Finnair Plc. Stock Exchange Release 7 November 2014 at 09:00
Finnair is changing traffic reporting practices from the beginning of the winter
season and will discontinue reporting leisure traffic as a separate traffic
area. These changes were communicated on 7 November 2014 with a separate
release.
In October, Finnair's overall capacity grew by 0.8 per cent and traffic measured
in Revenue Passenger Kilometres by 1.8 per cent year‐on‐year. Passenger load
factor was 79.4 per cent.
The capacity in Asian traffic decreased by 2.1 per cent and the traffic measured
in Revenue Passenger Kilometres by 0.8 per cent year‐on‐year.
European traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres grew by 6.1 per cent
and capacity by 4.7 per cent year-on-year.
In cargo, traffic measured in revenue tonne kilometres decreased by 0.7 per cent
and the overall capacity by 6.3 per cent year-on-year. The load factor improved
by 3.7 percentage points from last year’s level and was 65.9 per cent.
In October, 92.3 per cent (90.3) of flights were on schedule.
Finnair Traffic Performance October 2014
October 2014 %-Change Year-to date 2014 %-Change
Total Traffic
Passengers 1000 839,6 5,0 8 196,3 3,5
Available seat 2 676,0 0,8 26 169,9 -0,8
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 2 125,1 1,8 21 153,2 -0,5
kilometres mill
Passenger load 79,4 0,8 p 80,8 0,3 p
factor %
Cargo tonnes total 12 982,6 -3,2 125 392,6 2,7
Available tonne 398,3 -1,4 3 935,5 -1,2
kilometres mill
Revenue tonne 275,2 3,1 2 660,5 0,6
-kilometres mill
Overall load 69,1 3,0 p 67,6 1,2 p
factor %
Europe
Passengers 1000 545,5 8,0 5 154,1 4,5
Available seat 1 146,5 4,7 10 443,3 0,8
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 888,9 6,1 8 287,2 0,4
kilometres mill
Passenger load 77,5 1,0 p 79,4 -0,3 p
factor %
North Atlantic
Passengers 1000 15,1 -6,0 190,7 -8,6
Available seat 116,0 -2,4 1 505,3 -7,6
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 100,2 -5,6 1 304,1 -8,9
kilometres mill
Passenger load 86,4 -3,0 p 86,6 -1,2 p
factor %
Asia
Passengers 1000 142,4 -1,9 1 442,2 -1,3
Available seat 1 315,5 -2,1 13 149,3 -1,6
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 1 073,1 -0,8 10 852,1 -0,5
kilometres mill
Passenger load 81,6 1,1 p 82,5 0,9 p
factor %
Domestic
Passengers 1000 136,6 2,8 1 409,4 6,9
Available seat 98,0 0,8 1 072,0 4,0
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 62,9 2,7 709,9 6,1
kilometres mill
Passenger load 64,2 1,2 p 66,2 1,3 p
factor %
Cargo Traffic
Cargo scheduled 10 478,7 -0,4 96 592,1 1,1
traffic total
tonnes
Europe tonnes 2 189,3 -3,8 19 992,2 1,5
North Atlantic 540,7 -12,6 6 305,8 -0,3
tonnes
Asia tonnes 7 583,3 1,8 68 802,6 1,3
Domestic tonnes 165,3 -5,1 1 491,4 -3,4
Cargo flights, 2 503,9 -13,3 28 800,5 8,4
tonnes**
Cargo tonnes total 12 982,6 -3,2 125 392,6 2,7
Available tonne 120,7 -6,3 1211,7 -1,0
kilometres* mill
Revenue tonne 79,5 -0,7 766,6 3,6
kilometres mill
Cargo load factor* 65,9 3,7 p 63,3 2,8 p
%
- North-Atlantic 43,9 -6,8 p 52,0 -1,4 p
cargo load factor*
%
- Asia cargo load 66,8 4,4 p 62,3 2,7 p
factor* %
Cargo ATK's for the year 2013 are restated due to more accurate metrics
implemented in calculation.
* 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
Traffic statistics for November are published on Tuesday, 9 December 2014.
FINNAIR PLC
Further information:
Finnair communications, 358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.com
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