Qantas yields heading in the right direction, but still weaker than 2008. Tiger traffic zooms

Qantas Group's traffic results for Jan-2010 revealed signs that yields are starting to improve after a very difficult 2009. Over the past two months, Qantas international yields have showed continued improvement, with monthly yields moving from a 10.3% year-on-year reduction in Dec-2009, to a 7.7% reduction in Jan-2010. This represents a notable improvement from CAPA-estimated yield reductions of 19.2% in Nov-2009 and 27.2% in Oct-2009. The improved yield figures were released just three weeks after the carrier reported a cautious outlook for 2010.