Qantas Group passenger numbers up 9.5% in Sep-2010

Qantas Group passenger numbers up 9.5% - traffic highlights in Sep-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 3.8 million, +9.5% year-on-year;
  • Qantas Domestic: 1.5 million, +5.7%;
  • QantasLink: 410,000, +14.5%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 805,000, +13.1%;
  • Qantas International: 505,000, +3.7%;
  • Jetstar International: 339,000, +3.2%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 215,000, +50.5%;
• Load factor: 82.6%, -1.0 ppt;
  • Qantas Domestic: 82.5%, -1.1 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 72.3%, +1.6 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 82.2%, -2.2 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 84.7%, -1.3 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 80.5%, +0.7 ppt;
  • Jetstar Asia: 74.4%, +1.8 ppts. [more]

Qantas: "Total domestic (Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar Domestic operations) yield excluding foreign exchange for the financial year to Sep-2010 was 1.3% higher when compared to the corresponding prior year period. Total international (Qantas and Jetstar International operations) yield excluding foreign exchange for the financial year to Sep-2010 increased by 13.6% when compared to the corresponding prior year period. Total group capacity is currently expected to be 8.4% higher in the first half of financial year 2011 compared to the first half of financial year 2010," Source: Company statement, 03-Nov-2010.