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Airways to cover injured turbulence passengers’ medical expensesEtihad
DUBAI // Etihad Airways will cover the medical expenses of the
passengers injured when flight EY474 Abu Dhabi to Jakarta
encountered severe and unexpected turbulence.
A team from the airline visited the nine passengers taken to
hospital after the flight touched down at Soekarno Hatta
International Airport on Wednesday. Most of the passengers were
expected to have been discharged by Thursday. The team
confirmed the airline would cover medical expenses.
“Our pilots and cabin crew are to be commended for the calm
and professional manner in which they dealt with this exceptional
event and the care they showed passengers despite several
being injured themselves," said James Hogan, Etihad Airways’
president and chief executive.
“It is testament to the high standard of our crew training that the
effects of the turbulence were minimised. At no time was the
safety of the aircraft, passengers or crew compromised."
Etihad is co-operating fully with the Indonesian authorities in
their investigation.
Passengers on board the Airbus A330-200 have described the
moment the aircraft hit turbulence 45 minutes before it was due
to land.
Ari, an Indonesian boy who was travelling with his father, said it
was a traumatic flight.
“My dad was badly injured in the head," he said on Twitter.
“Everyone started to cry. It was the most scariest turbulence
experience I’ve ever had."
The airline cancelled Wednesday’s return flight EY475 from
Jakarta to Abu Dhabi. Those scheduled to travel were rebooked
on alternate flights or provided hotel accommodation, an Etihad
spokesman said.
http://www.iata.org/
Weak March Air Freight Volumes Point to Another Difficult Year
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released
demand growth data for global air freight markets for March 2016
showing a 2.0% drop in volumes measured in freight tonne kilometers
(FTKs) compared to the same period last year. In contrast, freight
capacity (measured in available freight tonne kilometers or AFTKs) rose
by 6.9%, putting increased pressure on already struggling yields.
The weak results reflect subdued growth in world trade, exaggerated by
the comparison to a particularly strong start to 2015 when air freight
volumes were boosted by the effects of the US West Coast seaports
strike. The most significant fall in demand was reported by carriers in
Asia-Pacific and North America. Combined they account for around 60%
of global freight traffic and reported declines of 5.2%, and 1.8%,
respectively.
“It is shaping up to be another tough year for air cargo. February 2016
world trade volumes were only 0.4% higher than at the end of 2014. And
the expectations of purchasing managers gives little optimism for an
early uptick. The combination of fierce competition, capacity increases
and stagnant demand makes this a very difficult environment in which to
generate profits,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
1
http://www.iata.org/ 2
(1) % of industry FTKs in 2015; (2) Year-on-year change in load factor; (3) Load factor level
MARCH 20
16 (%
YEAR-ON-
YEAR)
WORLD
SHARE (1)FTK AFTK
FLF (%-PT) (2)
FLF
(LEVEL) (3)
Total
Market
100.0% -2.0% 6.9% -4.0% 43.5%
Africa 1.5% -3.1% 22.7% -6.9% 25.9%
Asia
Pacific
38.9% -5.2% 3.8% -5.0% 52.5%
Europe 22.3% 1.3% 7.9% -3.0% 46.0%
Latin
America
2.8% -5.9% 2.3% -3.2% 36.9%
Middle
East
14.0% 2.4% 10.8% -3.4% 41.0%
North
America
20.5% -1.8% 7.1% -3.1% 34.2%
(1) % of industry FTKs in 2015; (2) Year-on-year change in
load factor; (3) Load factor level
http://www.iata.org/ 3Regional Analysis in Detail
African airlines witnessed a 3.1% drop in demand in March 2016
compared to the same period last year. A more modest decline of 1.6%
was seen in year-on-year Q1 performance. Notably, on the back of
long-haul expansion, the AFTKs for African airlines surged by 22.6%
year-on-year over the first quarter of 2016. This is more than double the
pace of any other region in recent months.
Asia-Pacific carriers saw a 5.2% drop in demand in March 2016
compared to the same month last year. The decline is exaggerated by
the effects of last year’s US seaport disruption which fueled strong
demand for the region’s carriers. Nonetheless, demand is weak with
export volumes from emerging Asian economies having contracted in
annual terms for 11 of the past 12 months.
European airlines saw demand for air cargo grow by a modest 1.3% in
March 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, while capacity
increased by 7.9%. Weak cargo demand is a continuing story for
European carriers for whom cargo volumes stand at just 1% above
early 2008 levels.
Latin American carriers saw demand decrease by 5.9% in March 2016
versus March 2015. Volumes are now almost 15% lower that their
seasonally-adjusted peak in late-2014. The hardest hit routes are those
within South America, reflecting the region’s challenging economic
environment, particularly in Brazil.
Middle Eastern carriers reported a 2.4% increase in demand over
March last year—the slowest since July 2009. This reflects both a
slowdown in network expansion by the region’s main carriers over the
past six months and weak trading conditions.
North American airlines saw demand fall by 1.8% in March 2016 versus
March 2015, partially due to the rollover effect of the US port strike in
2015 which gave air freight in the region a boost. Additionally, the
region’s carriers are negatively impacted by the drop in global trade
while the strong US dollar is keeping exports under pressure.
http://www.iata.org/
Moderating Demand Growth in March
1
Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced
global passenger traffic results for March showing that demand
(measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 5.3%,
compared to the same month last year. Capacity grew slightly faster at
5.9% which pushed the average load factor down by half a percentage
point to 79.6%.
