12-Jan-2010 1:14 PM
Air France-KLM pax down 5.1%, load factor gain 0.8 ppt in Dec-2009
Air France-KLM passenger numbers down 5.1% - traffic highlights in Dec-2009:
- Passenger numbers: 5.5 million, -5.1% year-on-year;
- Europe: 3.7 million, -6.1%;
- Trans-Atlantic: 689,000, -5.5%;
- Asia Pacific: 444,000, -0.7%;
- Africa/Middle East: 463,000, -2.4%;
- Caribbean/Indian Ocean: 270,000, -2.1%;
- Load factor: 79.7%, +0.8 ppt;
- Europe: 67.3%, +1.3 ppt;
- Trans-Atlantic: 86.5%, +2.5 ppts;
- Asia Pacific: 83.2%, +1.0 ppt;
- Africa/Middle East: 80.0%, stable;
- Caribbean/Indian Ocean: 7.8%, -3.9 ppts;
- Cargo traffic (FTKs): -8.5%;
- Europe: +11.9%;
- Trans-Atlantic: -4.2%;
- Asia Pacific: -14.1%;
- Africa/Middle East: -4.4%;
- Caribbean/Indian Ocean: -9.5%. [more]
Air France-KLM: "While remaining below last year's levels, unit revenues continued their recovery thanks to a more marked improvement in long-haul premium traffic…[Cargo] unit revenues continued their improvement, almost returning to last year's levels (which were already impacted by the crisis and the drop in fuel surcharges)," Company statement. Source: Air France-KLM, 11-Jan-2010.