Qantas Airways Group pax up 3% with 80% load factor in Aug-2014, group yields lower

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers up 3.2% - traffic highlights for Aug-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 4.2 million, +3.2% year-on-year;
• • Qantas Domestic: 1.3 million, -5.0%;
  • Qantas International: 477,000, -2.1%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 1.0 million, +9.4%;
  • Jetstar International: 429,000, +6.4%;
  • QantasLink: 526,000, +16.5%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 342,000, +5.6%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.7%, +2.1 ppts;
• • Qantas Domestic: 77.6%, +2.3 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 81.8%, +1.9 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 83.1%, +1.8 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 79.1%, +4.0 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 65.1%, +2.1 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 78.7%, +0.1 ppt. [more - original PR]

Qantas: "For August 2014, 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. Total International yields were higher than the prior corresponding period," Source: Company statement, 29-Sep-2014.