FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 10 NOVEMBER, 2009

NUMBER: 5.1.5/3.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

AIR TRANSPORT AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES

THIRD QUARTER OF 20091)

 

This release reports on data concerning air transport of passengers and freight by domestic airline carriers as well as on traffic of aircraft, passengers and freight in airports.

 

In the third quarter of 2009, the number of passengers carried by the Croatian carriers in the air transport amounted to 762 thousand, which was by 12.5% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

The transport of freight decreased by 21.4% in the third quarter of 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

The aircraft traffic in airports decreased in the third quarter of 2009 by 2.8%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

In the third quarter of 2009, the traffic of passengers in airports amounted to 2 155 thousand, which was by 4.5% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

The traffic of freight decreased by 20.7% in the third quarter of 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

 

1.   AIR TRANSPORT – PASSENGERS CARRIED

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX. 2009.
IV. – VI. 2009.

VII. – IX. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2008.

I. – IX. 2009.
I. – IX. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried

‘000

 871

1 898

762

1 652

135,6

87,5

87,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Domestic transport

‘000

 174

 428

154

387

115,8

88,5

90,4

   International transport

‘000

 697

1 470

608

1 265

141,7

87,2

86,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers kilometres

Mln

 793

1 632

657

1 357

136,3

82,8

83,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Domestic transport

Mln

 55

 137

47

120

111,9

85,5

87,6

   International transport

Mln

 738

1 495

610

1 237

138,6

82,7

82,7

 

 

1)    Provisional data

 

 

2.   AIR TRANSPORT – FREIGHT CARRIED

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX. 2009.
IV. – VI. 2009.

VII. – IX. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2008.

I. – IX. 2009.
I. – IX. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight carried

t

 1 316

 4 089

1 034

2 915

106,6

78,6

71,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Domestic transport

t

 488

1 444

437

1 017

138,7

89,5

70,4

     International transport

t

  828

2 645

597

1 898

91,1

72,1

71,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonne kilometres

‘000

  756

2 301

648

1 991

95,6

85,7

86,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Domestic transport

‘000

  148

 444

132

308

136,1

89,2

69,4

      International transport

‘000

  608

1 857

516

1 683

88,8

84,9

90,6

 

 

3.   AIRCRAFT, PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX. 2009.
IV. – VI. 2009.

VII. – IX. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2008.

I. – IX. 2009.
I. – IX. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft traffic – total

Number

36 103

 76 550

 35 091

74 321

137,4

97,2

97,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traffic of passengers – total

‘000

2 257

4 347

2 155

4 082

156,8

95,5

93,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight traffic – total

t

3 215

 7 802

 2 550

7 607

97,7

79,3

97,5

 

 

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 (traffic of aircraft, passengers and freight in airports) relate to the activities of the airports Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Osijek, Braθ and the air landing place Mali Lošinj. A new methodology has been applied since 2008 and data have been   harmonised with the regulation of the EU.

 

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 and others).

 

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

 

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

 

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