ACI is pleased to send you the 3rd Quarter edition of the ACI Quarterly Traffic Bulletin. 

Based on a sample of over 900 airports it is a brief, but in-depth analysis of global traffic performance (passengers, freight and movements) of the last quarter.

The key elements are:
 
 * Quarterly traffic numbers and growth by regions - total and international traffic
 
 * Traffic growth and market share by airport size category
 
  * Airport growth by country and corresponding GDP figures

  * Top growers and decliners
 
 * Top international airport growth

 * Global trade volumes

Excerpt from the Quarterly Traffic Bulletin:
Quarter 3 2009 showed a marked improvement of passenger traffic and freight volumes compared previous quarters. While passenger traffic was almost flat at 0.3% (Figure 1), freight volumes shrank by 6.3%. Relative to the year-to-date performances these numbers clearly indicate the beginning of a recovery in the air transport sector and confirm signs of a recovery in the global economy as a whole. Also, passengers return faster to the market than capacity, as aircraft movements comparatively showed only a minor improvement in the third quarter. Quarter 3 figures are crucial as they represent the travel and holiday season, traditionally the busiest months of the year in terms of passenger volumes.

Q3 2009 percentage growth year-on-year and year-to-date

 



Any comments and suggestions are welcome, please contact aschimm@aci.aero
 
  
 Sincerely,

Andreas Schimm
Director Economics
ACI World