In March 2024, Finnair carried 918,900 passengers, this was 3.6% less than in at the same time the previous year, while overall capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), increased by 3.9% year-on-year. If wet lease outs are included, capacity increased by 2.8%. Finnair's traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), increased by 0.3%. Passenger load factor (PLF) declined by 2.7% points to 75.0%.
In March ASK increased in Asian traffic 13.5% year-on-year, explained e.g. by the additional capacity to Japan and South Korea. North Atlantic capacity decreased by 11.6%. In European traffic, ASKs were up by 2.1%. Middle Eastern capacity declined by 7.3% mainly due to cancelled flights to Israel. ASKs in domestic traffic increased by 4.9%.
RPKs increased in Asian traffic by 6.9% year-on-year but decreased in North Atlantic traffic by 7.2%. It decreased by 1.4% in European traffic, by 9.3% in Middle Eastern traffic and by 1.8% in domestic traffic.
In March, the PLF was 73.6% in Asian traffic, 72.1% in North Atlantic traffic, 78.5% in European traffic, 72.5% in Middle Eastern traffic and 72.5% in domestic traffic.
Passenger numbers decreased year-on-year in Asian traffic by 3.5%, by 17.9% in North Atlantic traffic, by 0.5% in European traffic, by 11.7% in Middle Eastern traffic and by 7.3% in domestic traffic.
The total cargo tonnes increased in March by 8.6% year-on-year in March due to increased Asian and European capacity. Revenue cargo tonne kilometres increased by 9.2%.
In March, 83.7% of all Finnair flights arrived on schedule (84.6%).
