Asiana Airlines: US route accounts for 21% of pax revenue in 2Q2012

Asiana Airlines reported (14-Aug-202) passenger revenue on US routes accounted for 21.1% of the carrier’s total passenger revenue in 2Q2012, followed by Japan (18.7%), Southeast Asia (17.6%), China (17.0%), Europe (9.4%), domestic (9.2%), Oceania (4.9%) and CIS (2.1%). Details of the carrier’s operational highlights by region are as follows:

• Passenger traffic (RPKs):
  • Japan: +24.5%;
  • China: +3.3%;
  • Southeast Asia: -0.6%;
  • CIS: +9.5%;
  • US: +4.7%;
  • Europe: +14.6%;
  • Oceania: +14.9%;
• Passenger load factor:
  • Japan: 72.4%, +7.4 ppts;
  • China: 74.0%, +2.6 ppts;
  • Southeast Asia: 73.3%, -0.3 ppt;
  • CIS: 71.6%, +8.1 ppts;
  • US: 87.8%, stable;
  • Europe: 78.6%, +0.7 ppt;
  • Oceania: 76.2%, +10.0 ppts;
• Passenger yield:
  • Japan: KRW224.7 (USD19.56 cents), -0.3%;
  • China: KRW195.4 (USD17.01 cents), +2.2%;
  • Southeast Asia: KRW83.9 (USD 7.30 cents), +0.2%;
  • CIS: KRW122.6 (USD10.67 cents), -5.4%;
  • US: KRW73.0 (USD6.35 cents), +1.2%;
  • Europe: KRW83.4 (USD7.26 cents), -0.5%;
  • Oceania: KRW79.6 (USD6.93 cents), +3.6%. [more - original PR]

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