Finnair Oyj - Company Announcement

Traffic Performance August 2012

Finnair Plc Stock Exchange Release 7 September 2012 at 09:00



In August, Finnair traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 9.9
per cent as the overall capacity grew 4.6 per cent year‐on‐year. Passenger load
factor improved by 3.9 percentage points and was 80.8 per cent. 

Traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres grew significantly in all
scheduled traffic areas apart from North Atlantic traffic. Strongest growth was
seen in Europe where the traffic grew by 11.4 per cent. Asian traffic measured
in Revenue Passenger Kilometres increased 6.8 per cent year‐on‐year. 

 “In August, we saw strong demand in all traffic areas. European traffic growth
of over eleven per cent was especially pleasing. Leisure traffic also grew
significantly from last year, mainly as a result of growth in flight capacity
sold to major tour operators,” says Finnair CFO Erno Hildén. 

In August, leisure traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres grew by
43.1 per cent, as capacity grew by 39.3 per cent year-on-year. The load factor
improved by 2.5 percentage points and was 93 per cent. 

In cargo, traffic measured in revenue tonne kilometres decreased by 1.6 per
cent as the overall capacity decreased by 6.3 per cent. The load factor rose by
3.3 percentage points and was 69.1 per cent. 

In August, the arrival punctuality was excellent and it improved year-on-year.
In scheduled traffic, 93.7 per cent (90.8 per cent in August 2011) of flights
arrived on schedule, 93.4 per cent (90.4 per cent) in all traffic. 



Finnair Traffic Performance August 2012

                                  August 2012  %-Change     Jan-August  %-Change
                                                                  2012          
Total Traffic                                                                   
Passengers 1000                         778,7      11,3        5 922,0      10,0
Available seat kilometres mill        2 617,5       4,6       20 253,1       3,4
Revenue passenger kilometres          2 114,4       9,9       15 870,9       9,5
 mill                                                                           
Passenger load factor %                  80,8     3,9 p           78,4     4,3 p
Cargo tonnes total                   12 693,1      -1,0       99 624,0       5,5
Available tonne kilometres mill         397,8       0,7        3 124,0       3,3
Revenue tonne-kilometres mill           268,4       6,3        2 038,9       8,4
Overall load factor %                    67,5     3,5 p           65,3     3,1 p
Scheduled Total                                                                 
Passengers 1000                         711,5       9,2        5 368,3      10,1
Available seat kilometres mill        2 430,4       2,6       17 819,1       3,2
Revenue passenger kilometres          1 940,4       7,7       13 709,2      10,3
 mill                                                                           
Passenger load factor %                  79,8     3,7 p           76,9     5,0 p
Europe                                                                          
Passengers 1000                         422,7      11,3        3 117,1      13,0
Available seat kilometres mill          780,4       0,9        5 806,4       0,8
Revenue passenger kilometres            584,7      11,4        4 401,4      14,0
 mill                                                                           
Passenger load factor %                  74,9     7,1 p           75,8     8,8 p
North Atlantic                                                                  
Passengers 1000                          24,0       1,4          139,4       2,5
Available seat kilometres mill          185,1       1,9        1 064,7      -3,1
Revenue passenger kilometres            158,4       1,4          920,2       2,5
 mill                                                                           
Passenger load factor %                  85,6    -0,4 p           86,4     4,7 p
Asia                                                                            
Passengers 1000                         152,7       7,1        1 043,8       8,1
Available seat kilometres mill        1 375,2       4,3       10 093,0       6,8
Revenue passenger kilometres          1 143,6       6,8        7 835,2       9,5
 mill                                                                           
Passenger load factor %                  83,2     1,9 p           77,6     1,9 p
Domestic                                                                        
Passengers 1000                         112,0       5,9        1 068,0       5,2
Available seat kilometres mill           89,7      -4,8          854,9     -10,2
Revenue passenger kilometres             53,7       7,2          552,4       7,8
 mill                                                                           
Passenger load factor %                  59,9     6,7 p           64,6    10,8 p
Leisure Traffic                                                                 
Passengers 1000                          67,2      39,9          553,7       8,7
Available seat kilometres mill          187,2      39,3        2 434,0       4,9
Revenue passenger kilometres            174,0      43,1        2 161,7       4,4
 mill                                                                           
Passenger load factor %                  93,0     2,5 p           88,8    -0,5 p
Cargo Traffic                                                                   
Cargo scheduled traffic total         9 998,7       3,2       75 643,7       0,7
 tonnes                                                                         
Europe tonnes                         1 688,3      -3,6       13 488,9      -8,6
North Atlantic tonnes                   618,9      -5,3        5 100,4      -7,9
Asia tonnes                           7 525,5       6,1       55 660,7       4,4
Domestic tonnes                         166,0     -11,8        1 393,7      -6,5
Cargo leisure traffic tonnes              0,1     -90,8          118,6     -44,8
Cargo flights tonnes                  2 694,3     -14,0       23 861,7      24,6
Cargo tonnes total                   12 693,1      -1,0       99 624,0       5,5
Available tonne kilometres* mill        114,2      -6,3          929,5       3,6
Revenue tonne kilometres mill            78,9      -1,6          617,2       6,1
Cargo load factor* %                     69,1     3,3 p           66,4     1,6 p
- North-Atlantic cargo load              63,6    -7,3 p           74,6    -3,6 p
 factor* %                                                                      
- Asia cargo load factor* %              77,3     1,7 p           78,4     0,2 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 5 October 2012.



Finnair Plc.
Communications
7 September 2012



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