Qantas Airways Group pax down 2% and load factor down to 76% in Apr-2014, group yields lower

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers down 1.5% - traffic highlights for Apr-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 4.1 million, -1.5% year-on-year;
• • Qantas Domestic: 1.3 million, -6.7%;
  • Qantas International: 493,000, +6.5%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 1.1 million, +3.2%;
  • Jetstar International: 374,000, -15.9%;
  • QantasLink: 481,000, +7.5%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 317,000, +1.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 76.4%, -1.2 ppts;
• • Qantas Domestic: 75.3%, -3.5 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 80.4%, +2.6 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 77.1%, -3.9 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 68%, -5.9 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 62.5%, -1.0 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 78.5%, -2.2 ppts. [more - original PR]

Qantas: "For the financial year to date, Qantas Group yields were lower than the prior corresponding period. Total Domestic (comprising Qantas Domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar Domestic) yields were lower than the prior corresponding period as a result of continued market capacity growth and weak demand. Total International yields were lower than the prior corresponding period due to persistently high levels of competitor capacity growth," Source: Company statement, 21-May-2014.