APRIL 2009 TRAFFIC
Passenger business
In April 2009, the group recorded a 3.4% reduction in capacity with a 2.8% decline in traffic. The load factor stood at the high level of 80.5%, up 0.6 points. The group carried 6.2 million passengers (-3.7%). This improvement in activity was not, however, accompanied by any recovery in unit revenues.
– On the Americas network traffic declined by 1.8% with capacity down by 5.1%. The load factor gained 2.8 points to 85.4%.
– On the Asia network the significant reduction in capacity (-5.6%) did not match the decline in traffic
(-7.2%). The load factor fell by 1.6 points to 86.0%.
– The Africa and Middle East network recorded good activity levels with traffic up by 3.3% and capacity by 4.5%. The load factor declined 0.9 points to 78.8%.
– Traffic on the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network was down by 3.3% with a 5.2% reduction in capacity, giving a load factor up by 1.6 points to 80.6%.
– On the European network, the decline in capacity (-2.9%) was in line with that of demand (-2.7%). The load factor was therefore slightly up at 70.3% (+0.2pts).
Cargo business
Since January 1, 2009 the group has consolidated the cargo activity of Martinair. Including Martinair, traffic in April 2009 declined by 6.4% with a 2.9% increase in capacity. The load factor therefore dropped by 6.1 points to 61.4%. Excluding Martinair traffic and capacity declined by 22.7% and 13.8% respectively, leading to a 7.0 point fall in the load factor to 60.5%.
· STATISTICS
Passenger activity (in millions)
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April |
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Year to date |
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Total Group |
2009 |
2008 including VLM |
Variation |
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2009-10 |
2008-09 |
Variation |
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Passengers carried (000s) |
6,230 |
6,469 |
(3.7%) |
|
6 230 |
6 469 |
(3,7%) |
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Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) |
16,982 |
17,464 |
(2.8%) |
|
16 982 |
17 464 |
(2,8%) |
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Available seat-kilometers (ASK) |
21,088 |
21,840 |
(3.4%) |
|
21 088 |
21 840 |
(3,4%) |
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Load factor (%) |
80.5% |
80.0% |
0.6 |
|
80,5% |
80,0% |
0,6 |
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Europe (including France) |
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|
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Passengers carried (000s) |
4,339 |
4,551 |
(4.7%) |
|
4 339 |
4 551 |
(4,7%) |
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Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) |
3,474 |
3,570 |
(2.7%) |
|
3 474 |
3 570 |
(2,7%) |
|
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) |
4,943 |
5,092 |
(2.9%) |
|
4 943 |
5 092 |
(2,9%) |
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Load factor (%) |
70.3% |
70.1% |
0.,2 |
|
70,3% |
70,1% |
0,2 |
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Americas |
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Passengers carried (000s) |
735 |
743 |
(1.1%) |
|
735 |
743 |
(1.1%) |
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Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) |
5,483 |
5,584 |
(1.8%) |
|
5,483 |
5,584 |
(1.8%) |
