Traffic results for the period of January 2018 are as follows:
• During the period of January 2018 passenger carried increased by 36.6%, to 5.7 million passengers from 4.2 million passengers for the same period of 2017. Increase in number of passengers carried in domestic and international lines are 41.1% and 32.8%, respectively.
• International-to-international transfer passengers increased by 24.9%.
• Total L/F increased by 7.3 point to 79.8% while International L/F increased by 7.5 point.
• ASK increased by 17.1% to 14.2 billion during the period of January- 2018 from 12.2 billion for the same period of 2017. ASK in domestic lines increased by 32.8% while ASK in international lines incresed by 15.0%.
• RPK increased by 28.9% to 11.4 billion during the period of January 2018 from 8.8 billion for the same period of 2017. Increase in RPK in domestic and international lines are 40.2% and 27.1%, respectively.
• Number of landings (passenger aircraft) of 31,422 for the period of January 2017 increased by 22.4% to 38,447 in 2018.
• Cargo/Mail carried during the period of January 2018 increased by 33.5% to 86,204 tons from 64,582 tons in 2017.
• By the end of January 2018, number of aircraft went down to 331 from 333 of January 2017. Number of wide body aircraft increased from 87 to 90 while narrow body aircraft decreased from 235 to 223, and cargo aircraft went up to 18 from 11.
• During the period of January 2018, the regional developments:
o Increase in RPK in Middle East, Domestic lines, Europe, Africa and N. America are 41.2%, 40.3%, 34.0%, 26.1% and 22.4%.
o Increase in L/F in North America, Middle East, C.&E America, and Africa 13.3 pt., 10.7 pt. 8.5 pt. and 7.7 pt.
o Increase in passenger carried in Domestic lines, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Far East are 41.1%, 39.4%, 35.4%, 28.2%, and 24.4% respectively.