23-Nov-2011 11:06 AM
Air New Zealand passenger numbers up in Oct-2011, load factor down
Air New Zealand passenger numbers up 1.5% - traffic highlights in Oct-2011:
- Passenger numbers: 1.0 million, +1.5% year-on-year;
- Short-haul: 911,000, +1.9%;
- Domestic: 663,000, -1.6%;
- Tasman/Pacific: 248,000, +12.7%;
- Long-haul: 120,000, -1.8%;
- Asia/Japan/UK: 44,000, -8.7%;
- North America/UK: 76,000, +2.8%;
- Short-haul: 911,000, +1.9%;
- Passenger load factor: 82.3%, -0.6 ppt;
- Short-haul: 83.7%, -2.2 ppts;
- Domestic: 80.8%, -2.6 ppts;
- Tasman/Pacific: 85.2%, -2.1 ppts;
- Long-haul: 81.1%, +0.4 ppt;
- Asia/Japan/UK: 81.2%, -0.3 ppt;
- North America/UK: 81.1%, +0.8 ppt. [more - original PR]
- Short-haul: 83.7%, -2.2 ppts;
Air New Zealand: "Group-wide yields for the financial year to date were up 6.1% on the same period last year. Compared to last October year to date Short Haul yields were up 3.8%. Long Haul yields were up by 5.5%. Removing the impact of foreign exchange, Group-wide yields were up 7.9%," Source: Company statement, 22-Nov-2011.