March performance shows a moderate slowdown on the year-on-year
growth rates recorded in January (7.2%) and February (8.6%) even after
adjusting for the leap-year impact in February. Demand for international
traffic grew significantly more quickly (6.2%) than that for domestic
travel (3.7%).
“While in line with long-term trends, demand growth in March
represented a slow-down compared to January and February. It is
premature to say whether this marks the end of the recent very strong
results. We do expect further stimulus in the form of network expansion
and declines in travel costs. However, the wider economic backdrop
remains subdued,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
http://www.iata.org/ 2
FEBRUARY
2016 (%
YEAR-ON-
YEAR)
WORLD
SHARE1 RPK ASKPLF (%-
PT) 2
PLF
(LEVEL) 3
Total
Market
100.0% 5.3% 5.9% -0.5% 79.6%
Africa 2.2% 9.7% 8.2% 1.0% 68.2%
Asia
Pacific
31.5% 5.1% 6.7% -1.2% 78.3%
Europe 26.7% 5.3% 4.6% 0.5% 80.2%
Latin
America
5.4% 3.8% 2.8% 0.7% 78.3%
Middle
East
9.4% 11.5% 13.4% -1.3% 76.7%
North
America
24.7% 3.0% 3.5% -0.4% 83.6%
(1)% of industry RPKs in 2015 (2)Year-on-year change
in load factor (3)Load factor level
http://www.iata.org/ 3
International Passenger Markets
March international passenger demand rose 6.2% compared to March
2015, which was a decline compared to the 9.1% increase in February.
Airlines in all regions recorded growth. Total capacity climbed 6.9%,
causing load factor to slip 0.5% percentage points to 78.5%.
Asia-Pacific airlines’ traffic rose 6% in March compared to the year-ago
period; however, capacity increased 7.8%, which caused load factor to
slide 1.3 percentage points to 77.4%. Key routes within Asia, across the
Pacific and to the Middle East grew strongly in the opening months,
although Asia to Europe routes lagged behind
European carriers saw March demand climb 5.5% over March 2015.
Capacity rose 5.4% and load factor edged up 0.1 percentage points to
80.8%, highest among regions. The largest routes, including between the
UK and Germany, and to and from Spain, have seen strong growth this
year. It is too soon to know how the terrorist attacks in Brussels will
affect demand.
Middle East carriers experienced a 12% rise in demand in March, which
was the largest increase among regions. Capacity increased 13.6%,
however, and load factor dropped 1.1 percentage points to 76.5%.
North American airlines’ traffic climbed 0.7% in March compared to the
year-ago period, the slowest pace since April 2013. Carriers here have
been concentrating their efforts on the larger and stronger domestic
markets. Capacity rose just 0.6% and load factor was flat at 80.5%.
Latin American airlines had a 7.9% increase in traffic in March, down
from a 10.4% increase in February, suggesting the upward trend in
business-related international demand has softened. Capacity climbed
6.3%, causing load factor to surge 1.2 percentage points to 78.5%.
African airlines continued to enjoy strong demand, with traffic up 11.2%
compared to March 2015. The turnaround after several difficult years
coincides with expansion of long-haul networks by the region’s carriers.
Capacity rose 9.7%, and load factor strengthened to 66.6%, up 0.9
percentage points.
http://www.iata.org/ 4
Domestic Passenger Markets
Domestic demand rose 3.7% in March compared to March 2015, a dramatic slowdown
from the leap year-aided 7.8% growth recorded in February. This was driven primarily
by performance in the two largest markets, the US--which accounts for two of every
five domestic passengers--and China. Domestic capacity climbed 4.3%, and load
factor retreated 0.4 percentage points to 81.6%.
FEBRUARY
2016 (%
YEAR-ON-
YEAR)
WORLD
SHARE1 RPK ASKPLF (%-
PT) 2PLF
(LEVEL) 3
Domestic 36.4% 3.7% 4.3% -0.4% 81.6%
Australia 1.1% 2.3% 2.4% -0.1% 75.7%
Brazil 1.4% -8.3% -7.9% -0.3% 77.1%
China P.R. 8.4% 3.3% 6.3% -2.4% 81.2%
India 1.2% 27.4% 21.7% 3.7% 83.1%
Japan 1.2% -1.7% -3.8% 1.6% 72.3%
Russian
Federation
1.3% 4.0% -4.8% 6.3% 75.0%
US 15.4% 4.1% 4.9% -0.7% 85.4%
(1)% of industry RPKs in 2015 (2)Year-on-year change in load factor (3)Load factor level
*Note: the seven domestic passenger markets for which broken-down data are available
account for 30% of global total RPKs and approximately 82% of total domestic RPKs.
Brazil’s domestic market plunged by 8.3% year-on-year in March, the biggest
contraction in more than 12 years
Russian traffic has bounced back from its November low point following the
shutdown of Transaero, while load factor soared 6.3% percentage points to 75%
on a 4.8% decline in capacity.
http://www.iata.org/ 5
The Bottom line
“In just under a month Dublin will become the focus
of the global air transport industry, when the 72nd
IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air
Transport Summit takes place there, 1-3 June.
Europe is the world’s largest international market in
terms of traffic flown by its carriers. And aviation
supports 12 million European jobs and 4.1% of the
continent’s GDP. But aviation could do much more
if governments would address the triple whammy of
high taxes, overly-complex and punitive
regulations, and inadequate and inefficient
infrastructure. Making Europe an easier place to do
business will help aviation deliver even greater
benefits to the economy,” said Tyler.