Finnair Oyj - Company Announcement

Traffic Performance April 2012

Finnair Plc Stock Exhange Release 8 May 2012 at 09:00



In April, Finnair traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres rose by 10
per cent as the overall capacity was flat year‐on‐year. Passenger load factor
improved by 7.1 percentage points and was 76.4 per cent. In the comparison
period Finnair's traffic was impacted by the tsunami in Japan and by the events
related to the Arabic spring. 

The total traffic figures were impacted by the good development in both Asian
and European traffic. In April, Asian traffic capacity measured in Available
Seat Kilometres grew by 5.2 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 13.6 per cent year‐on‐year. The strongest growth was
seen in European traffic, which increased by 14.2 per cent year‐on‐year
measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres. 

 “We saw positive development in passenger load factors in all scheduled
traffic categories in April. In Domestic and European traffic passenger load
factors improved by more than 10 percentage points. Likewise, the Asian traffic
saw good development from last year, when the traffic was affected by the
tsunami in Japan. The load factor improved by close to six percentage points
year-on-year,” says Finnair CFO Erno Hildén. 

In April, the capacity in leisure traffic decreased by 9.8 per cent with
passenger load factor flat year-on-year. 

In cargo, traffic measured in available tonne kilometres was flat, whereas
revenue tonne kilometres increased by 11.3 per cent year‐on‐year. The load
factor in cargo improved by 6.9 percentage points and was 74.3 per cent. 

The arrival punctuality was at high level in April. In scheduled traffic, 87
per cent (86.9 per cent in April 2011) of flights arrived on schedule and in
all traffic 86.8 per cent (86.5 per cent) arrived on schedule. 



Finnair Traffic Performance April 2012



                                      Apr 2012  %-Change  Jan-Apr 2012  %-Change
Total Traffic                                                                   
Passengers 1000                          720,3      10,0       2 796,4      10,1
Available seat kilometres mill         2 362,0       0,0      10 004,5       3,0
Revenue passenger kilometres mill      1 803,6      10,2       7 628,6       9,4
Passenger load factor %                   76,4     7,1 p          76,3     4,5 p
Cargo tonnes total                    12 054,8       8,4      49 947,2       9,6
Available tonne kilometres mill          360,5       0,1       1 555,2       4,2
Revenue tonne-kilometres mill            238,1      10,6         992,6       9,9
Overall load factor %                     66,0     6,2 p          63,8     3,3 p
Scheduled Total                                                                 
Passengers 1000                          675,2      11,2       2 545,9      12,5
Available seat kilometres mill         2 145,0       1,1       8 432,1       4,3
Revenue passenger kilometres mill      1 636,0      12,8       6 258,5      13,5
Passenger load factor %                   76,3     7,9 p          74,2     6,0 p
Europe                                                                          
Passengers 1000                          397,0      15,4       1 388,3      16,6
Available seat kilometres mill           735,4      -1,4       2 740,1       3,7
Revenue passenger kilometres mill        569,7      14,2       1 969,8      19,8
Passenger load factor %                   77,5    10,6 p          71,9     9,7 p
North Atlantic                                                                  
Passengers 1000                           15,3       7,6          48,1      -1,6
Available seat kilometres mill           111,0       1,8         388,8      -7,4
Revenue passenger kilometres mill        100,7       7,6         317,7      -1,6
Passenger load factor %                   90,7     4,9 p          81,7     4,9 p
Asia                                                                            
Passengers 1000                          118,3      10,7         482,2       9,4
Available seat kilometres mill         1 177,4       5,2       4 766,9       7,5
Revenue passenger kilometres mill        887,5      13,6       3 626,6      12,0
Passenger load factor %                   75,4     5,6 p          76,1     3,1 p
Domestic                                                                        
Passengers 1000                          144,7       1,5         627,3       7,8
Available seat kilometres mill           121,1     -18,0         536,3      -8,7
Revenue passenger kilometres mill         78,2       1,7         344,5      10,2
Passenger load factor %                   64,6    12,5 p          64,2    11,0 p
Leisure Traffic                                                                 
Passengers 1000                           45,1      -5,0         250,5      -9,8
Available seat kilometres mill           217,0      -9,8       1 572,4      -3,7
Revenue passenger kilometres mill        167,6     -10,2       1 370,1      -6,1
Passenger load factor %                   77,2    -0,3 p          87,1    -2,3 p
Cargo Traffic                                                                   
Cargo scheduled traffic total tonnes   9 800,3       6,1      37 303,9       2,5
Europe tonnes                          1 671,9      -7,8       6 659,7      -9,8
North Atlantic tonnes                    716,4      -7,7       2 562,4     -11,5
Asia tonnes                            7 248,5      12,1      27 343,4       7,9
Domestic tonnes                          163,5     -10,0         738,3      -4,1
Cargo leisure traffic tonnes              21,1     121,9         110,4     -47,6
Cargo flights tonnes                   2 233,4      18,9      12 532,9      39,8
Cargo tonnes total                    12 054,8       8,4      49 947,2       9,6
Available tonne kilometres* mill         103,2       0,9         472,0       7,6
Revenue tonne kilometres mill             76,6      11,3         309,4      11,2
Cargo load factor* %                      74,3     6,9 p          65,5     2,1 p
- North-Atlantic cargo load factor*       86,4    -4,1 p          83,7    -2,8 p
 %                                                                              
- Asia cargo load factor* %               87,2     6,9 p          81,5     3,1 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



The next release on traffic statistics will be released on 7 June 2012.



Finnair Plc
Communications
8 May 2012



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