Traffic Performance March 2012
4/10/2012 2:00 AM EST
Finnair Plc
Company Announcement
Traffic Performance March 2012
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.
Finnair Traffic Performance March 2012
Mar 2012 %-Change Jan-Mar 2012 %-Change
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Total Traffic
Passengers 1000 771.8 11.6 2 076.1 10.1
Available seat kilometres mill 2 661.8 3.6 7 642.6 3.9
Revenue passenger kilometres mill 2 076.4 11.6 5 825.0 9.1
Passenger load factor % 78.0 5.6 p 76.2 3.6 p
Cargo tonnes total 13 297.5 3.4 37 892.4 10.0
Available tonne kilometres mill 406.0 2.4 1 194.7 5.5
Revenue tonne-kilometres mill 268.5 9.7 754.6 9.7
Overall load factor % 66.1 4.4 p 63.2 2.4 p
Scheduled Total
Passengers 1000 702.4 14.3 1 870.7 13.0
Available seat kilometres mill 2 216.1 5.2 6 287.1 5.5
Revenue passenger kilometres mill 1 700.4 16.6 4 622.5 13.7
Passenger load factor % 76.7 7.5 p 73.5 5.3 p
Europe
Passengers 1000 372.9 19.3 991.3 17.0
Available seat kilometres mill 711.8 4.4 2 004.7 5.7
Revenue passenger kilometres mill 535.2 26.3 1 400.1 22.2
Passenger load factor % 75.2 13.0 p 69.8 9.4 p
North Atlantic
Passengers 1000 12.3 -3.0 32.9 -5.4
Available seat kilometres mill 100.0 -9.6 277.8 -10.7
Revenue passenger kilometres mill 81.4 -3.0 217.0 -5.4
Passenger load factor % 81.4 5.6 p 78.1 4.4 p
Asia
Passengers 1000 129.8 11.7 363.9 9.0
Available seat kilometres mill 1 252.3 9.2 3 589.4 8.3
Revenue passenger kilometres mill 977.2 14.3 2 739.1 11.5
Passenger load factor % 78.0 3.5 p 76.3 2.2 p
Domestic
Passengers 1000 187.3 8,0 482.6 9,9
Available seat kilometres mill 152.0 -9,5 415.2 -5,6
Revenue passenger kilometres mill 106.7 11,1 266.3 13,0
Passenger load factor % 70.2 13,0 p 64.1 10,6 p
Leisure Traffic
Passengers 1000 69.5 -9,9 205.4 -10,7
Available seat kilometres mill 445.7 -3,7 1 355.5 -2,6
Revenue passenger kilometres mill 376.0 -6,4 1 202.5 -5,5
Passenger load factor % 84.4 -2,4 p 88.7 -2,7 p
Cargo Traffic
Cargo scheduled traffic total tonnes 10 479.9 3,9 27 503.6 1,3
- Europe tonnes 1 923.8 -6,9 4 987.8 -10,5
- North Atlantic tonnes 695.8 -15,2 1 846.1 -12,9
- Asia tonnes 7 665.7 9,8 20 095.0 6,4
- Domestic tonnes 194.6 -11,3 574.8 -2,3
Cargo leisure traffic tonnes 70.5 -21,7 89.3 -55,6
Cargo flights tonnes 2 747.1 2,3 10 299.4 45,4
Cargo tonnes total 13 297.5 3,4 37 892.4 10,0
Available tonne kilometres* mill 118.1 -1,5 368.9 9,6
Revenue tonne kilometres mill 82.6 5,5 232.8 11,2
Cargo load factor* % 69.9 4,7 p 63.1 0,9 p
- North-Atlantic cargo load factor* % 86.9 -5,7 p 82.8 -2,4 p
- Asia cargo load factor* % 86.7 3,7 p 79.7 1,8 p
* Operational calculatory capacity
-- Change %: Change compared to the figures of the respective periods in the
previous year
(p = percentage points)
-- Available seat kilometres, ASK: Total number of seats available, multiplied
by the number of kilometres flown
-- Revenue passenger kilometres, RPK: Number of revenue passengers carried,
multiplied by kilometres flown
-- Passenger load factor: Share of revenue passenger kilometres of available
seat kilometres
Available tonne kilometres, ATK: Number of tonnes of capacity for carriage
of passengers, cargo and mail, multiplied by kilometres flown
-- Revenue tonne kilometres, RTK: Total revenue load consisting of passengers,
cargo and mail, multiplied by kilometres flown
-- Overall load factor: Share of revenue tonne kilometres of available tonne
kilometres
Next release on traffic statistics will be released on 9 May 2012. Finnair
Plc's Interim Report for the period 1 January –31 March 2012 will be published
on 27 April 2012.
Finnair Plc
Communications
10 April 2012
Further information:
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