Air New Zealand reports passenger load factor up strongly in Nov-09

Air New Zealand reports (22-Dec-2009) the following traffic highlights in Nov-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 951,000, -0.6% year-on-year;
  • Short Haul: 825,000, -0.2%;
    • Domestic: 633,000, +2.1%;
    • Tasman/Pacific: 192,000, -7.2%;
  • Long Haul: 126,000, -3.1%;
    • Asia/Japan/UK: 53,000, -13.1%;
    • North America/UK: 73,000, +5.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 80.7%, +5.4 ppts;
  • Short Haul: 79.0%, +7.6 ppts;
    • Domestic: 77.5%, +5.5 ppts;
    • Tasman/Pacific: 79.9%, +8.8 ppts;
  • Long Haul: 82.0%, +3.8 ppts;
    • Asia/Japan/UK: 80.5%, +4.9 ppts;
    • North America/UK: 83.1%, +2.7 ppts;
• Yield for five months ended 30-Nov-2009: -10.6% (without the impact of foreign exchange: -12.5%)
  • Short Haul: -10.4%;
  • Long Haul: -13.5%. [more]