Qantas Airways Group pax up 3% to 4.3m with 81% load factor in Jul-2014, group yields lower

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers up 3% - traffic highlights for Jul-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 4.3 million, +3.2% year-on-year;
• • Qantas Domestic: 1.4 million, -6.7%;
  • Qantas International: 509,000, -1.4%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 1.1 million, +9.0%;
  • Jetstar International: 441,000, +4.5%;
  • QantasLink: 541,000, +17.6%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 358,000, +14.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 80.8%, +1.0 ppts;
• • Qantas Domestic: 78.9%, +1.0 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 83.3%, +0.5 ppt;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 83.5%, +0.4 ppt;
  • Jetstar International: 79%, +3.4 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 65.7%, +1.3 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 79.5%, +1.7 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 weak underlying demand. Total International yields were higher than the prior corresponding period, with improvements seen across the majority of routes," Source: Company statement, 03-Sep-2014.