Qantas Airways Group pax numbers up 1% to 3.9m with 76% load factor in May-2015

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers up1% - traffic highlights for May-2015:

• Passenger numbers: 3.9 million, +1.0% year-on-year;
• • Qantas Domestic*: 1.7 million, -2.6%;
  • Qantas International: 449,000, +4.6%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 931, 000, +2.1%;
  • Jetstar International:387,000, +6.5%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 338,000, +7.6%;
• Passenger load factor: 75.7%, +2.3 ppts;
• • Qantas Domestic: 70.9%, +0.5 ppt;
  • Qantas International: 76.6%, +1.6 ppts;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 80.0%, +2.3 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 76.9%, +8.1 ppts;
  • Jetstar Asia: 79.1%, +1.5 ppts. [more - original PR]

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

Qantas Group: "Group Domestic yields increased compared to the prior corresponding period, reflecting the performance of both Qantas Domestic and Jetstar Domestic. Group International yields in May were lower compared to the prior corresponding period, offset by both Qantas International and Jetstar International achieving higher load factors in a seasonally weaker month."Source: Company statement, 30-Jun-2015