Passenger:0.7 point rise in load factor to 85.1% thanks to a limited decline in traffic (-3.3%)
Cargo: Stabilization of the decline in traffic and progressive adjustment of capacity to
demand
Passenger business
The decline in traffic in July was limited to 3.3%, after a drop of 5.8% in the First Quarter. Capacity,
meanwhile, was reduced by 4.1%, leading to a 0.7 point improvement in load factor to 85.1%. The group
carried 6.9 million passengers (-4.5%). The deterioration in unit revenues was slightly less pronounced
than in previous months.
– On the Americas network, traffic declined by 4.3% with capacity down by 5.9%. The load factor rose
1.5 points to 89.9%.
– The Asia network improved slightly relative to previous months with a 5.5% decline in traffic, less than
the reduction in capacity of 6.2%. The load factor improved slightly to 87.8% (+0.7points).
– On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic progressed by 3.3% with capacity up by 4.3%. The load
factor fell 0.8 points to 85.1%.
– Traffic on the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network declined 1.0% with capacity down 0.5%. The load
factor stood at 82.4%, down 0.4 points.
– On the European network, the decline in traffic of 4.8% was below that of capacity (-6.0%). The load factor
improved slightly to 76.7% (+1.0 point).
Cargo business
Traffic and capacity data for July 2008 are proforma including Martinair.
The decline in traffic (-17.2%) was in line with that of capacity (-17.0%) leading to a stable load factor of
64%. This data confirms the trend towards a stabilization in the cargo activity, with a progressive
adjustment of capacity to demand.
STATISTICS
Passenger activity (in millions)
July Cumulative
Total Group 2009 2008 Change 2009-10 2008-09 Change
Passagers carried (000s) 6,876 7,200 (4.5%) 25,579 27,133 (5.7%)
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) 19,453 20,122 (3.3%) 69,920 73,671 (5.1%)
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) 22,861 23,850 (4.1%) 86,438 90,591 (4.6%)
Load factor (%) 85.1% 84.4% 0.7 80.9% 81.3% (0.4)
Europe (including France)
Passagers carried (000s) 4,680 4,952 (5.5%) 17,771 18,999 (6.5%)
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) 3,869 4,062 (4.8%) 14,404 15,236 (5.5%)
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) 5,047 5,371 (6.0%) 19,874 20,780 (4.4%)
Load factor (%) 76.7% 75.6% 1.0 72.5% 73.3% (0.8)
Americas
Passagers carried (000s) 919 959 (4.2%) 3,253 3,428 (5.1%)
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) 6,799 7,106 (4.3%) 24,064 25,460 (5.5%)
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) 7,560 8,037 (5.9%) 27,882 29,771 (6.3%)
Load factor (%) 89.9% 88.4% 1.5 86.3% 85.5% 0.8
Asia / Pacific
Passagers carried (000s) 473 502 (5.8%) 1,742 1,902 (8.4%)
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) 4,099 4,335 (5.5%) 15,018 16,424 (8.6%)
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) 4,671 4,980 (6.2%) 17,972 19,352 (7.1%)
Load factor (%) 87.8% 87.1% 0.7 83.6% 84.9% (1.3)
Africa / Middle East
Passagers carried (000s) 526 509 3.3% 1,847 1,810 2.0%
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) 2,754 2,666 3.3% 9,633 9,469 1.7%
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) 3,238 3,105 4.3% 12,267 11,823 3.7%
Load factor (%) 85.1% 85.9% (0.8) 78.5% 80.1% (1.6)
Caribbean / Indian Ocean
Passagers carried (000s) 277 278 (0.4%) 965 993 (2.8%)
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK) 1,933 1,953 (1.0%) 6,801 7,082 (4.0%)
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) 2,345 2,357 (0.5%) 8,444 8,865 (4.8%)
Load factor (%) 82.4% 82.8% (0.4) 80.5% 79.9% 0.7
Cargo activity (in millions)
July Cumulative
Total Group 2009 2008* Change 2009-10 2008-09* Change
Revenue tonne-km (RTK) 961 1,161 (17.2%) 3,702 4,659 (20.5%)
Available tonne-km (ATK) 1,502 1,810 (17.0%) 5,840 7,010 (16.7%)
Load factor (%) 64.0% 64.1% (0.1) 63.4% 66.5% (3.1)
Europe (including France)
Revenue tonne-km (RTK) 6 7 (11.4%) 25 27 (8.7%)
Available tonne-km (ATK) 45 51 (11.0%) 177 199 (11.0%)
Load factor (%) 13.9% 13.9% (0.1) 14.0% 13.7% 0.4
Americas
Revenue tonne-km (RTK) 352 406 (13.4%) 1,373 1,629 (15.7%)
Available tonne-km (ATK) 569 643 (11.5%) 2,220 2,459 (9.7%)
Load factor (%) 61.8% 63.1% (1.3) 61.8% 66.3% (4.4)
Asia / Pacific
Revenue tonne-km (RTK) 420 561 (25.2%) 1,553 2,212 (29.8%)
Available tonne-km (ATK) 548 794 (31.0%) 2,114 3,062 (31.0%)
Load factor (%) 76.5% 70.7% 5.9 73.5% 72.2% 1.2
Africa / Middle East
Revenue tonne-km (RTK) 147 143 2.2% 587 599 (2.1%)
Available tonne-km (ATK) 237 221 7.0% 945 899 5.1%
Load factor (%) 61.9% 64.8% (2.9) 62.1% 66.7% (4.6)
Caribbean / Indian Ocean
Revenue tonne-km (RTK) 37 43 (14.9%) 165 192 (13.9%)
Available tonne-km (ATK) 102 101 1.3% 385 392 (1.9%)
Load factor (%) 35.9% 42.7% (6.8) 42.9% 48.9% (6.0)
* Including Martinair
