Qantas Airways Group pax up 2% to 4.4m with 80% load factor in Oct-2014, group yields higher

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers up 1.6% - traffic highlights for Oct-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 4.4 million, +1.6% year-on-year;
• • Qantas Domestic: 1.4 million, -3.0%;
  • Qantas International: 499,000, +0.7%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 1.2 million, +5.7%;
  • Jetstar International: 437,000, -3.8%;
  • QantasLink: 555,000, +16.2%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 321,000, -3.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 80.1%, +2.4 ppts;
• • Qantas Domestic: 79.3%, +1.0 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 81.3%, +3.6 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 84.4%, +0.8 ppt;
  • Jetstar International: 78.8%, +4.0 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 67.4%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 76.8%, -0.6 ppt. [more - original PR]

Qantas Group: "For October 2014, Qantas Group yields were higher than the prior corresponding period, the second consecutive month of positive growth. Total Domestic (comprising Qantas Domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar Domestic) yields were higher than the prior corresponding period. Total International yields were higher than the prior corresponding period. Qantas International revenue per Available Seat Kilometre (RASK) continued the strong trajectory of the financial year to date, with both yield and Revenue Seat Factor higher than prior corresponding period," Source: Company statement, 28-Nov-2014.