9th November 2015
OCTOBER 2015 TRAFFIC
- Passenger network: strict capacity discipline, increase in both traffic and load factor
- Ongoing accelerated development of Transavia in France
Traffic highlights
| Passenger network activity (Air France, KLM, HOP!) | Capacity (ASK, %ch.) | Traffic (RPK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Long-haul | + 1.6% | + 3.2% | 87.1% | + 1.3 |
| North America | + 2.3% | + 4.6% | 90.1% | + 2.0 |
| Latin America | + 5.1% | + 4.3% | 86.6% | - 0.7 |
| Asia | - 1.5% | + 0.6% | 87.7% | + 1.9 |
| Africa / Middle East | + 1.6% | + 5.3% | 81.8% | + 2.9 |
| Caribbean / Indian Ocean | + 3.7% | + 1.9% | 86.2% | - 1.5 |
| Short and Medium-haul | - 1.8% | + 0.3% | 82.4% | + 1.7 |
| Total network airlines | + 0.9% | + 2.6% | 86.1% | + 1.4 |
- 7.0 million passengers, up 1.5%
- Increase in traffic in all regions of the network
- Increase in capacity on Latin America driven by the continuation of KLM developments to Bogota, Cali, Buenos Aires and Santiago
- Excluding last year's strike impact on October revenues, unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency down compared to October 2014
| Transavia activity | Capacity (ASK, %ch.) | Traffic (RPK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Total | + 7.7% | + 6.8% | 90.1% | - 0.7 |
- 1.1 million passengers, up 11.9%
- Ongoing accelerated development of Transavia in France (passenger volumes up 42%)
| Total group passenger activity (Air France, KLM, HOP!, Transavia) | Capacity (ASK, %ch.) | Traffic (RPK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Total | + 1.5% | + 2.9% | 86.5% | + 1.3 |
- 8.1 million passengers, up 2.8%
| Cargo activity | Capacity (ATK, %ch.) | Traffic (RTK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Total | - 7.5% | - 10.1% | 62.2% | - 1.8 |
- Ongoing restructuring of cargo: full-freighter capacity down 32% compared to October 2014
- Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency clearly down compared to October 2014
Strategic developments
For the 2015-2016 winter season (from 25 October 2015 to 26 March 2016), Air France-KLM total capacity will increase by 1.5% compared with the previous winter season. Growth will be driven by long-haul passenger network operations (+1.7%) and Transavia activity (+9.1%), while medium-haul passenger network operations will decrease by -1.8%.
- On long-haul, Air France-KLM is mainly increasing capacity to North America and the Caribbean while reducing capacity to other destinations including Brazil, Japan and East Africa. Two destinations are suspended: Fukuoka (Japan) from Amsterdam-Schiphol by KLM and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from Paris-Charles de Gaulle by Air France.
- On medium-haul, Group capacity is stable on departure from the hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol, apart from the suspension of Air France services to Vigo (Spain), Verona (Italy) and Stavanger (Norway).
- Transavia will welcome 3 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft as from January 2016 to support its growth in France and the Netherlands.
- KLM will take delivery of its first 3 Boeing 787 this winter, which will fly to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and Rio de Janeiro during this season. In parallel, the Boeing 747 will be definitely withdrawn from the Air France fleet in January 2016.
- The Group continues to roll out its new products and services, with more than 60 long-haul aircraft equipped at the end of the year. In addition, the cabin renewal program continues on medium-haul: the new leather seats, already in place onboard 24 Air France Airbus A319, will be fully deployed on 25 Airbus A320 during the first half of 2016.
