Qantas Group pax up 6.0%, international yield down by 22.9%

Qantas Group passenger numbers up 6.0% - traffic highlights in Aug-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 3.4 million, +6.0% year-on-year;
  • Qantas Domestic: 1.4 million, +1.8%;
  • QantasLink: 357,000, -0.2%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 694,000, +1.3%;
  • Qantas International: 466,000, -25.9%;
  • Jetstar International: 325,000, +107.3%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 153,000, n/a;
• Load factor: 80.5%, +2.8 ppts;
  • Qantas Domestic: 82.1%, +4.2 ppts;
  • QantasLink: 70.7%, +0.6 ppt;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 84.8%, +5.2 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 80.8%, +3.0 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 76.7%, -0.4 ppt;
  • Jetstar Asia: 75.6%, n/a. [more]

Qantas: "Total Domestic (Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar Domestic operations) yield excluding foreign exchange for the financial year to Aug-2009 was 12.8% lower when compared to the same period the prior year. Total international (Qantas and Jetstar International operations) yield excluding foreign exchange for the financial year to Aug-2009 decreased 22.9% when compared to the same period the prior year," Company statement. Source: Qantas, 29-Sep-2009.