Kenya Airways pax up 5% to 1.1m in Q3FY2017

Kenya Airways reported (30-Jan-2017) passenger numbers increased 4.8% year-on-year to 1.1 million in Q3FY2017, with passenger load factor increasing 4 ppts to 72%. Regional details include:

• Kenya: 347,136 passengers, up 10.3%. Load factor up 3.3% to 79%;
• Africa (excluding Kenya): 530,842 passengers, up 5.2%. Load factor increased 3.4% to 65.6%;
• Europe: 102,749 passengers, up 2.8%. Capacity decreased 0.7%. Load factor increased from 80% to 83%;
• Asia and Middle East: 138,700 passengers, down 6.8%. Capacity decreased 15.6%. Load factor increased from 65.9% to 71.2%;
• Cargo: Belly cargo ATKs decreased 11% while the RTKs decreased 6% due to a reduction in widebody capacity in line with fleet rationalisation. [more - original PR]