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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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