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In April, Finnair's scheduled passenger traffic declined by 5.7% from the previous year. At the same time, capacity was cut by 9.4%, which improved passenger load factor by 2.8 percentage points to 71.2%.
Finnair registró en abril un descenso en el tráfico de pasajeros de 5,7% frente al año anterior. La capacidad fue reducida a 9,4% lo que mejoró el factor de carga de pasajeros a 2,8 puntos porcentuales a 71,2%
Demand has fallen in all types of traffic, and particularly in domestic traffic, where flying has declined by nearly one fifth. In Asian traffic, capacity has been cut by nearly seven per cent and in European traffic by around 12%. Through capacity cuts we have maintained load factors at a reasonable level. The problem, however, is an acceleration of the fall in average prices, resulting from a sharp reduction in business travel, says Finnair's SVP Communications Christer Haglund.
Finnair's leisure traffic grew in April by 24.3% compared with April last year. Capacity increased by a similar figure. The reason for the substantial growth was the continuation of traffic to Thailand for longer than last year. Leisure traffic growth of similar magnitude in May is not expected.
In April Finnair's cargo traffic declined by 23.2%. Cargo demand was directed for the most part at long-haul flights. Of Finnair's flights, 89.6% arrived on schedule, which represents an improvement of 6.4 percentage points from last year. The scheduled passenger traffic punctuality percentage rose from April last year by 6.2 percentage points to 91.2%.
Finnair traffic
Finnair traffic altogether decreased by 0.4%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 4.0%. Passenger load factor was 2.6 percentage points higher than year before, 72.4%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 7.3% and was 617 132.
Scheduled traffic
Scheduled traffic decreased by 5.7%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 9.4%. Passenger load factor was 2.8 percentage points higher than year before, 71.2%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 10.7% and was 529 951.
Scheduled international traffic, decreased by 4.9%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 8.6%. Passenger load factor was 2.7 percentage points higher than year before, 71.8%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 8.5% and was 397 494.
European scheduled traffic, decreased by 5.8%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 11.8%. Passenger load factor was 4.3 percentage points higher than year before, 67.1%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 9.9% and was 301 012.
North Atlantic scheduled traffic decreased by 3.0%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity increased by 0.5%. Passenger load factor was 2.7 percentage points lower than year before, 73.9%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 3.0% and was 10 892.
Asian scheduled traffic decreased by 4.5%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 6.9%. Passenger load factor was 1.8 percentage points higher than year before, 75.3%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 4.1% and was 85 590.
Domestic scheduled traffic decreased by -16.3%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by -19.4%. Passenger load factor was 2.3 percentage points lower than year before, 62.5%. Number of passengers carried decreased by -16.7% and was 132 457.
Leisure traffic
Leisure traffic increased by 24.3%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity increased by 24.7%. Passenger load factor was 0.2 percentage points lower than year before, 77.4%. Number of passengers carried increased by 20.1% and was 87 181.
Cargo
Cargo traffic decreased by 23.2% in terms of cargo tonnes carried.
Decrease in scheduled traffic was 22.2%. Cargo traffic decreased by 22.5% in Asian traffic, by 19.2% in European traffic and decreased by 27.3% in North-Atlantic traffic.
Cargo traffic carried on chartered cargo flights decreased by 66.8%. The cargo load factor in the Far Eastern traffic was 67.9% and in the North Atlantic traffic 58.9%.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 08-May-09
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Finnair reports Apr-2009 traffic results 
