FINNAIR OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE MAY 10, 2010 AT 09:00
The ash
discharged by the volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupted traffic in
Europe and Finnair flights were at a total standstill for five whole days.
This
affected all April traffic figures. Due to the ash cloud, more bookings
were
postponed and cancelled than usual, so load factors were lower than
usual.
"Finnair's traffic was adversely affected by the ash cloud for
over a week,
which was an unprecedented situation. Within airspace
restrictions, we were able
at first to resume flights gradually and the
situation returned to normal
traffic within a few days," says Finnair
SVP Communications Christer Haglund.
Finnair's traffic overall, measured
in revenue passenger kilometres, declined by
nearly 23 per cent in April
compared with the previous year. Available seat
kilometres also declined
by more than 22 per cent. Scheduled traffic was more
than 16 per cent
lower. The impact of the ash was smallest in Asian traffic,
which declined
by just under six per cent, because it was possible to resume
long-haul
flights more quickly.
The
trend for the early part of the year was positive, however. In
January-April, Finnair's scheduled traffic grew, measured in revenue
passenger
kilometres, by one and a half per cent. Asian traffic grew by
nearly seven per
cent. Leisure traffic declined by a third in the early part
of the year.
Passenger load factors were also at a good level in the
early part of the year.
TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE APRIL 2010, FINANCIAL YEAR
2010
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TOTAL TRAFFIC | | | |
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Passengers 1000 | 442,0 | -28,4 | 2 281,1 | -9,0
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Available seat-kilometres mill | 1 655,6 | -22,1 | 8 215,8 | -13,8
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Revenue passenger kilometres | 1 187,8 | -22,8 | 6 439,0 | -9,4
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Passenger load factor % | 71,7 | -0,7 p | 78,4 | 3,8 p
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Cargo tonnes total | 7 279,3 | 7,3 | 32 236,9 | 19,3
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Available tonne-kilometres mill | 238,5 | -25,1 | 1 178,6 | -17,2
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Revenue tonne-kilometres mill | 150,9 | -14,1 | 768,3 | -2,3
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Overall load factor % | 63,2 | 8,1 p | 65,2 | 9,9 p
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SCHEDULED TOTAL | | | |
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Passengers 1000 | 392,2 | -26,0 | 1 980,7 | -3,8
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Available seat-kilometres mill | 1 425,3 | -15,5 | 6 548,7 | -5,8
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Revenue passenger kilometres | 1 006,9 | -16,1 | 4 934,3 | 1,5
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Passenger load factor % | 70,6 | -0,5 p | 75,3 | 5,4 p
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EUROPE | | | |
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Passengers 1000 | 216,9 | -27,9 | 1 063,4 | -2,5
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Available seat-kilometres mill | 485,3 | -24,8 | 2 213,9 | -10,2
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Revenue passenger kilometres | 309,3 | -28,5 | 1 464,5 | -3,7
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Passenger load factor % | 63,7 | -3,4 p | 66,2 | 4,5 p
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NORTH ATLANTIC | | | |
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Passengers 1000 | 9,9 | -8,8 | 41,6 | -2,3
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Available seat-kilometres mill | 93,7 | -3,8 | 364,0 | 0,6
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Revenue passenger kilometres | 65,5 | -8,9 | 274,7 | -2,3
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Passenger load factor % | 70,0 | -3,9 p | 75,5 | -2,3 p
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ASIA | | | |
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Passengers 1000 | 79,9 | -6,6 | 400,2 | 5,1
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Available seat-kilometres mill | 761,6 | -7,2 | 3 519,5 | -1,9
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Revenue passenger kilometres | 582,6 | -5,8 | 2 921,3 | 6,5
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Passenger load factor % | 76,5 | 1,2 p | 83,0 | 6,6 p
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Passengers 1000 | 85,5 | -35,5 | 475,5 | -12,7
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Available seat-kilometres mill | 84,7 | -31,1 | 451,3 | -15,9
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Revenue pax-kilometres mill | 49,4 | -35,7 | 273,7 | -13,1
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Passenger load factor % | 58,4 | -4,1 p | 60,6 | 1,9 p
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LEISURE TRAFFIC | | | |
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Passengers 1000 | 49,8 | -42,9 | 300,4 | -33,0
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Available seat-kilometres mill | 230,4 | -47,4 | 1 667,1 | -35,4
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Revenue passenger kilometres | 180,9 | -46,6 | 1 504,7 | -33,0
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Passenger load factor % | 78,5 | 1,1 p | 90,3 | 3,2 p
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CARGO TRAFFIC | | | |
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Cargo scheduled traffic total | 7 209,7 | 9,7 | 31 569,6 | 21,1
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Europe tonnes | 1 286,0 | -13,0 | 5 981,6 | -0,3
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North Atlantic tonnes | 674,6 | 44,1 | 2 633,7 | 34,1
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Asia tonnes | 5 116,2 | 16,0 | 22 203,9 | 29,7
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Domestic tonnes | 132,9 | -38,6 | 750,3 | -23,5
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Cargo leisure traffic tonnes | 69,6 | -23,2 | 667,4 | 54,0
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Scheduled cargo charter tonnes | 0,0 | -100,0 | 0,0 | -100,0
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Cargo tonnes total | 7 279,3 | 7,3 | 32 236,9 | 19,3
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Available tonne-kilometres* mill | 56,1 | -15,9 | 263,4 | -12,7
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Revenue tonne-kilometres mill | 44,5 | 17,2 | 191,4 | 27,8
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Cargo load factor* % | 79,2 | 22,4 p | 72,7 | 23,0 p
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- North-Atlantic cargo load | 94,4 | 35,5 p | 91,2 | 28,9 p
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- Asia cargo load factor* % | 95,2 | 27,3 p | 85,4 | 25,2 p
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* Operational calculatory capacity
- p = Percentage points
- Change %: Change compared to the figures of the previous year
- Revenue passenger kilometres: Number of revenue passengers carried,
multiplied
by kilometres flown
- Available passenger kilometres: Total number of seats
available, multiplied by
the number of kilometres flown
- Available tonne kilometres: Number of tonnes of
capacity for carriage of
passengers, cargo and mail, multiplies by
kilometres flown
- Cabin factor: Share of revenue
passenger kilometres of available passenger
kilometres
- Overall load factor: Share
of revenue tonne kilometres of available tonne
kilometres
Next release on
traffic statistics will be released on June 8, 2010.
Finnair Oyj
Communications
May 10, 2010
Taneli Hassinen
VP Financial Communications and Investor Relations
Tel. +358 9 818 4976
Additional information:
Mr. Lasse Heinonen. EVP & CFO. tel. +358 9 818 4950
Mr. Christer Haglund. SVP Corporate Communications. tel.
+358 9 818 4007
Mr. Taneli Hassinen. VP Financial Communications and
Investor Relations. tel.
+358 9 818 4976
Mr. Petteri Kostermaa. VP Traffic Planning. tel.
+358 9 818 8504
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