Finnair Plc. Stock Exchange Release 8 March 2016 at 09:00 am EET
Number of passengers grew in all traffic areas, 13.2% year‐on‐year as a whole
In February, Finnair's overall capacity measured in Available Passenger
Kilometres grew by 8.4 per cent and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger
Kilometres grew by 8.7 per cent year‐on‐year. The leap year had a positive
growth contribution of approximately 3 per cent, as there was one more day in
February than in the comparison period. The passenger load factor rose by 0.2 %
points to 79.1 per cent
The capacity in Asian traffic increased in February by 7.9 per cent, while
traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased by 10.5 per cent
year‐on‐year. Meanwhile, capacity in American traffic increased by 5.3 per cent,
but traffic growth as measured in RPK was only 2.2 per cent.
The capacity in European traffic grew by 7.9 per cent on the back of increased
frequencies and new destinations, while traffic measured in Revenue Passenger
Kilometres grew by 5.1 per cent year‐on‐year. At the same time, the growth in
domestic traffic is mainly attributed to the inclusion of the routes previously
operated at Norra’s own commercial risk as Finnair’s purchased traffic.
In February, the cargo capacity in scheduled traffic measured in Available Tonne
Kilometres grew by 11.4 per cent, and Revenue Tonne Kilometres increased by 6.3
per cent year on year. The cargo load factor in scheduled traffic was 52.5 per
cent. In addition, Finnair’s total freight capacity includes two weekly
freighter flights between Helsinki and Brussels and two weekly freighter flights
shared with IAG between Helsinki and London, both operated by DHL.
In February, 81.6 per cent of all Finnair flights arrived on schedule (87.0).
Traffic statistics for March 2016 will be published on Friday, 8 April 2016.
Finnair Traffic Performance February 2016
February 2016 %-Change Year-to date 2016 %-Change
Total Traffic
Passengers 1000 814,8 13,2 1 595,3 11,3
Available seat 2 599,9 8,4 5 331,8 6,3
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 2 056,7 8,7 4 183,9 7,4
kilometres mill
Passenger load 79,1 0,2 p 78,5 0,8 p
factor %
Cargo tonnes total 10 549,7 7,8 21 291,9 11,3
Available tonne 379,9 8,3 780,1 5,7
kilometres mill
Revenue tonne 247,2 8,5 502,4 8,7
-kilometres mill
Overall load 65,1 0,1 p 64,4 1,8 p
factor %
Europe
Passengers 1000 441,8 9,3 876,5 7,4
Available seat 962,5 7,9 1 947,9 6,5
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 699,3 5,1 1 403,0 4,3
kilometres mill
Passenger load 72,7 -1,9 p 72,0 -1,5 p
factor %
North Atlantic
Passengers 1000 21,2 1,1 43,7 1,2
Available seat 204,8 5,3 413,3 1,8
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 158,9 2,2 327,5 1,9
kilometres mill
Passenger load 77,6 -2,4 p 79,2 0,1 p
factor %
Asia
Passengers 1000 142,8 9,2 296,5 7,8
Available seat 1 274,6 7,9 2 680,2 5,3
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 1 083,5 10,5 2 247,1 9,0
kilometres mill
Passenger load 85,0 2,0 p 83,8 2,8 p
factor %
Domestic
Passengers 1000 209,1 27,9 378,7 27,0
Available seat 157,9 19,8 290,5 23,4
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 115,0 25,9 206,3 24,8
kilometres mill
Passenger load 72,8 3,5 p 71,0 0,8 p
factor %
Cargo Traffic
Cargo scheduled 9 036,7 6,4 18 436,3 10,7
traffic total tonnes
Europe tonnes 1 778,9 11,6 3 542,6 12,0
North Atlantic 610,6 -21,0 1 335,6 -5,3
tonnes
Asia tonnes 6 488,8 8,3 13 246,7 12,1
Domestic tonnes 158,5 17,0 311,4 15,5
Cargo flights, 1 513,0 16,9 2 855,6 15,4
tonnes**
Cargo tonnes total 10 549,7 7,8 21 291,9 11,3
Available tonne 113,2 10,5 233,8 6,2
kilometres* mill
Revenue tonne 63,2 8,1 128,0 12,6
kilometres mill
Available 105,8 11,4 218,5 6,9
sched.cargo tonne
kms*, mill.
Revenue 55,6 6,3 113,4 11,0
sched.cargo tonne
kms, mill.
Cargo load factor* 55,8 -1,3 p 54,8 3,1 p
%
- North-Atlantic 40,4 -4,7 p 40,7 1,2 p
cargo load factor* %
- Asia cargo load 56,2 -2,4 p 55,5 2,5 p
factor* %
Scheduled traffic 52,5 -2,5 p 51,9 1,9 p
Cargo load factor*,
%
* 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 for carriage of passengers, cargo and mail
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