Qantas Group pax up 9.1%, load factor eases in Jul-2010

Qantas Group passenger numbers up 9.1% - traffic highlights in Jul-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 3.8 million, +9.1% year-on-year;
  • Qantas domestic: 1.5 million, +5.1%;
  • QantasLink: 410,000, +11.7%;
  • Jetstar domestic: 797,000, +8.6%;
  • Qantas international: 534,000, +2.7%;
  • Jetstar international: 347,000, +14.4%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 239,000, +52.0%;
• Load factor: 82.5%, -0.4 ppt;
  • Qantas domestic: 83.1%, -0.4 ppt;
  • QantasLink: 71.0%, -0.4 ppt;
  • Jetstar domestic: 80.8%, -0.8 ppt;
  • Qantas international: 84.8%, -0.8 ppt;
  • Jetstar international: 76.6%, +1.4 ppt;
  • Jetstar Asia: 81.3%, +5.3 ppts;
• Yield*:
  • Domestic: -1.3%;
  • International: +11.4%. [more]

*Excluding foreign exchange

Qantas: "Total domestic (Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar domestic operations) yield excluding foreign exchange for the month of July 2010 was 1.3% lower when compared to the corresponding prior year period. Total international (Qantas and Jetstar international operations) yield excluding foreign exchange for the month of July 2010 increased by 11.4% when compared to the corresponding prior year period," Company statement. Source: Qantas, 31-Aug-2010.