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Air France-KLM group traffic declined 1.6%
in January 2010 with capacity reduced by 3.4%, leading to a 1.4
improvement in the load factor to 78%. The group carried a total
of 5.1 million passengers (-3.2%).
Activity levels were affected by the
adverse weather conditions as well as two days of strikes by
French air traffic controllers. Year-on-year changes did benefit from
a favourable comparison base however, with the exception of the Americas
and Africa and Middle East networks which recorded rises in both
traffic and capacity in January 2009.
Despite an
improvement in long-haul, unit revenue per available seat
kilometer (RASK) remained below last year's level.
On
the Americas network, the load factor rose 3.5 points to 83.8% on
the back of a decline in traffic of 0.5% and a capacity reduction
of 4.6%. Load factors improved in both North and Latin America.
On the Asia network, traffic was virtually stable
(-0.5%) with capacity down by 1.7%. The load factor gained 1
point to 84.6%, confirming the progressive recovery in demand on
this network.
On the Africa and Middle East network,
traffic declined at almost the same rate as capacity (-2.7% and
-2.9% respectively). The load factor was slightly up at 76.4%
(+0.2 points).
The Caribbean and Indian Ocean
network saw a 2.2% drop in traffic while capacity rose 1.4%. As a
result, the load factor fell 3 points to 80.6%.
On
the European network, capacity was reduced by 6.6%. The decline in
traffic was more limited at 3.9% leading to a 1.8 point
improvement in load factor to 61.6%.
Cargo
The cargo business benefited from an improved
environment, with a slight increase in volumes (+0.6%), a 2%
rise in traffic and an 11.4% reduction in capacity. The load
factor gained 8.5 points to 64.3%. The Asia network saw a marked
recovery both in terms of volumes and traffic. Unit revenue per
available ton kilometre (RATK) continued to improve, recording a
slight rise compared to a year earlier.
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