30-Jun-2014 10:49 AM
Qantas Airways Group pax stable at 3.8m with 73% load factor in May-2014, group yields lower
Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers stable - traffic highlights for May-2014:
- Passenger numbers: 3.8 million, stable year-on-year;
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- Qantas Domestic: 1.3 million, -8.1%;
- Qantas International: 429,000, +0.4%;
- Jetstar Domestic: 912,000, +9.4%;
- Jetstar International: 363,000, -4.4%;
- QantasLink: 499,000, +10.2%;
- Jetstar Asia: 314,000, +2.1%;
- Passenger load factor: 73.4%, -1.1 ppts;
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- Qantas Domestic: 72.2%, -2.9 ppts;
- Qantas International: 75%, +1.6 ppts;
- Jetstar Domestic: 77.7%, -3.2 ppts;
- Jetstar International: 68.8%, -4.6 ppts;
- QantasLink: 61%, -1.7 ppts;
- Jetstar Asia: 77.6%, -1.9 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 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 into Australia," Source: Company statement, 30-Jun-2014.