8th April 2016
MARCH 2016 TRAFFIC
- Passenger network: strict capacity discipline, increase in both traffic and load factor.
Traffic highlights
| Passenger network activity (Air France, KLM, HOP!) | Capacity (ASK, %ch.) | Traffic (RPK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Long-haul | + 1.1% | + 2.3% | 86.1% | + 1.0 |
| North America | + 6.7% | + 5.8% | 87.9% | - 0.7 |
| Latin America | + 4.6% | + 6.8% | 86.0% | + 1.8 |
| Asia | - 5.1% | - 5.2% | 85.9% | - 0.1 |
| Africa / Middle East | - 1.3% | + 4.7% | 81.6% | + 4.7 |
| Caribbean / Indian Ocean | + 3.7% | + 4.0% | 88.9% | + 0.2 |
| Short and Medium-haul | - 1.5% | + 3.5% | 80.0% | + 3.9 |
| Total | + 0.6% | + 2.5% | 84.9% | + 1.6 |
- 6.5 million passengers, +3.0%
- Strong increase in traffic in all regions of the network, except Asia following the planned reduction in capacity in that region.
- Load factor up 1.6 pts, most notably within the short and medium-haul network.
- Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency down compared to March 2015.
| Transavia activity | Capacity (ASK, %ch.) | Traffic (RPK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Total | + 14.2% | + 14.6% | 90.2% | + 0.3 |
- 0.8 million passengers, +21.3%
- Increase in capacity driven by Transavia France, up 36.6%.
| Total group passenger activity (Air France, KLM, HOP!, Transavia) | Capacity (ASK, %ch.) | Traffic (RPK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Total | + 1.3% | + 3.2% | 85.3% | + 1.6 |
- 7.2 million passengers, +4.6%
| Cargo activity | Capacity (ATK, %ch.) | Traffic (RTK, %ch.) | Load Factor (%) | Change (pts) |
| Total | - 10.7% | - 13.5% | 60.4% | - 2.0 |
- Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency clearly down compared to March 2015
Agenda
4th May 2016: 1st Quarter 2016 results
10th May 2016: April 2016 traffic
19th May 2016: Annual General Meeting
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STATISTICS
Passenger network activity*
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Passenger network* | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 6,459 | 6,274 | 3.0% | 18,003 | 17,366 | 3.7% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 19,116 | 18,645 | 2.5% | 54,806 | 52,917 | 3.6% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 22,507 | 22,371 | 0.6% | 64,843 | 64,107 | 1.1% | |
| Load factor (%) | 84.9% | 83.3% | 1.6 | 84.5% | 82.5% | 2.0 | |
| Long-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 2,085 | 2,022 | 3.1% | 6,037 | 5,799 | 4.1% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 15,572 | 15,222 | 2.3% | 45,172 | 43,636 | 3.5% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 18,079 | 17,874 | 1.1% | 52,489 | 51,581 | 1.8% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.1% | 85.2% | 1.0 | 86.1% | 84.6% | 1.5 | |
| North America | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 566 | 536 | 5.6% | 1,543 | 1,454 | 6.1% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 4,025 | 3,803 | 5.8% | 11,010 | 10,347 | 6.4% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 4,581 | 4,293 | 6.7% | 12,831 | 12,022 | 6.7% | |
| Load factor (%) | 87.9% | 88.6% | (0.7) | 85.8% | 86.1% | (0.3) | |
| Latin America | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 252 | 233 | 8.0% | 769 | 707 | 8.7% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 2,405 | 2,253 | 6.8% | 7,326 | 6,816 | 7.5% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 2,795 | 2,674 | 4.6% | 8,224 | 7,867 | 4.5% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.0% | 84.3% | 1.8 | 89.1% | 86.6% | 2.4 | |
| Asia / Pacific | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 489 | 510 | (4.2%) | 1,423 | 1,451 | (1.9%) | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 4,216 | 4,446 | (5.2%) | 12,245 | 12,572 | (2.6%) | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 4,909 | 5,172 | (5.1%) | 14,208 | 14,806 | (4.0%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 85.9% | 86.0% | (0.1) | 86.2% | 84.9% | 1.3 | |
| Africa / Middle East | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 451 | 427 | 5.4% | 1,321 | 1,246 | 6.0% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 2,527 | 2,413 | 4.7% | 7,439 | 7,022 | 5.9% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 3,096 | 3,135 | (1.3%) | 9,137 | 9,109 | 0.3% | |
| Load factor (%) | 81.6% | 77.0% | 4.7 | 81.4% | 77.1% | 4.3 | |
| Caribbean / Indian,Ocean | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 328 | 315 | 4.2% | 981 | 942 | 4.2% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 2,399 | 2,306 | 4.0% | 7,152 | 6,880 | 4.0% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 2,697 | 2,600 | 3.7% | 8,089 | 7,777 | 4.0% | |
| Load factor (%) | 88.9% | 88.7% | 0.2 | 88.4% | 88.5% | (0.0) | |
| Short and Medium-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 4,374 | 4,252 | 2.9% | 11,966 | 11,566 | 3.5% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 3,543 | 3,424 | 3.5% | 9,633 | 9,281 | 3.8% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 4,429 | 4,498 | (1.5%) | 12,353 | 12,526 | (1.4%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 80.0% | 76.1% | 3.9 | 78.0% | 74.1% | 3.9 | |
* Air France, KLM, and HOP!
