Air France-KLM pax numbers up 1% at 7.1m in Oct-2016, 85% load factor

Air France-KLM reports (09-Nov-2016) the following traffic* highlights in Oct-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 7.1 million, +0.5% year-on-year;
• • Long haul: 2.2 million, -0.6%;
  • North America: 657,000, -0.7%;
  • Latin America: 255,000, -4.1%;
  • Asia Pacific: 525,000, -3.9%;
  • Africa and Middle East: 453,000, +0.5%;
  • Caribbean and Indian Ocean: 283,000, +7.8%;
  • Short and Medium haul: 4.9 million, +1.0%;
• Passenger load factor: 85.0%, -1.2 ppts;
• • Long haul: 85.9%, -1.1 ppts;
  • North America: 86.6%, -3.6 ppts;
  • Latin America: 87.6%, +1.1 ppts;
  • Asia Pacific: 87.8%, stable;
  • Africa and Middle East: 81.1%, -0.7 ppt;
  • Caribbean and Indian Ocean: 84.7%, -1.5 ppts;
  • Short and Medium haul: 81.2%, -1.2 ppts. [more - original PR]

*Traffic data is for Air France, KLM, and HOP!