FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 8 MAY, 2009

NUMBER: 5.1.5/1.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

AIR TRANSPORT AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES

FIRST QUARTER OF 20091)

 

This Release reports on data concerning air transport of passengers and freight as well as on traffic of aircraft, passengers and freight in airports.

 

In the first quarter of 2009, the number of passengers carried by Croatian carriers in air transport amounted to 328 thousand, which was by 6.3% less, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

The transport of freight decreased by 31.3% in the first quarter of 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

The aircraft traffic in airports decreased in the first quarter of 2009 by 2.3%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

In the first quarter of 2009, the traffic of passengers in airports amounted to 554 thousand, which was by 9.9% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

The traffic of freight increased by 19.8% in the first quarter of 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

 

1.   AIR TRANSPORT – PASSENGERS CARRIED

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

I. – III.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

I. – III.

I. – III. 2009.
X.– XII. 2008.

I. – III. 2009.
 I.  – III. 2008.

I. – XII. 2008.
I. – XII. 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried

‘000

 350

 431

2 329

 328

76,1

93,7

101,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic transport

‘000

 105

 126

 554

 100

79,4

95,2

112,6

International transport

‘000

 245

 305

1 775

 228

74,8

93,1

98,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers kilometres

Mln

 261

 313

1 945

 218

69,6

83,5

94,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic transport

Mln

 33

 40

 177

 31

77,5

93,9

111,3

International transport

Mln

 228

 273

1 768

 187

68,5

82,0

93,2

 

 

1)    Provisional data

 

 

2.   AIR TRANSPORT – FREIGHT CARRIED

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

I. – III.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

I. – III.

I. – III. 2009.
X.– XII. 2008.

I. – III. 2009.
 I.  – III. 2008.

I. – XII. 2008.
I. – XII. 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Freight carried

t

1 326

1 047

5 136

911

87,0

68,7

90,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Domestic transport

t

 449

 323

1 767

 265

82,0

59,0

85,1

 International transport

t

 877

 724

3 369

 646

89,2

73,7

94,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonne kilometres

‘000

 732

 737

3 038

 665

90,2

90,8

93,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Domestic transport

‘000

 137

 99

 543

 79

79,8

57,7

86,3

 International transport

‘000

 595

 638

2 495

 586

91,8

98,5

95,6

 

 

3.   AIRCRAFT, PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS

 

Unit of
measure

2008.1)

2009.

Indices

 

I. – III.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

I. – III.

I. – III. 2009.
X.– XII. 2008.

I. – III. 2009.
 I.  – III. 2008.

I. – XII. 2008.
I. – XII. 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft traffic – total

Number

14 024

 16 669

 93 219

13 697

82,2

97,7

…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traffic of passengers – total

‘000

615

 833

5 179

554

66,5

90,1

…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight traffic – total

t

2 041

 2 623

 10 425

2 446

93,3

119,8

…

 

 

 

1)    Break in time series. As a new methodology has been applied since 2008, data cannot be compared with previously published data.

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

Data on air transport of passengers and freight were collected on the Quarterly Report on Air Transport (PZ/T-11 form).

 

Data on the traffic of aircraft, passengers and freight in airports were collected on the Monthly Report on Traffic in Airports (electronic datasets and PZ/M-21 form).

 

Coverage

 

Data on air transport of passengers and freight are collected from domestic airline carriers, that is relate to the activities of legal entities registered in the Register of Business Entities of the Central Bureau of Statistics, which are engaged in the air transport of passengers or freight.

 

Data on supporting activities in air transport relate to the activities of the airports Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Osijek, Brač and Mali Lošinj.

 

A new methodology has been applied since 2008 and data have been   harmonised with the regulation of the EU, so data cannot be compared with previous years.

 

Definitions

 

The transport of passengers includes passengers carried by domestic airline carriers.

 

Freight transport includes goods and mail transport carried by domestic airline carriers.

 

Passenger-kilometre is a unit of measure representing the transport of one passenger over a distance of one kilometre.

 

Tonne-kilometre is a unit of measure representing the transport of one tonne over a distance of one kilometre.

 

The total aircraft traffic in airports relate to the number of all (commercial and non commercial) operations of landing and taking-off of aircrafts, except state flights (military, customs, police or other law enforcement services of a State).

 

The total traffic of passengers in airports includes a number of passengers embarked and disembarked on commercial operations. Passengers in direct transit are excluded.

 

The total traffic of freight relate to the loaded and unloaded freight on commercial operations. Freight in direct transit is excluded.

 

Abbreviations

EU           European Union

mln          million

t               tonne

‘000         thousand

 

Symbols

...     data not available

 

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of Central Bureau of Statistics and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.