8th January 2013
DECEMBER 2012 TRAFFIC
- Passenger: stable activity and slight rise in load factor to 81.8%
- Cargo: 1.2 point decline in load factor to 66.9%
Passenger
December 2012 was perturbed by severe weather conditions, notably in North America. As a result, traffic was stable for a 0.4% reduction in capacity. The load factor stood at 81.8% (+0.3 points). The number of passengers amounted to 5.99 millions (-2.0%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) was up relative to December 2012.
· On the Americas network capacity was reduced by 0.9% for stable traffic (-0.1%). The load factor stood at 87.4% (+0.7 points) underpinned by the Latin American network.
· The Asia network was dynamic with a rise in traffic of 5.0%. With capacity up by only 3.7%, the load factor rose by 1 point to 84.1%.
· The Africa and Middle East network saw a 0.5% rise in traffic for stable capacity. The load factor stood at 82.4% (+0.3 point).
· On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, capacity declined by 6.1% and traffic by 6.3%. The load factor declined by 0.2 points to 83.1%.
· On the European network capacity was reduced by 1.0% with traffic down 2.0%. The load factor declined by 0.8 points to 70.2%.
For 2012 as a whole, traffic was up by 2.1% for just a 0.6% increase in capacity, leading to a 1.2 point improvement in the load factor to 83.1%. All the networks saw an increase in load factor.
Cargo
The group continued to adjust its full-freighter capacity. In total, the reduction in capacity and traffic stood at 4.0% and 5.7% respectively. The load factor declined by 1.2 points to 66.9%. Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre (RATK) ex-currency was slightly down relative to the level of December 2011.
For 2012 as a whole, capacity was down 3.5% for traffic down 6.3% leading to a 1.9 point reduction in the load factor to 64.5%.
Recent developments
- Air France launched a new Economy class offer on its short- and medium-haul network, with travellers being given a choice between an all-inclusive offer or a simplified offer at more attractive rates with options to add services.
- KLM reinforced its relationship with the Indonesian carrier, Garuda with a code-share agreement between Singapore and Denpasar (Bali) and an deeper maintenance partnership.
- On 5th December 2012 Air France welcomed its three millionth passenger on board one of its Airbus A380s. In Winter 2012-13 the company serves six destinations via A380: New York-JFK, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Tokyo-Narita and Singapore.
Agenda
- 7th February 2013 at 08.00h CET: January traffic
- 22nd February 2013 at 07.15h CET: FY 2012 results
STATISTICS
Passenger activity (in millions)
| December | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Group | 2012 | 2011 | Variation | 2012 | 2011 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried (000s) | 5,987 | 6,111 | (2.0%) | 77,448 | 76,053 | 1.8% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 17,970 | 17,977 | (0.0%) | 223,887 | 219,346 | 2.1% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 21,964 | 22,056 | (0.4%) | 269,299 | 267,578 | 0.6% | |
| Load factor (%) | 81.8% | 81.5% | 0.3 | 83.1% | 82.0% | 1.2 | |
| Europe (including France) | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 4,008 | 4,111 | (2.5%) | 53,301 | 51,897 | 2.7% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 3,209 | 3,276 | (2.0%) | 43,938 | 42,394 | 3.6% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 4,568 | 4,614 | (1.0%) | 59,036 | 57,349 | 2.9% | |
| Load factor (%) | 70.2% | 71.0% | (0.8) | 74.4% | 73.9% | 0.5 | |
| Americas | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 733 | 742 | (1.2%) | 9,715 | 9,664 | 0.5% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 5,767 | 5,774 | (0.1%) | 75,320 | 73,334 | 2.7% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 6,602 | 6,663 | (0.9%) | 85,315 | 84,862 | 0.5% | |
| Load factor (%) | 87.4% | 86.7% | 0.7 | 88.3% | 86.4% | 1.9 | |
| Asia / Pacific | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 490 | 479 | 2.3% | 5,971 | 5,856 | 2.0% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 4,235 | 4,032 | 5.0% | 51,947 | 50,175 | 3.5% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 5,038 | 4,856 | 3.7% | 60,519 | 58,789 | 2.9% | |
| Load factor (%) | 84.1% | 83.0% | 1.0 | 85.8% | 85.3% | 0.5 | |
| Africa / Middle East | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 452 | 456 | (0.9%) | 5,137 | 5,163 | (0.5%) | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers,(RPK) | 2,549 | 2,537 | 0.5% | 28,527 | 28,234 | 1.0% | |
| Available seat-kilometers,(ASK) | 3,095 | 3,090 | 0.1% | 35,388 | 35,925 | (1.5%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 82.4% | 82.1% | 0.3 | 80.6% | 78.6% | 2.0 | |
| Caribbean / Indian,Ocean | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 304 | 324 | (6.1%) | 3,325 | 3,474 | (4,3%) | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 2,210 | 2,358 | (6.3%) | 24,155 | 25,208 | (4,2%) | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 2,661 | 2,832 | (6.1%) | 29,040 | 30,654 | (5,3%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 83.1% | 83.3% | (0.2) | 83.2% | 82.2% | 0.9 | |
Cargo activity (in millions)
| December | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Group | 2012 | 2011 | Variation | 2012 | 2011 | Variation | |
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 880 | 933 | (5.7%) | 10,577 | 11,294 | (6.3%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 1,315 | 1,369, | (4.0%) | 16,409 | 17,011 | (3.5%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 66.9% | 68.1% | (1.2) | 64.5% | 66.4% | (1.9) | |
| Europe (including France) | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 6 | 6 | (2.0%) | 69 | 80 | (14.6%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 41 | 42 | (0.4%) | 533 | 555 | (3.9%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 15.3% | 15.5% | (0.2) | 12.9% | 14.5% | (1.6) | |
| Americas | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 364 | 371 | (2.0%) | 4,229 | 4,495 | (5.9%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 524 | 522 | 0.4% | 6,597 | 6,591 | 0.1% | |
| Load factor (%) | 69.4% | 71.1% | (1.7) | 64.1% | 68.2% | (4.1) | |
| Asia / Pacific | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 321 | 369 | (13.0%) | 4,197 | 4,557 | (7.9%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 409 | 469 | (12.9%) | 5,387 | 5,988 | (10.0%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 78.5% | 78.6% | (0.1) | 77.9% | 76.1% | 1.8 | |
| Africa / Middle East | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 144 | 144 | 0.5% | 1,636 | 1,718 | (4.8%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 239 | 234 | 2.5% | 2,742 | 2,777 | (1.3%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 60.2% | 61.4% | (1.2) | 59.7% | 61.9% | (2.2) | |
| Caribbean / Indian Ocean | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 45 | 43 | 4.1% | 446 | 443 | 0.7% | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 101 | 103 | (1.9%) | 1,150 | 1,100 | 4.6% | |
| Load factor (%) | 44.3% | 41.8% | 2.6 | 38.8% | 40.3% | (1.5) | |
