il Assoċjazzjoni Internazzjonali tat-Trasport bl-Ajru (IATA) ħabbret domanda globali b'saħħitha għall-passiġġieri għal Lulju bir-reġjuni kollha jirrappurtaw tkabbir. Id-dħul totali tal-passiġġieri (RPKs) żdied b'6.2%, meta mqabbel mal-istess xahar is-sena l-oħra.
Filwaqt li dan naqas minn tkabbir ta' 8.1% sena wara sena f'Ġunju, madankollu mmarka bidu sod għall-istaġun tal-ogħla domanda għall-passiġġieri. Skont l-IATA, il-kapaċità ta’ kull xahar (kilometri ta’ sedili disponibbli jew ASKs) żdiedet b’5.5% u l-fattur tat-tagħbija żdied b’0.6 punt perċentwali għal rekord għoli għal Lulju ta’ 85.2%.
“L-industrija għamlet xahar ieħor ta’ tkabbir sod tat-traffiku. U l-fattur tat-tagħbija rekord juri li l-linji tal-ajru qed isiru saħansitra aktar effiċjenti f'termini tal-użu tal-kapaċità biex jissodisfaw id-domanda. Madankollu, l-ispejjeż li qed jogħlew - partikolarment il-fjuwil - x'aktarx jillimitaw l-istimolu li nistennew minn tariffi tal-ajru aktar baxxi. Għalhekk, nistennew li naraw tnaqqis kontinwu fit-tkabbir meta mqabbel mal-2017,” qal Alexandre de Juniac, id-Direttur Ġenerali u CEO tal-IATA.
lulju 2018
(% year-on-year) World share RPK ASK PLF
(%-pt) PLF
(livell)
Suq Totali 100.0% 6.2% 5.5% 0.6% 85.2%
Afrika 2.2% 3.5% 0.8% 2.0% 75.9%
Ażja-Paċifiku 33.7% 9.4% 7.9% 1.1% 82.9%
Ewropa 26.6% 4.6% 4.0% 0.5% 89.0%
Latin America 5.2% 5.3% 5.9% -0.5% 84.2%
Middle East 9.5% 4.5% 6.1% -1.2% 80.1%
L-Amerika ta ’Fuq 23.0% 5.0% 4.0% 0.9% 87.5%
Swieq Internazzjonali tal-Passiġġieri
Id-domanda internazzjonali tal-passiġġieri ta’ Lulju żdiedet b’5.3% meta mqabbla ma’ Lulju 2017, li kienet deċelerazzjoni meta mqabbla mat-tkabbir ta’ 8.2% rreġistrat f’Ġunju. Skont l-IATA. il-kapaċità totali telgħet b'4.7%, u l-fattur tat-tagħbija żdied b'nofs punt perċentwali għal 85.0%. Ir-reġjuni kollha rrappurtaw tkabbir, immexxi mill-Asja-Paċifiku għall-ewwel darba fi tliet xhur.
• Asia-Pacific airlines’ July traffic rose 7.5% over the year-ago period, a slowdown compared to June growth of 9.6%. Capacity increased 6.0% and load factor rose 1.1 percentage points to 82.1%. Growth is being supported by a combination of robust regional economic growth and an increase in route options for travelers.
• European carriers posted a 4.4% rise in traffic for July compared to a year ago, down from 7.1% annual growth in June. On a seasonally-adjusted basis, passenger volumes have been tracking sideways for the past three months, reflecting mixed developments on the economic front and possible traffic impacts related to air traffic control strikes across the region. Capacity rose 3.9%, and load factor climbed 0.5 percentage point to 89.1%, highest among the regions.
• Middle East carriers had a 4.8% increase in demand for July, well down on the 11.2% growth recorded for June, although this mainly is attributable to volatility in the data a year ago, rather than any major new developments. The region has been negatively impacted by a number of policy measures over the past 18 months, including the ban on portable electronic devices and travel restrictions. July capacity climbed 6.5% compared to a year ago and load factor dropped 1.3 percentage points to 80.3%.
