Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers down in Oct-2011, load factor down

Qantas Airways reports (28-Nov-2011) the following traffic highlights in Oct-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 3.9 million, -1.8% year-on-year;
  • Qantas Domestic: 1.4 million, -11.3%;
  • Qantas International: 507,000, -3.6%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 915,000, +7.9%;
  • Jetstar International: 393,000, +11.1%;
  • QantasLink: 448,000, +0.5%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 255,000, +7.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 81.4%, -1.1 ppts;
  • Qantas Domestic: 83.6%, -0.6 ppt;
  • Qantas International: 81.3%, -2.1 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 87.8%, +4.2 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 76.1%, -1.6 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 70.9%, -3.6 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 79.8%, -0.4 ppt. [more - original PR]

Qantas: "Total Domestic (Qantas Domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar Domestic networks) yield excluding foreign exchange for the financial year to date October 2011 was 6.9 percent higher when compared to the corresponding prior year period. Total International (Qantas International, Jetstar International and Jetstar Asia networks) yield excluding foreign exchange for the financial year to date October 2011 was 4.3 percent higher when compared to the corresponding prior year period." Source: Company statement, 28-Nov-2011.