Extra-EU air passenger transport

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• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-EUROSTAT
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• Langue: English

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Transport Author: Luis DE LA FUENTE LAYOS

Extra-EU air passenger transport

In brief

S t a t i s t i c s i n f o c u s 52/2008

The total number of passengers transported by Africa with 12.6% growth and the Near and Middle air between airports inside the EU and airports East with 9.1% growth. The only main region to outside the EU (extra-EU transport) reached 250 record a decline was Australasia with -0.8%. million in 2006. The increase compared with In 2006 the most significant partner country was 2005 was 5%. Extra-EU transport accounts for the USA with 48.0 million air passengers. This more than one third of all air passenger traffic country alone represents almost one fifth of all from and to EU airports, which amounted to 738 extra EU passengers. The second largest partner million in 2006. country was Switzerland with 22.4 million air Of all world regions, America was the biggest passengers, almost 9% of all extra EU passengers, partner region with 77.5 million air passengers followed by Turkey with 21.2 million, more than 8% accounting for 31% of all extra-EU air passenger of all air passengers in this segment. traffic. This was closely followed by Europe other The highest seat occupancy rate on air passenger than EU-27 with 76.4 million passengers, just flows between the EU Member States and partner under 31% of all extra-EU air passenger traffic. countries was 84.9%. This was recorded on The fastest growing region in 2006 was the Indian services to/from the Dominican Republic. This was sub-continent recording a growth of 21.5% followed by routes to/from Guatemala at 84.1%. compared with 2005. This was followed by East * Graph 1: Share of extra-EU air passenger transport by world region in 2006

* EU-27 except Bulgaria P P

America 31%

Africa 16%

Asia 21%

Europe other than EU-27 31%

Australasia 1%