Agenda
8 December 2015: November 2015 traffic
11 January 2016: December 2015 traffic
8 February 2016: January 2016 traffic
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STATISTICS
Passenger network activity*
| October | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Passenger network* | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 7,040 | 6,932 | 1.5% | 66,899 | 65,287 | 2.5% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 20,443 | 19,928 | 2.6% | 199,439 | 193,513 | 3.1% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 23,733 | 23,519 | 0.9% | 232,996 | 227,290 | 2.5% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.1% | 84.7% | 1.4 | 85.6% | 85.1% | 0.5 | |
| Long-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 2,187 | 2,113 | 3.5% | 21,581 | 20,819 | 3.7% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 16,458 | 15,954 | 3.2% | 161,904 | 156,465 | 3.5% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 18,899 | 18,597 | 1.6% | 186,381 | 180,514 | 3.3% | |
| Load factor (%) | 87.1% | 85.8% | 1.3 | 86.9% | 86.7% | 0.2 | |
| North America | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 661 | 637 | 3.9% | 6,407 | 6,149 | 4.2% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 4,694 | 4,486 | 4.6% | 45,464 | 43,407 | 4.7% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 5,208 | 5,092 | 2.3% | 51,249 | 49,251 | 4.1% | |
| Load factor (%) | 90.1% | 88.1% | 2.0 | 88.7% | 88.1% | 0.6 | |
| Latin America | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 266 | 254 | 4.9% | 2,550 | 2,412 | 5.7% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 2,554 | 2,450 | 4.3% | 24,520 | 23,229 | 5.6% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 2,951 | 2,807 | 5.1% | 28,158 | 26,434 | 6.5% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.6% | 87.3% | (0.7) | 87.1% | 87.9% | (0.8) | |
| Asia / Pacific | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 546 | 538 | 1.4% | 5,330 | 5,119 | 4.1% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 4,760 | 4,730 | 0.6% | 46,575 | 45,231 | 3.0% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 5,424 | 5,509 | (1.5%) | 53,200 | 51,873 | 2.6% | |
| Load factor (%) | 87.7% | 85.9% | 1.9 | 87.5% | 87.2% | 0.4 | |
| Africa / Middle East | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 451 | 424 | 6.4% | 4,436 | 4,330 | 2.5% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 2,500 | 2,375 | 5.3% | 24,541 | 24,231 | 1.3% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 3,055 | 3,009 | 1.6% | 30,151 | 29,666 | 1.6% | |
| Load factor (%) | 81.8% | 78.9% | 2.9 | 81.4% | 81.7% | (0.3) | |
| Caribbean / Indian, Ocean | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 263 | 261 | 0.8% | 2,858 | 2,809 | 1.7% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 1,949 | 1,914 | 1.9% | 20,803 | 20,367 | 2.1% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 2,261 | 2,181 | 3.7% | 23,623 | 23,289 | 1.4% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.2% | 87.7% | (1.5) | 88.1% | 87.5% | 0.6 | |
| Short and Medium-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 4,853 | 4,819 | 0.7% | 45,318 | 44,469 | 1.9% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 3,985 | 3,974 | 0.3% | 37,535 | 37,048 | 1.3% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 4,834 | 4,922 | (1.8%) | 46,615 | 46,776 | (0.3%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 82.4% | 80.7% | 1.7 | 80.5% | 79.2% | 1.3 | |
* Air France, KLM, and HOP!
Transavia activity
| October | Year to date | ||||||
| Transavia | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 1,074 | 960 | 11.9% | 9,712 | 8,916 | 8.9% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 2,006 | 1,877 | 6.8% | 18,169 | 17,224 | 5.5% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 2,227 | 2,068 | 7.7% | 20,067 | 19,050 | 5.3% | |
| Load factor (%) | 90.1% | 90.8% | (0.7) | 90.5% | 90.4% | 0.1 | |
Total group passenger activity**
| October | Year to date | ||||||
| Total group** | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 8,114 | 7,893 | 2.8% | 76,612 | 74,203 | 3.2% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 22,448 | 21,806 | 2.9% | 217,607 | 210,737 | 3.3% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 25,960 | 25,587 | 1.5% | 253,063 | 246,341 | 2.7% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.5% | 85.2% | 1.3 | 86.0% | 85.5% | 0.4 | |
** Air France, KLM, HOP! and Transavia
Cargo activity
| October | Year to date | ||||||
| Total group | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | 2015 | 2014 | Variation | |
| Revenue tonne-km (m RTK) | 786 | 874 | (10.1%) | 7,497 | 8,172 | (8.3%) | |
| Available tonne-km (m ATK) | 1,263 | 1,365 | (7.5%) | 12,540 | 13,029 | (3.8%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 62.2% | 64.0% | (1.8) | 59.8% | 62.7% | (2.9) | |