• North American airlines’ traffic climbed 4.1% compared to July a year ago. This was down from 6.0% growth in June, but still ahead of the 5-year average pace for carriers in the region as strong momentum in the US economy is helping underpin a pick-up in international demand for airlines there. July capacity rose 2.8% with the result that load factor climbed 1.1 percentage points to 87.2%, second highest among the regions.
• Latin American airlines experienced a 3.8% rise in traffic in July, the slowest growth among the regions and a decline from 5.6% year-over-year growth in June. Capacity rose 4.6% and load factor slid 0.6 percentage point to 84.2%. Signs of softening demand have come alongside disruption from the general strikes in Brazil.
• African airlines’ July traffic rose 6.8%, second highest among the regions. Although this represented a decline from 11.0% growth recorded in June, the seasonally-adjusted trend remains strong. Capacity rose 3.9%, and load factor jumped 2.1 percentage points to 76.0%. Higher oil and commodity prices are supporting economies in a number of countries.
Swieq Domestiċi tal-Passiġġieri
Id-domanda għall-ivvjaġġar domestiku kibret b'7.8% sena wara sena f'Lulju, ġeneralment konformi ma' tkabbir ta' 8.0% rreġistrat f'Ġunju. Is-swieq kollha raw żidiet annwali, biċ-Ċina, l-Indja u r-Russja jpoġġu rati ta 'tkabbir b'żewġ ċifri. Il-kapaċità domestika telgħet b'6.9%, u l-fattur tat-tagħbija żdied b'0.8 punt perċentwali għal 85.6%.
lulju 2018
(% year-on-year) World share RPK ASK PLF
(%-pt) PLF
(livell)
Domestiku 36.2% 7.8% 6.9% 0.8% 85.6%
L-Awstralja 0.9% 1.5% 0.9% 0.4% 81.4%
Il-Brażil 1.2% 8.4% 9.1% -0.6% 83.7%
China P.R 9.1% 14.8% 14.3% 0.4% 84.6%
Indja 1.4% 18.3% 12.2% 4.4% 86.9%
Ġappun 1.1% 1.0% -2.0% 2.2% 71.8%
Fed Russa. 1.4% 10.8% 10.2% 0.5% 90.9%
Istati Uniti 14.5% 5.6% 4.7% 0.8% 87.9%
• Russia’s domestic traffic soared 10.8% in July–a 13-month high–as rising world oil prices are helping support economic activity as well as incomes and jobs.
• US domestic traffic also surged to a 5-month high of 5.6%, well above the 5-year average of 4.2%, boosted by the rising US economy.
Il Bottom Line
“It-tieni nofs tas-sena bdiet b’mod sod. Id-domanda qawwija li esperjenzajna f'Lulju hija konferma li s-sajf huwa meta n-nies iridu jivvjaġġaw, jesploraw postijiet ġodda u jerġgħu jingħaqdu mal-ħbieb u l-familja. Sfortunatament, għal vjaġġaturi bl-ajru fl-Ewropa, is-sajf ġab ukoll dewmien u diżappunt, filwaqt li għal-linji tal-ajru, kien ifisser li jaċċettaw ineffiċjenzi fl-iskeda u ħinijiet itwal tat-titjiriet. Dan għaliex il-kapaċità tat-traffiku tal-ajru ma żammitx il-pass mad-domanda u għaliex xi kontrolluri użaw l-opportunità tal-perjodu tal-ogħla traffiku biex iniedu strajks u tnaqqis tax-xogħol. Il-vjaġġaturi jridu jaslu għall-vaganzi tagħhom fil-ħin. Wasal iż-żmien li l-Kummissjoni Ewropea, l-Istati Membri u l-fornituri tas-servizzi tan-navigazzjoni tal-ajru jieħdu azzjoni urġenti biex jeliminaw il-konġestjonijiet tal-ispazju tal-ajru Ewropew u biex jiskoraġġixxu lill-kontrolluri tat-traffiku tal-ajru milli jippenalizzaw lill-vjaġġaturi tal-ajru meta ma jkunux kuntenti b’kuntratt,” qal Alexandre de Juniac, id-Direttur tal-IATA. Ġenerali u CEO.
