Traffic Performance March 2012
2012 04 10
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Finnair Plc Stock Exhange Release 10 April 2012 at 09:00
In March, Finnair traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 11.6 per cent and the overall capacity grew by 3.6 per cent year-on-year. Passenger load factor improved by 5.6 percentage points and was 78.0 per cent.
The total traffic figures were impacted by the good development in both Asian and European traffic. In March, Asian traffic capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres grew by 9.2 per cent year-on-year, mainly as a result of the Singapore route opened in May 2011. Asian traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 14.3 per cent year-on-year. The strongest growth was seen in European traffic, which increased by 26.3 per cent year-on-year measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres.
In January–March 2012 Finnair traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 9.1 per cent, whereas overall capacity rose by 3.9 per cent year-on-year. Passenger load factor improved by 3.6 percentage points and was 76.2 per cent. Asian traffic capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres grew by 8.3 per cent and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 11.5 per cent.
Revenue per Available Seat Kilometre (RASK) increased by 7.8 per cent in January–March 2012 and totalled 5.27 cents.
“The positive development in passenger load factors continued in March in all scheduled traffic categories thanks to our successful capacity planning and pricing campaigns. In Domestic and European traffic passenger load factors improved by 13 percentage points in March. In general, our traffic developed well in the first quarter of the year. We are pleased to see our passenger load factor and unit revenue improving while increasing our overall capacity at the same time,” says Finnair CFO Erno Hildén.
The overcapacity in the package tour market in Finland continues to show in March Leisure traffic figures with passenger load factor dropping to 84.4 per cent.
In cargo, available tonne kilometres decreased slightly in March by 1.5 per cent, whereas revenue tonne kilometres increased by 5.5 per cent year-on-year. The load factor in cargo improved by 4.7 percentage points and was 69.9 per cent. The amount of cargo and mail carried grew by 3.4 per cent year-on-year.
The arrival punctuality was at high level in March. In scheduled traffic, 87.6 per cent (86.0 per cent in March 2011) of flights arrived on schedule and in all traffic 87.0 per cent (84.6 per cent) arrived on schedule.
Source Finnair Plc
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