Air New Zealand Oct-2009 pax numbers down 4.1%; Asia/UK down 18.3%; yields off 13.0%

Air New Zealand passenger numbers down 4.1% - traffic highlights in Oct-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 931,000, -4.1% year-on-year;
  • Short-haul: 811,000, -3.3%,
    • Domestic: 605,000, -2.9%;
    • Tasman/Pacific: 206,000, -4.6%;
  • Long-haul: 120,000, -9.1%;
    • Asia/Japan/UK: 49,000, -18.3%;
    • North America/UK: 71,000, -1.4%;
• Passenger load factor: 80.0%, +3.3 ppts;
  • Short-haul: 79.6%, +4.4 ppts;
    • Domestic: 76.8%, +3.5 ppts;
    • Tasman/Pacific: 81.2%, +5.0 ppts;
  • Long-haul: 80.3%, +2.4 ppts;
    • Asia/Japan/UK: 78.3%, +0.9 ppt;
    • North America/UK: 81.7%, +3.5 ppts. [more]

Air New Zealand: "Group-wide yields for the financial year to date were down 10.6% on the same period last year. For the year to date Short Haul yields were down 11.2% and Long Haul yields were down by 12.9%. Removing the impact of foreign exchange, Group-wide yields were down 13.0%," Source: Company statement, 30-Nov-2009.