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In
July 2005 Air
France-KLM traffic increased by 9.2% on 5.1% higher capacity. Load factor gained 3.2
points to reach the record level of 85.2%. In total Air France-KLM carried some 6.5 million passengers (up 7.1%).
All long-haul routes posted rising load factors in excess of 80%.
The
Americas recorded a buoyant activity with traffic increasing by 12.4% on 10.8% higher capacity. Load factor reached the high level of 91.2% (up 1.3 points).
Asia continued to post a good performance with a 4.5-point improvement in load factor (88.2%), as traffic increased by 11.6% on 5.9% higher capacity.
On the
Africa & Middle East network, traffic grew 8.8% on 7.0% higher capacity. Load factor stood at 82.0% (up 1.3 points).
On the
Indian Ocean & Caribbean sector, load factor gained 4.5 points to reach 85.2% as traffic remained virtually stable (-0.6%) on 5.9% lower capacity.
The medium-haul network also posted a strong performance with traffic increasing by 8.3% for a 2.3% rise in capacity. Load factor improved significantly (up 4.2 points)
to reach the very positive level of 76.2%.
Cargo operations
Cargo activity continued to suffer from the weakness of European exports. Traffic decreased by 1.6% on 5.5% higher capacity. Cargo load factor slipped 4.4 points to
62.1%.
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