Transavia activity
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Transavia | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 772 | 636 | 21.3% | 1,893 | 1,656 | 14.3% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 1,305 | 1,138 | 14.6% | 3,263 | 3,017 | 8.2% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 1,446 | 1,266 | 14.2% | 3,718 | 3,430 | 8.4% | |
| Load factor (%) | 90.2% | 89.9% | 0.3 | 87.7% | 87.9% | (0.2) | |
Total group passenger activity**
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Total group** | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 7,231 | 6,910 | 4.6% | 19,896 | 19,021 | 4.6% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 20,421 | 19,784 | 3.2% | 58,068 | 55,934 | 3.8% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 23,954 | 23,638 | 1.3% | 68,561 | 67,537 | 1.5% | |
| Load factor (%) | 85.3% | 83.7% | 1.6 | 84.7% | 82.8% | 1.9 | |
** Air France, KLM, HOP! and Transavia
Cargo activity
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Group | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Revenue tonne-km (m RTK) | 711 | 822 | (13.5%) | 2,034 | 2,261 | (10.1%) | |
| Available tonne-km (m ATK) | 1,178 | 1,318 | (10.7%) | 3,434 | 3,736 | (8.1%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 60.4% | 62.4% | (2.0) | 59.2% | 60.5% | (1.3) | |
Air France and HOP! activity
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Passenger network activity | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 4,064 | 4,105 | (1.0%) | 11,407 | 11,379 | 0.2% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 11,355 | 11,407 | (0.5%) | 32,750 | 32,331 | 1.3% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 13,517 | 13,749 | (1.7%) | 39,130 | 39,370 | (0.6%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 84.0% | 83.0% | 1.0 | 83.7% | 82.1% | 1.6 | |
| Long-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 1,251 | 1,240 | 0.9% | 3,648 | 3,547 | 2.9% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 9,140 | 9,160 | (0.2%) | 26,690 | 26,202 | 1.9% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 10,675 | 10,779 | (1.0%) | 31,140 | 31,082 | 0.2% | |
| Load factor (%) | 85.6% | 85.0% | 0.6 | 85.7% | 84.3% | 1.4 |
| Short and Medium-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 2,814 | 2,866 | (1.8%) | 7,759 | 7,832 | (0.9%) | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 2,215 | 2,247 | (1.4%) | 6,060 | 6,129 | (1.1%) | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 2,842 | 2,970 | (4.3%) | 7,989 | 8,289 | (3.6%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 77.9% | 75.6% | 2.3 | 75.8% | 73.9% | 1.9 |
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Cargo activity | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Revenue tonne-km (m RTK) | 299 | 326 | (8.5%) | 842 | 904 | (6.8%) | |
| Available tonne-km (m ATK) | 559 | 587 | (4.7%) | 1,631 | 1,696 | (3.9%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 53.4% | 55.6% | (2.2) | 51.6% | 53.3% | (1.7) | |
KLM activity
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Total Passenger network activity | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 2,395 | 2,169 | 10.4% | 6,596 | 5,986 | 10.2% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 7,761 | 7,239 | 7.2% | 22,055 | 20,586 | 7.1% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 8,990 | 8,622 | 4.3% | 25,713 | 24,736 | 3.9% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.3% | 84.0% | 2.4 | 85.8% | 83.2% | 2.6 | |
| Long-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 835 | 782 | 6.7% | 2,389 | 2,253 | 6.1% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 6,433 | 6,062 | 6.1% | 18,482 | 17,435 | 6.0% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 7,404 | 7,094 | 4.4% | 21,349 | 20,499 | 4.1% | |
| Load factor (%) | 86.9% | 85.4% | 1.4 | 86.6% | 85.1% | 1.5 |
| Short and Medium-haul | |||||||
| Passengers carried ('000s) | 1,560 | 1,387 | 12.5% | 4,207 | 3,734 | 12.7% | |
| Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) | 1,328 | 1,177 | 12.9% | 3,573 | 3,152 | 13.4% | |
| Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) | 1,587 | 1,528 | 3.9% | 4,364 | 4,237 | 3.0% | |
| Load factor (%) | 83.7% | 77.0% | 6.7 | 81.9% | 74.4% | 7.5 |
| March | Year to date | ||||||
| Cargo activity | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | 2016 | 2015 | Variation | |
| Revenue tonne-km (m RTK) | 413 | 496 | (16.8%) | 1,192 | 1,357 | (12.2%) | |
| Available tonne-km (m ATK) | 619 | 732 | (15.4%) | 1,804 | 2,040 | (11.6%) | |
| Load factor (%) | 66.7% | 67.8% | (1.1) | 66.1% | 66.5% | (0.5) | |
