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Commercial airlines worldwide - passenger load factor 2005-2019
Passenger load factor of commercial airlines worldwide from 2005 to 2019
This statistic illustrates the passenger load factor (PLF) of commercial airlines worldwide from 2005 to 2019. In 2018, the passenger load factor is estimated to amount to 81.9 percent.
Passenger load factor is an aviation industry metric reflecting the capacity utilization of an aircraft, more precisely the ratio between revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) and available seat kilometers (ASK) expressed as a percentage.
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This statistic illustrates the passenger load factor (PLF) of commercial airlines worldwide from 2005 to 2019. In 2018, the passenger load factor is estimated to amount to 81.9 percent.
Passenger load factor is an aviation industry metric reflecting the capacity utilization of an aircraft, more precisely the ratio between revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) and available seat kilometers (ASK) expressed as a percentage.
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- December 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 2018
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*2018 figure is an estimate.
**2019 figure is a forecast.
Figures prior to 2013 taken from previous reports.
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- 2005 to 2018
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*2018 figure is an estimate.
**2019 figure is a forecast.
Figures prior to 2013 taken from previous reports.
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