ERA, the European Regions Airline Association has published its
traffic statistics for January ” March 2006. Member companies carried
8.5% more passengers in this first quarter ” an almost four-point rise
from the 4.8% growth recorded for the same period in 2005. Meanwhile,
seat km growth was 7.3%, a marginal increase on the 7.2% reported last
year, suggesting that airlines have kept capacity at 2005 levels.
Passenger load factor continues to grow, with a high of 60.5% recorded
for the month of March, while the average for the quarter showed a
slight increase to 57.9% (from 57% in 2005).
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