AVIANCA HOLDINGS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CARRIED MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION PASSENGERS
24-Jan-2017 Between January and December 2016, the subsidiary companies of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) (*) transported 29,479,948 passengers, a 4.2% increase from 2015.
In December, the subsidiary companies of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) (*) transported 2,629,433 passengers, an increase of 4.9% compared to December 2015. Capacity, measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers), increased 5.7%, while passenger traffic, measured in RPKs (revenue passenger kilometers), increased 10.2%. The load factor for the month was 83.8%, an increase of 340 bps compared to the same period of 2015.
Between January and December 2016, the subsidiary companies of Avianca Holdings S.A. (NYSE: AVH) (BVC: PFAVH) (*) transported 29,479,948 passengers, a 4.2% increase with respect to 2015.Capacity, measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers), increased 5.9%, while passenger traffic, measured in RPKs (revenue passenger kilometers), increased 7.8%. The load factor for the year ended at 81.1%.
Domestic markets in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
In December, the subsidiary airlines of Avianca Holdings transported within each of these markets a total of 1,518,526 travelers, an increase of 1.5% compared to December 2015. Capacity (ASKs) increased 0.5% while passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 1.7%. The load factor for the month was 81.6%, an increase of 90 bps compared to the same period of 2015.
International markets
In December, the affiliated airlines of Avianca Holdings transported 1,110,907 passengers on international routes, up 9.8% compared to December 2015. Capacity (ASKs) increased 7.0%, while passenger traffic (RPKs) increased 12.4%. The load factor for the month was 84.3%, an increase of 400 bps when compared to the same period of 2015.
Operational Statistics |
Dec-16 |
Dec-15 |
Δ YOY |
4Q 2016 |
4Q 2015 |
Δ YOY |
YTD 2016 |
YTD 2015 |
Δ YOY |
|
Avianca Holdings (Consolidated) |
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PAX (K)1 |
2,629 |
2,507 |
4.9% |
7,666 |
7,301 |
5.0% |
29,480 |
28,290 |
4.2% |
|
ASK (mm)2 |
4,222 |
3,994 |
5.7% |
12,093 |
11,566 |
4.6% |
47,145 |
44,513 |
5.9% |
|
RPK (mm)3 |
3,536 |
3,210 |
10.2% |
10,138 |
9,216 |
10.0% |
38,233 |
35,478 |
7.8% |
|
Load Factor4 |
83.8% |
80.4% |
3.4pp |
83.8% |
79.7% |
4.1pp |
81.1% |
79.7% |
1.4pp |
|
Domestic Market |
||||||||||
PAX (K)1 |
1,519 |
1,496 |
1.5% |
4,502 |
4,392 |
2.5% |
17,623 |
17,054 |
3.3% |
|
ASK (mm)2 |
826 |
822 |
0.7% |
2,429 |
2,426 |
0.1% |
9,879 |
9,723 |
1.6% |
|
RPK (mm)3 |
674 |
663 |
1.7% |
2,000 |
1,947 |
2.8% |
7,842 |
7,531 |
4.1% |
|
Load Factor4 |
81.6% |
80.7% |
0.9pp |
82.3% |
80.2% |
2.1pp |
79.4% |
77.5% |
1.9pp |
|
International Market |
||||||||||
PAX (K)1 |
1,111 |
1,011 |
9.8% |
3,164 |
2,909 |
8.8% |
11,857 |
11,236 |
5.5% |
|
ASK (mm)2 |
3,396 |
3,173 |
7.1% |
9,663 |
9,140 |
5.7% |
37,265 |
34,789 |
7.1% |
|
RPK (mm)3 |
2,862 |
2,547 |
12.4% |
8,138 |
7,270 |
11.9% |
30,391 |
27,947 |
8.7% |
|
Load Factor4 |
84.3% |
80.3% |
4.0pp |
84.2% |
79.5% |
4.7pp |
81.6% |
80.3% |
1.3pp |
1PAX: Passengers carried
2ASKs: Available Seat Kilometers
3RPKs: Revenue Passenger Kilometers
4Load Factor:Represents utilized seating capacity
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