2008-02-07 08:17:42 CET
2008-02-07 08:18:25 CET
REGULATED INFORMATION
Finnair Oyj - Company Announcement
THE YEAR IS OFF WITH GROWTH IN ASIAN TRAFFIC
Finnair's Asian traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, grew 26.0%. Number of passengers carried on Finnair's Asian flights in January was 103 400, which is 19.9% more than a year ago. Finnair scheduled traffic altogether increased by 17.2% compared to January last year. Passenger load factor in scheduled traffic was 66.4%, which is 1.0 percentage points lower than in January of the previous year. Number of passengers carried was 522 859, which is 1.7% more than a year ago. Finnair's Tallinn-based subsidiary Aero AS ended operations on 6 January 2008. Aero figures are respectively included in Finnair Group total figures. In July 2007 Finnair sold its Stockholm-based subsidiary airline FlyNordic and its traffic performance is no longer reported as part of Finnair Group statistics. For better comparison, equivalent figures for last year have been adjusted accordingly. Finnair traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, increased by 17.8% in January, while the capacity was up by 18.7%, resulting in a passenger load factor of 73.4% or 0.6 points lower than last year. All Finnair Group airlines altogether transported 630 600 passengers, which is 4.3% more than a year ago. Arrival punctuality of scheduled flights was 70.3%, 2.3 points lower than in January 2006. Including leisure flights arrival punctuality was 67.4% (-3.3 p.p). Scheduled traffic In scheduled traffic (international + domestic) revenue passenger kilometres increased by 17.2%. The change in capacity was 18.9%. Passenger load factor was 66.4%, 1.0 percentage points lower than last year. In scheduled international traffic, total number of passengers was up by 10.8%. Capacity in ASKs increased 21.9%, while RPKs increased by 19.5%. In European scheduled traffic, ASKs increased by 16.2%, and as RPKs increased by 10.6%, the passenger load factor was 55.9%, down -2.9 points from previous year. In North Atlantic scheduled traffic, capacity increased by 0.5%. Change in RPKs was 3.4%, and passenger load factor for January was 79.4%, 2.2 points higher than previous year. In Asian scheduled traffic, capacity increase was 28.0%. The passenger traffic was up by 26.0%. Passenger load factor was 73.5%, -1.1 percentage points down. Domestic scheduled traffic decreased by 9.4% on a capacity decrease of 9.4%. Passenger load factor increased by 0.0 percentage points to 55.3%. Leisure traffic ASKs for leisure traffic increased in January by 18.3%, and RPKs increased by 19.0%, resulting in a passenger load factor of 94.4%, 0.6 points higher than last year. Cargo Cargo traffic increased by 15.6% in terms of cargo tonnes carried. Growth in scheduled traffic was 22.2%. Increase in Asian traffic was 34.2%. Volume in European traffic increased by 9.2%. In North-Atlantic traffic cargo volume decreased by 3.6%. Cargo traffic carried on chartered cargo flights decreased by 50.4%. The cargo load factor in the Far Eastern traffic was 61.9% and in the North Atlantic traffic 71.1%. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Jan08 | %-CHANG | Jan08-Jan0 | %- | | | | E | 8 | CHANGE | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | TOTAL TRAFFIC | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passengers 1000 | 630,6 | 4,3 | 630,6 | 4,3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available seat-kilometres | 2 509,5 | 18,7 | 2 509,5 | 18,7 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue passenger kilometres | 1 841,4 | 17,8 | 1 841,4 | 17,8 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passenger load factor % | 73,4 | -0,6 p | 73,4 | -0,6 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Cargo tonnes toatal | 8 018,8 | 15,6 | 8 018,8 | 15,6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available tonne-kilometres | 378,6 | 18,4 | 378,6 | 18,4 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue tonne-kilometres mill | 209,7 | 18,7 | 209,7 | 18,7 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Overall load factor % | 55,4 | 0,2 p | 55,4 | 0,2 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | SCHEDULED TOTAL | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passengers 1000 | 522,9 | 1,7 | 522,9 | 1,7 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available seat-kilometres | 1 885,8 | 18,9 | 1 885,8 | 18,9 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue passenger kilometres | 1 252,9 | 17,2 | 1 252,9 | 17,2 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passenger load factor % | 66,4 | -1,0 p | 66,4 | -1,0 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | EUROPE | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passengers 1000 | 273,1 | 8,0 | 273,1 | 8,0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available seat-kilometres | 644,2 | 16,2 | 644,2 | 16,2 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue passenger kilometres | 360,3 | 10,6 | 360,3 | 10,6 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passenger load factor % | 55,9 | -2,9 p | 55,9 | -2,9 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | NORTH ATLANTIC | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passengers 1000 | 9,9 | 3,4 | 9,9 | 3,4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available seat-kilometres | 81,9 | 0,5 | 81,9 | 0,5 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue passenger kilometres | 65,0 | 3,4 | 65,0 | 3,4 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passenger load factor % | 79,4 | 2,2 p | 79,4 | 2,2 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ASIA | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passengers 1000 | 103,4 | 19,9 | 103,4 | 19,9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available seat-kilometres | 1 021,6 | 28,0 | 1 021,6 | 28,0 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue passenger kilometres | 751,2 | 26,0 | 751,2 | 26,0 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passenger load factor % | 73,5 | -1,1 p | 73,5 | -1,1 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | DOMESTIC | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passengers 1000 | 136,4 | -17,5 | 136,4 | -17,5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available seat-kilometres | 138,1 | -9,4 | 138,1 | -9,4 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue pax-kilometres mill | 76,4 | -9,4 | 76,4 | -9,4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passenger load factor % | 55,3 | 0,0 p | 55,3 | 0,0 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | LEISURE TRAFFIC | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passengers 1000 | 107,7 | 19,3 | 107,7 | 19,3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available seat-kilometres | 623,7 | 18,3 | 623,7 | 18,3 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue passenger kilometres | 588,5 | 19,0 | 588,5 | 19,0 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Passenger load factor % | 94,4 | 0,6 p | 94,4 | 0,6 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | CARGO TRAFFIC | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Cargo scheduled traffic total | 7 690,8 | 22,2 | 7 690,8 | 22,2 | | tonnes | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Europe tonnes | 1 820,7 | 9,2 | 1 820,7 | 9,2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | North Atlantic tonnes | 519,8 | -3,6 | 519,8 | -3,6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Asia tonnes | 5 053,8 | 34,2 | 5 053,8 | 34,2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Domestic tonnes | 296,6 | -8,1 | 296,6 | -8,1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Cargo leisure traffic tonnes | 32,2 | -29,2 | 32,2 | -29,2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Scheduled cargo charter | 295,9 | -50,4 | 295,9 | -50,4 | | tonnes | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Cargo tonnes total | 8 018,8 | 15,6 | 8 018,8 | 15,6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Available tonne-kilometres* | 81,9 | 16,8 | 81,9 | 16,8 | | mill | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Revenue tonne-kilometres mill | 44,7 | 21,9 | 44,7 | 21,9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Cargo load factor* % | 54,5 | 2,3 p | 54,5 | 2,3 p | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- p= percentage points Definitions to the terms used: Change % refers to the change of the figures of the previous year Revenue passenger kilometres: Number of revenue passengers carried,multiplied by kilometres flown. Available passenger kilometres: Total number of seats available, multiplied by the number of kilometres flown. Available tonne kilometres: Number of tonnes of capacity for carriage of passengers, cargo and mail, multiplies by kilometres flown. Cabin factor: Share of revenue passenger kilometres of available passenger kilometres. Overall load factor: Share of revenue tonne kilometres of available tonne kilometres. Next release on traffic statistics will be released on March 10, 2008. Finnair Oyj Communications February 7, 2008 Taneli Hassinen Director, Investor Relations Tel. +358 9 818 4976 For further information please contact: Mr. Christer Haglund, SVP Corporate Communications, tel. +358 9 818 4007 Mr. Petteri Kostermaa, VP Traffic Planning, tel. +358 9 818 8504 Mr. Timo Riihimäki, VP, Cargo, tel. +358 9 818 5487
© 2024 Nasdaq, Inc. All Rights Reserved |