Qantas Airways Group pax numbers up 1.5% to 4.1m with 79% load factor in Mar-2015

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers stable - traffic highlights for Mar-2015:

• Passenger numbers: 4.1 million, +1.5% year-on-year;
• • Qantas Domestic*: 1.9 million, -0.2%;
  • Qantas International: 493,000, +7.6%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 997,000, -0.4%;
  • Jetstar International: 427,000, +8.1%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 347,000, stable;
• Passenger load factor: 79.1%, +4.7 ppts;
• • Qantas Domestic: 73.6%, +1.9 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 81.5%, +7.2 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 82.3%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 80.0%, +7.6 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 78.8%, -1.7 ppts. [more - original PR]

*From Jan-2015 Qantas Domestic and Qantaslink will be reported on a combined basis.

Qantas Group: "Group Domestic yields showed strong improvement compared to the prior corresponding period, reflecting a second month of increased demand during the Cricket World Cup. Qantas International and Jetstar International reported a strong improvement in revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) compared to the prior corresponding period, driven by higher passenger loads,' Source: Company statement, 30-Apr-2015.