Finnair passenger numbers up 7% in Oct-2012, cargo down 4%

Finnair passenger numbers up 7.2% - traffic highlights for Oct-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 751,300, +7.2% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 125,400, +1.8%;
  • Europe: 402,200, +8.4%;
  • North America: 14,000, -9.1%;
  • Asia Pacific: 136,200, +9.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 75.5%, +1.8 ppts;
  • Domestic: 59.8%, +10.3 ppts;
  • Europe: 71.3%, +3.2 ppts;
  • North America: 81%, -2.4 ppts;
  • Asia Pacific: 76.8%, -0.4 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 12,816 tonnes, -3.8%;
  • Europe: 1860 tonnes, -3.5%;
  • North Atlantic: 629 tonnes, -5%;
  • Asia: 7579 tonnes, +10%;
  • Domestic: 185 tonnes, -3.6%;
• Cargo load factor: 70.8%, +2.5 ppts. [more - original PR]