Finnair Traffic Performance in May 2019

Finnair Plc                  Investor News        7 June 2019 at 9:00 am

In May, total passenger load factor slightly above last year

In May, Finnair carried 1,295,300 passengers, 13.0% more than in the corresponding period of 2018. The overall capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) increased in May by 14.3%. Finnair's traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) increased by 14.7%, and the Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased year-on-year by 0.3% points to 79.8%.  

Finnair's long-haul capacity increased year-on-year with three new A350 aircraft that entered the service in December 2018, in February 2019 and in April 2019. The ASK growth in Asian traffic was 13.1%, mainly due to the extended frequencies to Hong Kong, Osaka, Nanjing and Tokyo. The North American capacity increased by 36.7% following the opening of the new Los Angeles route in March and extended frequencies to San Francisco compared to previous year.  

In European traffic the ASKs were up by 12.5%. The growth derived from one new narrow-body aircraft year-on-year, additional seating capacity in some of the existing narrow-body aircraft and on average longer routes. The added capacity was directed added frequencies to St Petersburg, London, Barcelona and Moscow and new destinations such as Lisbon and Hannover. Capacity in domestic traffic increased by 0.8%.

RPKs increased in Asian traffic by 10.1%, in North American traffic by 38.1%, in European traffic by 16.4% and in domestic traffic by 3.8%. The PLF was 78.9% in Asian traffic, 85.4% in North American traffic, 80.7% in European traffic and 64.8% in domestic traffic.

Passenger numbers increased in Asian traffic by 9.9%, in North American traffic by 30.9%, in European traffic by 15.2% and in domestic traffic by 3.5%.

Available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 20.5% year-on-year. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 16.8% mostly driven by the positive cargo market development in Norway and United States.

In May 82.8% of all Finnair flights arrived on schedule (88.0%). 

Traffic statistics for June 2019 will be published on Friday 5 July 2019.

Finnair Traffic
Performance May
Month % Change YTD % Change
Total traffic
Passengers 1.000 1 295.3  13.0  5 670.5  8.4 
Available seat 4 181.2  14.3  18 774.6  13.1 
kilometres mill
Revenue passenger 3 335.4  14.7  14 884.9  9.2 
kilometres mill
Passenger load 79.8  0.3p  79.3  -2.8p 
factor %
Cargo tonnes total 15 350.6  12.8  67 167.0  18.0 
Available tonne 613.5  13.7  2 756.3  12.3 
kilometres mill
Revenue tonne 395.8  14.7  1 757.8  11.2 
-kilometres mill
64.5  0.6  63.8  -0.6 
Asia            
Passengers 1.000 216.0  9.9  1 017.3  3.6 
Asia
Available seat 2 066.5  13.1  9 425.0  9.9 
kilometres mill
Asia
Revenue passenger 1 630.8  10.1  7 711.6  3.6 
kilometres mill
Asia
Passenger load 78.9  -2.1p  81.8  -4.9p 
factor % Asia
           
Europe            
Passengers 1.000 851.7  15.2  3 396.1  12.5 
Europe
Available seat 1 580.1  12.5  6 879.2  16.5 
kilometres mill
Europe
Revenue passenger 1 274.8  16.4  5 327.0  15.4 
kilometres mill
Europe
Passenger load 80.7  2.7p  77.4  -0.8p 
factor % Europe
           
North Atlantic            
Passengers 1.000 45.8  30.9  163.4  25.7 
North Atlantic
Available seat 404.5  36.7  1 511.8  28.0 
kilometres mill
North Atlantic
Revenue passenger 345.5  38.1  1 243.8  28.4 
kilometres mill
North Atlantic
Passenger load 85.4  0.9p  82.3  0.3p 
factor % North
Atlantic
           
Domestic            
Passengers 1.000 181.7  3.5  1 093.7  -0.7 
Domestic
Available seat 130.1  0.8  958.6  2.2 
kilometres mill
Domestic
Revenue passenger 84.3  3.8  602.6  -0.7 
kilometres mill
Domestic
Passenger load 64.8  1.9p  62.9  -1.8p 
factor % Domestic
           
Cargo Traffic            
Europe tonnes 2 981.2  56.2  13 132.4  73.4 
North Atlantic 1 470.9  55.5  4 714.9  43.3 
tonnes
Asia tonnes 10 843.5  10.7  49 061.2  15.5 
Domestic tonnes 55.1  8.2  258.4  8.5 
Cargo scheduled 15 350.6  20.9  67 167.0  25.4 
traffic total
tonnes
Cargo flights. 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0 
tonnes**
Cargo Traffic 15 350.6  12.8  67 167.0  18.0 
tonnes total
Available tonne 177.0  19.0  743.1  18.2 
kilometres* mill
Revenue tonne 97.3  14.7  425.9  18.3 
kilometres mill
Available 177.0  20.5  743.1  19.6 
sched.cargo tonne
kms*. mill.
Revenue sched.cargo 97.3  16.8  425.9  20.1 
tonne kms. mill.
Cargo load factor* 54.9  -2.1p  57.3  0.1p 
%
- North-Atlantic 55.4  11.8p  55.1  7.2p 
cargo load factor*
%
- Asia cargo load 58.5  -5.5p  62.7  -1.7p 
factor* %
Scheduled traffic 54.9  -1.8p  57.3  0.2p 
Cargo load factor*.
%

* Operational calculatory capacity

** Including purchased traffic

-      Change %: Change compared to the figures of the respective periods in the previous year (p = 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.