freight traffic. Johannesburg (JNB) and Abu Dhabi (AUH) had double-digit gains of +13.0% and +27.8%.

ACI World’s Economics Director Rafael Echevarne commented, “Regional trends in air transport markets continue to be mixed reflecting the combination of resilient demand from emerging markets and the slowdown of European and American economies. The net result is a modest overall growth rate in passenger traffic for the month of July. Air freight, on the other hand, is clearly in a contraction phase as business confidence wanes in parallel.”

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Notes for editors

1. Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide association of airports, has 580 member airport authorities, which operate over 1,650 airports in 179 countries. ACI’s mission is to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations, and this mandate is carried out through the organization’s multiple training opportunities, as well as the customer service benchmarking programme, a wide range of conferences, industry statistical products and best practice publications.

2. 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.

3. Regional results and trend graphics are provided on the  full downloadable document.

4. For further information, contact Cheryl Marcell:CMarcell@aci.aero