Finnair Traffic Performance in May 2015
Number of passengers grew by 5.7 per cent year‐on‐year
Finnair Plc. Stock Exchange Release 8 June 2015 at 09:00 EET
In May, Finnair's overall capacity measured in Available Passenger Kilometres grew by 1.5 per cent and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres by 0.6 per cent year‐on‐year. Passenger load factor was 75.0 per cent.
The capacity in Asian traffic decreased by 2.4 per cent and the traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres by 3.1 per cent year‐on‐year.
The capacity in European traffic grew by 4.1 per cent and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres by 3.1 per cent year‐on‐year.
In May, the cargo capacity in scheduled traffic, measured in Available Tonne Kilometres grew by 6.0 per cent and Revenue Tonne Kilometres decreased by 6.2 per cent year-on-year. Cargo load factor in scheduled traffic was 51.9 per cent. The cargo overall figures reflect a structural change from the comparison period, as Finnair withdrew from the use of leased NGA freighter aircraft capacity in Asian traffic. In May, the cargo traffic consisted almost entirely of belly cargo on scheduled flights.
In May, 91.0 per cent of all flights arrived on schedule (89.3).
Traffic statistics for June are published on Tuesday, 7 July 2015.
Finnair Traffic Performance May 2015
| May 2015 | %-Change | Year-to date 2015 | %-Change | |
| Total Traffic | ||||
| Passengers 1000 | 865,8 | 5,7 | 3 960,4 | 3,2 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 2 645,3 | 1,5 | 12 861,5 | 2,1 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 1 983,8 | 0,6 | 9 945,0 | 1,0 |
| Passenger load factor % | 75,0 | -0,7 p | 77,3 | -0,9 p |
| Cargo tonnes total | 10 301,1 | -20,3 | 50 963,9 | -16,2 |
| Available tonne kilometres mill | 384,3 | -2,6 | 1 883,7 | -1,2 |
| Revenue tonne-kilometres mill | 238,7 | -6,4 | 1 192,8 | -4,5 |
| Overall load factor % | 62,1 | -2,5 p | 63,3 | -2,2 p |
| Europe | ||||
| Passengers 1000 | 562,0 | 4,3 | 2 380,9 | 4,7 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 1 143,7 | 4,1 | 5 044,4 | 5,3 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 858,6 | 3,1 | 3 803,3 | 2,6 |
| Passenger load factor % | 75,1 | -0,7 p | 75,4 | -2,0 p |
| North Atlantic | ||||
| Passengers 1000 | 15,2 | 1,7 | 91,5 | 2,4 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 116,3 | 5,5 | 812,8 | 7,8 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 100,6 | 2,5 | 652,0 | 3,0 |
| Passenger load factor % | 86,5 | -2,5 p | 80,2 | -3,7 p |
| Asia | ||||
| Passengers 1000 | 127,3 | -2,9 | 676,0 | 0,2 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 1 267,5 | -2,4 | 6 388,9 | -0,4 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 951,8 | -3,1 | 5 062,3 | -0,5 |
| Passenger load factor % | 75,1 | -0,5 p | 79,2 | -0,1 p |
| Domestic | ||||
| Passengers 1000 | 161,3 | 20,1 | 812,0 | 1,9 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 117,8 | 20,4 | 615,4 | -3,3 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 72,7 | 21,2 | 427,4 | 1,5 |
| Passenger load factor % | 61,7 | 0,4 p | 69,4 | 3,3 p |
| Cargo Traffic | ||||
| Cargo scheduled traffic total tonnes | 9 064,9 | -8,3 | 44 451,6 | -2,3 |
| Europe tonnes | 1 784,8 | -19,5 | 8 580,9 | -10,1 |
| North Atlantic tonnes | 500,1 | -13,9 | 3 160,8 | -4,1 |
| Asia tonnes | 6 644,4 | -4,4 | 32 008,4 | 0,3 |
| Domestic tonnes | 135,6 | -4,8 | 701,5 | -7,7 |
| Cargo flights, tonnes** | 1 236,2 | -59,3 | 6 512,3 | -57,5 |
| Cargo tonnes total | 10 301,1 | -20,3 | 50 963,9 | -16,2 |
| Available tonne kilometres* mill | 114,5 | -9,6 | 560,8 | -2,9 |
| Revenue tonne kilometres mill | 61,3 | -21,8 | 303,0 | -17,5 |
| Available sched.cargo tonne kms*, mill. | 107,1 | 6,0 | 522,2 | 13,3 |
| Revenue sched.cargo tonne kms, mill. | 55,6 | -6,2 | 272,3 | -1,1 |
| Cargo load factor* % | 53,5 | -8,4 p | 54,0 | -9,6 p |
| - North-Atlantic cargo load factor* % | 44,1 | -8,6 p | 42,5 | -15,6 p |
| - Asia cargo load factor* % | 54,9 | -5,7 p | 55,2 | -6,4 p |
| Scheduled traffic Cargo load factor*, % | 51,9 | -6,7 p | 52,2 | -7,6 p |
* Operational calculatory capacity
** Including purchased traffic
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
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