Air France-KLM posts increase in October traffic

October 2008 traffic data benefited from a favorable comparison basis relative to October 2007 which was impacted  by  the  strike  at  Air  France from  the  25th  to  the  29th.  Traffic  rose  9.0%  with  capacity  up  by 8.0%. The load factor for the month stood at 81.3% (+0.7 points). Excluding the impact of the strike, the rise in traffic would have been in the region of 3.6%. The group recorded a rise in unit revenues excluding currency impact. Air France-KLM carried 6.6 million passengers (+5.7%).

- On  the  Americas  network,  traffic  rose  10.9%  with  capacity  up  by  10.0%.  The  load  factor  gained

0.7 points to 85.4%.

- The Asia network saw traffic up by 7.1% with capacity up by 8.9%. The load factor stood at 86.9%,

down 1.5 points.

- On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic rose 11.8% with capacity up 5.9%. The load factor rose

4.3 points to 81.5%.

- The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network recorded traffic growth of 12.4% with capacity up by 8.8%.

The load factor stood at 78.6% (+2.5 points). 

- On the European network, traffic increased by 4.9% with capacity up by 5.4%. The load factor was

almost stable at 70.9% (-0.3 points).

Cargo business

Cargo traffic fell 4.4% in October 2008 with capacity up by 2.1%. The load factor fell 4.5 points to 65.5%.

Source: Transportweekly