Air France-KLM unveiled a 9.4 percent slump in passenger traffic in March and another bleak month for cargo on Tuesday, as the global crisis continues to
depress business travel and the flow of goods. Data from Europe’s largest airline and its rivals is providing more evidence of the uphill task facing G20 leaders as they seek to kickstart moribund global trade.
PASSENGERS
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Here is a list of top 15 airlines based on Scheduled Passenger-Kilometres Flown for the year 2007:
Rank Airline Millions
1. American Airlines (AMR.N) 222,760
2. United Airlines (UAUA.O) 191,932
3. *Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) 166,209
4. Continental Airlines (CAL.N) 130,965
5. **Air France (AIRF.PA) 128,914
6. Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) 122,091
7. *Northwest Airlines 117,357
8. British Airways (BAY.L) 113,273
9. Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) 90,900
10. Emirates [EMAIR.UL] 90,529
11. Japan Airlines (9205.T) 85,102
12. Qantas (QAN.AX) 82,124
13. China Southern Airlines 80,984
14. Cathay Pacific (0293.HK) 74,987
15. **KLM (AIRF.PA) 74,496
FREIGHT
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Top 15 airlines based on Scheduled Freight Tonne-Kilometers for the year 2007:
RANK Airlines Millions
1. Federal Express (FDX.N) 15,710
2. United Parcel Service (UPS.N) 10,968
3. Korean Air (003490.KS) 9,568
4. Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) 8,348
5. Cathay Pacific (0293.HK) 8,225
6. Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) 7,945
7. China Airlines 6,301
8. *Air France (AIRF.PA) 6,126
9. Emirates 5,497
10. Cargolux 5,482
11. EVA Air (2618.TW) 4,774
12. *KLM (AIRF.PA) 4,745
13. Japan Airlines (9205.T) 4,669
14. British Airways (BAY.L) 4,624
15. Air China Limited (601111.SS) 3,586
* Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines merged in 2008.
Add numbers to reach equivalent group total.
** Air France and KLM merged in 2004 but operate separate
networks: add numbers to reach total operated by the group. Note: A passenger kilometre is a unit to measure traffic by multiplying the number of passengers by the number of kilometres each passenger is flown; a similar meausure is used for cargo.
Source: Reuters/IATA (www.iata.org)