Qantas Airways Group pax up 2%, load factor stable in Jul-2013; Group yield down

Qantas Airways Group passenger numbers up 2% - traffic highlights for Jul-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 4.2 million, +1.9% year-on-year;
• • Qantas Domestic: 1.5 million, -1.8%;
  • QantasLink: 461,000, +4.3%;
  • Qantas International: 516,000, +5.2%;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 1.0 million, +6.1%;
  • Jetstar International: 422,000, -4.0%;
  • Jetstar Asia: 314,000, +6.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.8%, -0.2 ppt;
• • Qantas Domestic: 78.0%, +0.2 ppt;
  • QantasLink: 64.4%, -3.7 ppts;
  • Qantas International: 82.9%, +0.2 ppt;
  • Jetstar Domestic: 83.1%, +2.2 ppts;
  • Jetstar International: 75.6%, -1.9 ppt;
  • Jetstar Asia: 77.8%, -3.4 ppts. [more - original PR]

Qantas: "Qantas Group yield was lower than the prior period. Group domestic yield (comprising Qantas Domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar Domestic) was flat. Qantas International yield were lower than prior corresponding period due to continued market capacity growth and competitor response to the Qantas Emirates partnership." Source: Company statement, 03-Sep2-013.