28-Mar-2013 12:10 PM
Qantas Group pax stable, load factor up in Feb-2013; yield lower
Qantas Group passenger numbers stable - traffic highlights for Feb-2013:
- Passenger numbers: 3.6 million, stable year-on-year;
- Qantas Domestic: 1.7 million, -2.1%;
- Qantas International: 449,000, -9.2%;
- Jetstar Domestic: 800,000, +3.5%;
- Jetstar International: 391,000, +3.1%;
- Jetstar Asia: 301,000, +16.6%;
- Passenger load factor: 78.4%, +0.8 ppt;
- Qantas Domestic: 73.5%, +0.5 ppt;
- Qantas International: 80.7%, +0.7 ppt;
- Jetstar Domestic: 82.9%, +0.9 ppt;
- Jetstar International: 76.9%, +2.8 ppts;
- Jetstar Asia: 79.6%, -0.4 ppt. [more - original PR]
Qantas Group: "For the financial year to date (February 2013), Qantas Group yields were lower than the prior corresponding period. Total Domestic (comprising Qantas Domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar Domestic) yields were lower than the prior corresponding period, largely due to increased capacity in the domestic market." Source: Company statement, 28-Mar-2013.