8th November 2013
OCTOBER 2013 TRAFFIC
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Passenger: rise in traffic (+2.8%), load factor (+1.3 points) and unit revenue
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Cargo: decline in traffic (-3.3%) and unit revenue
Passenger
In October 2013, passenger traffic rose by 2.8% for a 1.2% increase in capacity. As a result, the load factor increased by 1.3 points to 84.0%. The Group carried 6.9 million passengers (+2.0%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency was up relative to October 2012.
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On the Americas network, traffic rose by 2.4% for capacity up by 2.9%. The load factor was slightly lower (-0.4 points) at 88.4%. Capacity growth was driven by the development of the Latin American network (+7.4%), with capacity growth to North America remaining low (+0.7%).
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The Asia network posted a 4.5% increase in traffic for capacity up by 3.7%, the load factor gaining 0.7 points to 85.9%.
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On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic was down by 1.0% for stable capacity (-0.2%), the load factor standing at 79.2%, down by 0.6 points.
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The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network was dynamic: traffic was up by 7.7% for capacity up 3.5%, the load factor increasing by 3.3 points to 84.0%.
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On the European network, traffic increased by 1.4% while capacity was down by 3.9%. The load factor rose by 4 points, reaching the high level of 78.2%.
Cargo
Cargo recorded a 3.3% drop in traffic for capacity down by 1.2%, leading to a 1.5 point decline in load factor to 65.1%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency decreased compared with October 2012.
Recent developments
Air France-KLM continued its development in rapidly-growing long-haul markets.
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In Brazil, the fifth weekly KLM flight between Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro, launched in April 2013, was prolonged to the Winter 2013-2014 season. Furthermore, starting from 31st March 2014, Air France will serve Brasilia with three weekly frequencies on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
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In February 2014, KLM will launch its service to Santiago de Chile (Chile), in addition to the daily Air France flight.
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In Indonesia, as of 30th March 2014, Air France will operate a new daily service to Jakarta, with a stop over in Singapore, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This new service will supplement the KLM offer with a daily flight to Jakarta on departure from Amsterdam-Schiphol.
Agenda
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6th December 2013: November 2013 traffic
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8th January 2014: December 2013 traffic
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7th February 2014: January 2014 traffic
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20th February 2014: Annual results 2013
Contact
Dominique Barbarin Bertrand Delcaire
SVP Investor Relations VP Investor Relations
Tel : +33 1 49 89 52 60 Tel : +33 1 49 89 52 59
Email : dobarbarin@airfranceklm.com Email : bedelcaire@airfranceklm.com
Website: www.airfranceklm-finance.com
STATISTICS
Passenger activity (in millions)
| October | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Group | 2013 | 2012 | Variation | 2013 | 2012 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried (000s) | 6,878 | 6,742 | 2.0% | 66,245 | 65,456 | 1.2% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 19,573 | 19,048 | 2.8% | 192,941 | 188,700 | 2.2% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 23,308 | 23,036 | 1.2% | 229,280 | 226,127 | 1.4% | |
| Load factor (%) | 84.0% | 82.7% | 1.3 | 84.2% | 83.4% | 0.7 | |
| Europe (including France) | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 4,814 | 4,730 | 1.8% | 45,587 | 45,131 | 1.0% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 3,953 | 3,900 | 1.4% | 37,708 | 37,401 | 0.8% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 5,052 | 5,256 | (3.9%) | 48,988 | 49,864 | (1.8%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 78.2% | 74.2% | 4.0 | 77.0% | 75.0% | 2.0 | |
| Americas | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 848 | 832 | 1.9% | 8,414 | 8,297 | 1.4% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 6,625 | 6,468 | 2.4% | 65,524 | 64,145 | 2.2% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 7,497 | 7,285 | 2.9% | 73,687 | 72,421 | 1.7% | |
| Load factor (%) | 88.4% | 88.8% | (0.4) | 88.9% | 88.6% | 0.3 | |
| Asia / Pacific | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 531 | 516 | 3.0% | 5,140 | 4,998 | 2.8% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 4,751 | 4,545 | 4.5% | 45,644 | 43,493 | 4.9% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 5,533 | 5,336 | 3.7% | 53,007 | 50,391 | 5.2% | |
| Load factor (%) | 85.9% | 85.2% | 0.7 | 86.1% | 86.3% | (0.2) | |
| Africa / Middle East | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 434 | 433 | 0.0% | 4,336 | 4,274 | 1.5% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 2,401 | 2,425 | (1.0%) | 24,079 | 23,659 | 1.8% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 3,031 | 3,038 | (0.2%) | 29,902 | 29,324 | 2.0% | |
| Load factor (%) | 79.2% | 79.8% | (0.6) | 80.5% | 80.7% | (0.2) | |
| Caribbean / Indian,Ocean | |||||||
| Passengers carried (000s) | 252 | 230 | 9.3% | 2,767 | 2,757 | 0.4% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) | 1,843 | 1,711 | 7.7% | 19,986 | 20,002 | (0.1%) | |
| Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 2,194 | 2,121 | 3.5% | 23,696 | 24,128 | (1.8%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 84.0% | 80.7% | 3.3 | 84.3% | 82.9% | 1.4 | |
Cargo activity (in millions)
| October | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Group | 2013 | 2012 | Variation | 2013 | 2012 | Variation | |
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 885 | 916 | (3.3%) | 8,348 | 8,810 | (5.2%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 1,360 | 1,376 | (1.2%) | 13,376 | 13,795 | (3.0%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 65.1% | 66.6% | (1.5) | 62.4% | 63.9% | (1.5) | |
| Europe (including France) | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 5 | 6 | (4.5%) | 55 | 56 | (2.5%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 46 | 47 | (3.2%) | 445 | 449 | (1.0%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 12.0% | 12.2% | (0.2) | 12.3% | 12.5% | (0.2) | |
| Americas | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 360 | 369 | (2.5%) | 3,436 | 3,505 | (2.0%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 572 | 563 | 1.6% | 5,608 | 5,552 | 1.0% | |
| Load factor (%) | 63.0% | 65.7% | (2.7) | 61.3% | 63.1% | (1.8) | |
| Asia / Pacific | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 352 | 358 | (1.5%) | 3,219 | 3,534 | (8.9%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 432 | 448 | (3.7%) | 4,170 | 4,555 | (8.5%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 81.6% | 79.8% | 1.8 | 77.2% | 77.6% | (0.4) | |
| Africa / Middle East | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 133 | 147 | (9.2%) | 1,304 | 1,351 | (3.5%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 227 | 234 | (3.3%) | 2,254 | 2,278 | (1.1%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 58.8% | 62.6% | (3.8) | 57.8% | 59.3% | (1.4) | |
| Caribbean / Indian Ocean | |||||||
| Revenue tonne-km (RTK) | 34 | 36 | (6.2%) | 334 | 364 | (8.1%) | |
| Available tonne-km (ATK) | 84 | 83 | 0.8% | 899 | 960 | (6.3%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 40.3% | 43.4% | (3.0) | 37.2% | 37.9% | (0.7) | |
