| January 2023 (% year-on-year) |
World share1 |
RPK |
ASK |
PLF (%-pt)2 |
PLF (level)3 |
| Total Market |
100.0% |
67.0% |
35.5% |
14.7% |
77.7% |
| Africa |
2.1% |
113.8% |
76.9% |
12.8% |
74.2% |
| Asia Pacific |
22.1% |
114.9% |
58.8% |
20.2% |
77.4% |
| Europe |
30.7% |
53.2% |
27.1% |
13.0% |
76.2% |
| Latin America |
6.4% |
24.3% |
20.0% |
2.8% |
81.3% |
| Middle East |
9.8% |
91.1% |
42.5% |
20.1% |
79.1% |
| North America |
28.9% |
42.2% |
19.6% |
12.5% |
78.4% |
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| 1% of industry RPKs in 2022 2year-on-year change in load factor 3Load Factor Level |
International Passenger Markets
- Asia-Pacific airlines posted a 376.3% increase in January traffic compared to January 2022, by far the strongest year-over-year rate among the regions, but off of a very low base when much of the region was still closed to travel. Capacity rose 167.1% and the load factor increased 36.6 percentage points to 83.3%, the highest among the regions.
- European carriers saw a 60.6% traffic rise versus January 2022. Capacity increased 30.1%, and load factor rose 14.2 percentage points to 75.0%.
- Middle Eastern airlines’ January traffic rose 97.7% compared to January a year ago. Capacity increased 45.9% and load factor climbed 20.8 percentage points to 79.2%.
- North American carriers reported an 82.4% traffic increase in January versus the 2022 period. Capacity rose 37.3%, and load factor climbed 19.7 percentage points to 79.6%.
- Latin American airlines had a 46.8% traffic increase compared to the same month in 2022. January capacity climbed 34.3% and load factor rose 7.1 percentage points to 82.7%, the second highest among the regions.
- African airlines’ traffic rose 124.8% in January 2023 versus a year ago. January capacity was up 82.5% and load factor climbed 13.9 percentage points to 73.7%, the lowest among regions.
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Domestic Passenger Markets
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| January 2023 (% year-on-year) |
World share1
?? |
RPK |
ASK |
PLF (%-pt)2 |
PLF (Level)3 |
| Domestic |
42.1% |
32.7% |
16.3% |
9.5% |
76.4% |
| Australia |
1.0% |
107.3% |
50.0% |
22.0% |
79.7% |
| Brazil |
1.5% |
3.0% |
5.5% |
-2.0% |
81.5% |
| China P.R. |
6.4% |
37.2% |
19.0% |
9.4% |
70.6% |
| India |
2.0% |
92.0% |
47.2% |
19.9% |
85.2% |
| Japan |
1.2% |
63.3% |
3.0% |
25.3% |
68.6% |
| US |
19.3% |
26.8% |
12.0% |
9.0% |
77.5% |
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1% of industry RPKs in 2022 2year-on-year change in load factor 3Load Factor Level
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- Australia’s domestic traffic rose 107.3% in January compared to a year ago and now stands at 88.8% of pre-pandemic levels.
- China’s domestic RPKs rose 37.2% in January, the first month over month annual increase since August 2022 and is now at 86.3% of January 2019 levels.
| January 2023 (% year-on-year vs 2019) |
World share1 |
RPK |
ASK |
PLF (%-pt)2 |
PLF (level)3 |
| Total Market |
100.0% |
-15.8% |
-13.5% |
-2.1% |
77.7% |
| International |
57.9% |
-23.0% |
-21.7% |
-1.3% |
78.6% |
| Domestic |
42.1% |
-2.6% |
1.2% |
-3.0% |
76.4% |
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Botton Line
“With strong travel demand continuing through the traditionally slower winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, the stage is set for an even busier spring and summer. At a time when many are just beginning to enjoy their newly restored travel freedoms, it is especially disappointing to see the Dutch government making plans to limit their movements by unilaterally and unjustly reducing operations at Schiphol Airport,” concluded Walsh.
View the January Air Passenger Market Analysis (pdf) |
