Lufthansa Group passenger numbers up in Dec-2011, load factor down

Lufthansa Group reports (11-Jan-2012) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 7.8 million, +11.1% year-on-year;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 4.9 million, +15.1%;
    • SWISS: 1.2 million, +5.8%;
    • Austrian Airlines: 792,000, +9.2%;
    • bmi: 347,000, -0.1%;
    • Germanwings: 508,000, +0.6%;
• • Passenger load factor: 75.5%, -1.1 ppts;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 76%, -0.8 ppt;
    • SWISS: 78.1%, -2.2 ppts;
    • Austrian Airlines: 72.3%, -0.1 ppt;
    • bmi: 63.4%, -2.3 ppts;
    • Germanwings: 73.2%, +1.4 ppts;
• 12 months ended Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 106.3 million, +7.5%;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 65.5 million, +11.1%;
    • SWISS: 16.4 million, +8%;
    • Austrian Airlines: 11.3 million, +3.4%;
    • bmi: 5.7 million, -7.4%:
    • Germanwings: 7.5 million, -2.7%;
  • Passenger load factor: 77.2%, -2.0 ppts;
    • Lufthansa Passenger Airlines: 77.2%, -2.2 ppts;
    • SWISS: 81.1%, -1.1 ppts;
    • Austrian Airlines: 73.8%, -3.0 ppts;
    • bmi: 67.1%, -4.6 ppts;
    • Germanwings: 78.2%, +1.0 ppts. [more - original PR]

Lufthansa Group: "In the full year 2011, sales for the Passenger Airline Group went up by 7.0 per cent including bmi and by 7.5 per cent excluding bmi. In the freight business, sales at Lufthansa Cargo were up 2.4 per cent year on year, while the company reduced capacities by 2.1 per cent." Source: Company statement, 11-Jan-2012.