AIR FRANCE - KLM: February 2015 traffic


9 March 2015

FEBRUARY 2015 TRAFFIC

  • Network airlines: continued strict capacity discipline, contrasting trends
  • Ongoing accelerated development of Transavia

Traffic highlights

Network airlines activity (Air France, KLM, HOP!) Capacity
(ASK, %ch.)
Traffic
(RPK, %ch.)
Load Factor
 
(%)
Change (pts)
Long-haul + 0.4% - 0.1% 83.9%  - 0.4
North America + 2.2% + 4.0% 83.1% + 1.5
Latin America - 0.0% - 1.6% 85.4%  - 1.4
Asia + 1.8% + 0.4% 85.7%  - 1.2
Africa / Middle East - 1.7% - 5.6% 76.2%  - 3.1
Caribbean / Indian Ocean - 1.7% + 0.6% 89.1% + 2.0
Short and Medium-haul - 1.5% + 0.6% 73.6% + 1.6
Total network airlines + 0.0% - 0.0% 81.9%  - 0.0
  • 5.4 million passengers, +0.8%
  • Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency down compared to February 2014, reflecting the expected capacity-demand balances: good performance on North America, the Caribbean-Indian Ocean region and point-to-point, unit revenues under pressure on Asia, Africa/Middle East and Latin America
Transavia activity Capacity
(ASK, %ch.)
Traffic
(RPK, %ch.)
Load Factor
 
(%)
Change (pts)
Total + 8.4% + 10.9% 89.6% + 2.0
  • 0.5 million passengers, +14.8%
  • Ongoing accelerated development of Transavia: strong traffic growth combined with increased load factor
Total group passenger activity Capacity
(ASK, %ch.)
Traffic
(RPK, %ch.)
Load Factor
 
(%)
Change (pts)
Total + 0.4% + 0.6% 82.3% + 0.1
  • 5.9 million passengers, +1.9%
Cargo activity Capacity
(ATK, %ch.)
Traffic
(RTK, %ch.)
Load Factor
 (%)
Change (pts)
Total - 3.1% - 8.2% 62.8%  - 3.4
  • Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency down compared to February 2014, impacted notably by the change in business mix (13% reduction in full-freighter capacity)

Agenda
8 April 2015: March 2015 traffic
30 April 2015: Results of the First Quarter of 2015
11 May 2015: April 2015 traffic

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STATISTICS

Network airlines activity*

    February     Year to date
Total Network airlines* 2015 2014 Variation   2015 2014 Variation
Passengers carried ('000s)  5,386   5,343  0.8%    11,091   11,020  0.6%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  16,219   16,220  (0.0%)    34,271   34,367  (0.3%)
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  19,809   19,806  0.0%    41,735   41,600  0.3%
Load factor (%) 81.9% 81.9% (0.0)   82.1% 82.6% (0.5)
               
Long-haul              
Passengers carried ('000s)  1,771   1,765  0.3%    3,778   3,777  0.0%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  13,332   13,350  (0.1%)    28,415   28,542  (0.4%)
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  15,888   15,825  0.4%    33,707   33,471  0.7%
Load factor (%) 83.9% 84.4% (0.4)   84.3% 85.3% (1.0)
               
North America              
Passengers carried ('000s)  424   406  4.5%    918   891  3.1%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  3,017   2,900  4.0%    6,544   6,365  2.8%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  3,628   3,552  2.2%    7,730   7,553  2.3%
Load factor (%) 83.1% 81.6% 1.5   84.7% 84.3% 0.4
               
Latin America              
Passengers carried ('000s)  215   222  (2.9%)    473   477  (0.6%)
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  2,079   2,113  (1.6%)    4,563   4,570  (0.2%)
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  2,435   2,436  (0.0%)    5,193   5,169  0.5%
Load factor (%) 85.4% 86.7% (1.4)   87.9% 88.4% (0.5)
               
Asia / Pacific              
Passengers carried ('000s)  453   441  2.7%    940   926  1.6%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  3,913   3,898  0.4%    8,126   8,182  (0.7%)
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  4,565   4,486  1.8%    9,634   9,468  1.7%
Load factor (%) 85.7% 86.9% (1.2)   84.3% 86.4% (2.1)
               
Africa / Middle East              
Passengers carried ('000s)  381   400  (4.9%)    819   859  (4.7%)
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  2,154   2,281  (5.6%)    4,609   4,878  (5.5%)
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  2,825   2,874   (1.7%)    5,974   6,078  (1.7%)
Load factor (%) 76.2% 79.4% (3.1)   77.2% 80.2% (3.1)
               
Caribbean / Indian,Ocean              
Passengers carried ('000s)  298   297  0.6%    627   624  0.4%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  2,171   2,158  0.6%    4,574   4,548  0.6%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  2,435   2,478  (1.7%)    5,177   5,202  (0.5%)
Load factor (%) 89.1% 87.1% 2.0   88.3% 87.4% 0.9
           627   624  0,4%
Short and Medium-haul              
Passengers carried ('000s)  3,615   3,578  1.0%    7,313   7,243  1.0%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  2,887   2,870  0.6%    5,857   5,824  0.6%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  3,921   3,981  (1.5%)    8,028   8,129  (1.2%)
Load factor (%) 73.6% 72.1% 1.6   73.0% 71.6% 1.3

* Air France, KLM, and HOP!

Transavia activity        

    February     Year to date
Transavia 2015 2014 Variation   2015 2014 Variation
Passengers carried ('000s)  535   466  14.8%    1,020   896  13.8%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)  982   886  10.9%    1,879   1,715  9.5%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)  1,096   1,011  8.4%    2,165   2,029  6.7%
Load factor (%) 89.6% 87.6% 2.0   86.8% 84.5% 2.3

Total group passenger activity**

    February     Year to date
Total group** 2015 2014 Variation   2015 2014 Variation
Passengers carried ('000s) 5 921 5 809 1,9%   12 111 11 916 1,6%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 17 202 17 105 0,6%   36 150 36 081 0,2%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 20 905 20 817 0,4%   43 900 43 629 0,6%
Load factor (%) 82,3% 82,2% 0,1   82,3% 82,7% (0,4)

** Air France, KLM, HOP! and Transavia

Cargo activity

    February     Year to date
Total group 2015 2014 Variation   2015 2014 Variation
Revenue tonne-km (m RTK)  726   791  (8.2%)    1,439    1,565  (8.1%)
Available tonne-km (m ATK)  1,157   1,194  (3.1%)    2,417   2,476  (2.4%)
Load factor (%) 62.8% 66.2% (3.4)   59.5% 63.2% (3.7)

Attachments

February 2015 traffic
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