Finnair’s overall capacity in October 2017 increased by 16.8% year‐on‐year, while traffic grew by 19.9%. The number of passengers carried in October was 1.06 million, corresponding to an increase of 13.2% year-on-year. The passenger load factor increased by 2.1 points to 82.0%.
Norwegian reported that a total of 3,148,511 passengers chose to fly with the airline in October. This is 14% more than during the same period last year. The total traffic growth increased by 29%, while the capacity growth increased by 31% compared to the previous year. The load factor in October was 87.4%, down 1.0
Despite a slow down in demand, compared to the same period in 2016, September 2017 global freight market figures rose 9.2%, well ahead of the five-year average of 4.4%. Freight capacity in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) was up 3.9% compared to September 2016, which is positive for industry load factors, yields and financial performance. According
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for September showing that demand rose 5.7% compared to the same month in 2016. This was the slowest year-on-year increase since February. Hurricanes Irma and Maria weighed heavily on the results, although growth already had been tapering. Capacity climbed 5.3% and load factor
United Airlines (UAL) has reported September 2017 operational results. UAL’s September 2017 consolidated traffic decreased 1.6% and consolidated capacity increased 1.7% versus September 2016. UAL’s September 2017 consolidated load factor decreased 2.7 points to 80.5% compared to September 2016.
Hawaiian Airlines has announced its system-wide traffic statistics for the month of September. Traffic for September increased 6.3%, while capacity was up 4.3% compared to the previous year. The load factor increased 1.6 points to 86.6%.
Alaska Air Group has reported September operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Virgin America and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air and third-party regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and Peninsula Airlines. On a combined basis for all operations, Air Group reported an 8.4%
In September 2017, some 6.2 million passengers traveled through Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – an increase of 5.4% on the previous year. This was the first time that FRA exceeded the six-million-passenger mark in a September month. With a total of 225,801 passengers served on September 29, 2017, a new daily passenger record was also reached.
London Gatwick has achieved the busiest-ever September in its history, as 4.5 million passengers travelled through the airport during the month, a 2.7% increase on last year. A substantial rise in passengers taking long-haul breaks played a part in Gatwick’s overall growth, with the airport’s long-haul destinations growing by 8.1% compared with last September. Gatwick’s
In September Finnair’s overall capacity increased by 10.6% year‐on‐year, and traffic grew by 16.9%. The number of passengers carried in September was 1.08 million, corresponding to an increase of 10.7% year-on-year. The passenger load factor increased by 4.6 points to 85.3%.
