Finnair Oyj - Company Announcement

Traffic Performance March 2012

Finnair Plc Stock Exhange Release 10 April 2012 at 09:00



In March, Finnair traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 11.6
per cent and the overall capacity grew by 3.6 per cent year-on-year. Passenger
load factor improved by 5.6 percentage points and was 78.0 per cent. 

The total traffic figures were impacted by the good development in both Asian
and European traffic.  In March, Asian traffic capacity measured in Available
Seat Kilometres grew by 9.2 per cent year-on-year, mainly as a result of the
Singapore route opened in May 2011. Asian traffic measured in Revenue Passenger
Kilometres increased by 14.3 per cent year-on-year. The strongest growth was
seen in European traffic, which increased by 26.3 per cent year-on-year
measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres. 

In January-March 2012 Finnair traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres
increased by 9.1 per cent, whereas overall capacity rose by 3.9 per cent
year-on-year. Passenger load factor improved by 3.6 percentage points and was
76.2 per cent. Asian traffic capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres
grew by 8.3 per cent and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres
increased by 11.5 per cent. 

Revenue per Available Seat Kilometre (RASK) increased by 7.8 per cent in
January-March 2012 and totalled 5.27 cents. 

 “The positive development in passenger load factors continued in March in all
scheduled traffic categories thanks to our successful capacity planning and
pricing campaigns. In Domestic and European traffic passenger load factors
improved by 13 percentage points in March. In general, our traffic developed
well in the first quarter of the year. We are pleased to see our passenger load
factor and unit revenue improving while increasing our overall capacity at the
same time,” says Finnair CFO Erno Hildén. 

The overcapacity in the package tour market in Finland continues to show in
March Leisure traffic figures with passenger load factor dropping to 84.4 per
cent. 

In cargo, available tonne kilometres decreased slightly in March by 1.5 per
cent, whereas revenue tonne kilometres increased by 5.5 per cent year-on-year. 
The load factor in cargo improved by 4.7 percentage points and was 69.9 per
cent. The amount of cargo and mail carried grew by 3.4 per cent year-on-year. 

The arrival punctuality was at high level in March.  In scheduled traffic, 87.6
per cent (86.0 per cent in March 2011) of flights arrived on schedule and in
all traffic 87.0 per cent (84.6 per cent) arrived on schedule. 



Finnair Traffic Performance March 2012

                                   Mar 2012  %-Change  Jan-Mar 2012  %-Change
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Total Traffic                                                                
Passengers 1000                       771.8      11.6       2 076.1      10.1
Available seat kilometres mill      2 661.8       3.6       7 642.6       3.9
Revenue passenger kilometres mill   2 076.4      11.6       5 825.0       9.1
Passenger load factor %                78.0     5.6 p          76.2     3.6 p
Cargo tonnes total                 13 297.5       3.4      37 892.4      10.0
Available tonne kilometres mill       406.0       2.4       1 194.7       5.5
Revenue tonne-kilometres mill         268.5       9.7         754.6       9.7
Overall load factor %                  66.1     4.4 p          63.2     2.4 p
Scheduled Total                                                 
Passengers 1000                       702.4      14.3       1 870.7      13.0
Available seat kilometres mill      2 216.1       5.2       6 287.1       5.5
Revenue passenger kilometres mill   1 700.4      16.6       4 622.5      13.7
Passenger load factor %                76.7     7.5 p          73.5     5.3 p
Europe                                                                       
Passengers 1000                       372.9      19.3         991.3      17.0
Available seat kilometres mill        711.8       4.4       2 004.7       5.7
Revenue passenger kilometres mill     535.2      26.3       1 400.1      22.2
Passenger load factor %                75.2    13.0 p          69.8     9.4 p
North Atlantic                                                               
Passengers 1000                        12.3      -3.0          32.9      -5.4
Available seat kilometres mill        100.0      -9.6         277.8     -10.7
Revenue passenger kilometres mill      81.4      -3.0         217.0      -5.4
Passenger load factor %                81.4     5.6 p          78.1     4.4 p
Asia                                                                         
Passengers 1000                       129.8      11.7         363.9       9.0
Available seat kilometres mill      1 252.3       9.2       3 589.4       8.3
Revenue passenger kilometres mill     977.2      14.3       2 739.1      11.5
Passenger load factor %                78.0     3.5 p          76.3     2.2 p



Domestic                                                                 
Passengers 1000                           187.3     8,0     482.6     9,9
Available seat kilometres mill            152.0    -9,5     415.2    -5,6
Revenue passenger kilometres mill         106.7    11,1     266.3    13,0
Passenger load factor %                    70.2  13,0 p      64.1  10,6 p
Leisure Traffic                                                          
Passengers 1000                            69.5    -9,9     205.4   -10,7
Available seat kilometres mill            445.7    -3,7   1 355.5    -2,6
Revenue passenger kilometres mill         376.0    -6,4   1 202.5    -5,5
Passenger load factor %                    84.4  -2,4 p      88.7  -2,7 p
Cargo Traffic                                                            
Cargo scheduled traffic total tonnes   10 479.9     3,9  27 503.6     1,3
- Europe tonnes                         1 923.8    -6,9   4 987.8   -10,5
- North Atlantic tonnes                   695.8   -15,2   1 846.1   -12,9
- Asia tonnes                           7 665.7     9,8  20 095.0     6,4
- Domestic tonnes                         194.6   -11,3     574.8    -2,3
Cargo leisure traffic tonnes               70.5   -21,7      89.3   -55,6
Cargo flights tonnes                    2 747.1     2,3  10 299.4    45,4
Cargo tonnes total                     13 297.5     3,4  37 892.4    10,0
Available tonne kilometres* mill          118.1    -1,5     368.9     9,6
Revenue tonne kilometres mill              82.6     5,5     232.8    11,2
Cargo load factor* %                       69.9   4,7 p      63.1   0,9 p
- North-Atlantic cargo load factor* %      86.9  -5,7 p      82.8  -2,4 p
- Asia cargo load factor* %                86.7   3,7 p      79.7   1,8 p



* Operational calculatory capacity

  -- Change %: Change compared to the figures of the respective periods in the
     previous year
     (p = percentage points)
  -- Available seat kilometres, ASK: Total number of seats available, multiplied
     by the number of kilometres flown
  -- Revenue passenger kilometres, RPK: Number of revenue passengers carried,
     multiplied by kilometres flown
  -- Passenger load factor: Share of revenue passenger kilometres of available
     seat kilometres
     Available tonne kilometres, ATK: Number of tonnes of capacity for carriage
     of passengers, cargo and mail, multiplied by kilometres flown
  -- Revenue tonne kilometres, RTK: Total revenue load consisting of passengers,
     cargo and mail, multiplied by kilometres flown
  -- Overall load factor: Share of revenue tonne kilometres of available tonne
     kilometres



Next release on traffic statistics will be released on 9 May 2012. Finnair
Plc's Interim Report for the period 1 January -31 March 2012 will be published
on 27 April 2012. 



Finnair Plc
Communications
10 April 2012



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