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, 9 FEBRUARY, 2010

NUMBER: 5.1.5/4.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

AIR TRANSPORT AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES

FOURTH 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 fourth quarter of 2009, the number of passengers carried by the Croatian carriers in the air transport amounted to 401 thousand, which was by 7.0% less than in the same period of 2008. In the period from January to December 2009, the number of passengers was 2 053 thousand, which was by 11.9% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

The transport of freight decreased by 12.8% in the fourth quarter of 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008. In the period from January to December 2009, the transport of freight amounted to 3 828 tonnes, which was by 25.5% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

The aircraft traffic in airports decreased in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 6.4%, as compared to the same period of 2008. The aircraft traffic in airports decreased in the period from January to December 2009 by 3.5 %, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2009, the traffic of passengers in airports amounted to 757 thousand, which was by 9.1% less than in the same period of 2008. The traffic of passengers in airports amounted in the period from January to December 2009 to 4 839 thousand, which was by 6.6 % less than in the same period of 2008.

 

The traffic of freight decreased by 5.5% in the fourth quarter of 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008. In the period from January to December 2009, the traffic of freight amounted to 10 086 tonnes, which was by 3.3% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

 

1.   AIR TRANSPORT – PASSENGERS CARRIED

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers carried

‘000

  431

 2 329

401

2 053

52,6

93,0

88,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Domestic transport

‘000

  126

  554

105

492

68,2

83,3

88,8

   International transport

‘000

  305

 1 775

296

1 561

48,7

97,0

87,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passengers kilometres

Mln

  313

 1 945

279

1 636

42,5

89,1

84,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Domestic transport

Mln

  40

  177

33

153

70,2

82,5

86,4

   International transport

Mln

  273

 1 768

246

1 483

40,3

90,1

83,9

 

 

1)  Provisional data

 

 

2.      AIR TRANSPORT – FREIGHT CARRIED

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight carried

t

 1 047

 5 136

913

3 828

88,3

87,2

74,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Domestic transport

t

  323

 1 767

269

1 286

61,6

83,3

72,8

     International transport

t

  724

 3 369

644

2 542

107,9

89,0

75,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonne kilometres

‘000

  737

 3 038

630

2 621

97,2

85,5

86,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Domestic transport

‘000

  99

  543

83

391

62,9

83,8

72,0

      International transport

‘000

  638

 2 495

547

2 230

106,0

85,7

89,4

 

 

3.   AIRCRAFT, PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft traffic – total

Number

16 669

 93 219

 15 609

89 930

44,5

93,6

96,5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traffic of passengers – total

‘000

833

5 179

 757

4 839

35,1

90,9

93,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight traffic – total

t

2 623

 10 425

 2 479

10 086

97,2

94,5

96,7

 

 

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.