Finnair pax and cargo up in Dec-2011; 8 million pax in FY2011

Finnair reports (10-Jan-2012) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 610,000, +43.4% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 139,300, +48.4%;
    • Europe: 292,600, +52.6%;
    • North America: 10,900, +41.4%;
    • Asia Pacific: 105,600, +53.5%;
  • Passenger load factor: 71.4%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Domestic: 65.6%, +13 ppts;
    • Europe: 68.5%, +9.3 ppts;
    • North America: 74.5%, -6.8 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 70.5%, -3.4 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 11,902 tonnes, +25.3%;
• 12 months ended Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 8.0 million, +12.3%;
    • Domestic: 1.5 million, +21.2%;
    • Europe: 4.1 million, +14.4%;
    • North America: 190,600, +29.5%;
    • Asia Pacific: 1.4 million, +15.7%;
  • Passenger load factor: 73.3%, -3.2 ppts;
    • Domestic: 54.1%, -2.5 ppts;
    • Europe: 66.9%, +0.9 ppt;
    • North America: 80.4%, +0.4 ppt;
    • Asia Pacific: 75%, -6.5 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 145,883 tonnes, +18.5%.