Good passenger load factor and clear improvement in other passenger traffic figures year-on-year; cargo performance still strong in August
In August, Finnair carried 880,500 passengers, which was 230.4% more than in
The COVID-19 impact, including the strict travel restrictions imposed by many countries, still affected passenger traffic figures, and it was particularly visible in the Asian figures. The Russian airspace closed at the end of February due to the counter sanctions related to the war in
The overall capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK), increased in August by 151.3% year-on-year but decreased by 3.4% month-on-month. Finnair operated, on average, 253 daily flights (cargo-only included), which was 99.2% more than in
The ASK increase in Asian traffic was 142.8% year-on-year. The North Atlantic capacity increased by 119.2%. In European traffic, the ASKs were up by 187.3%. The ASKs in domestic traffic increased by 53.8%.
RPKs increased in Asian traffic by 853.8%, in North Atlantic traffic by 486.1%, in European traffic by 260.4% and in domestic traffic by 62.9% year-on-year.
In August, the PLF improved particularly in Asian traffic (77.6%) and North Atlantic traffic (75.7%) year-on-year. The PLF was 79.0% in European traffic and 75.8% in domestic traffic.
Passenger numbers increased in Asian traffic by 863.7% year-on-year. In North Atlantic traffic, the number of passengers increased by 475.0%. In European traffic, passenger numbers increased by 226.7% and in domestic traffic by 85.4%.
Despite the Russian airspace closure, most cargo figures improved year-on-year and remained close to
In August, 80.8% of all Finnair flights arrived on schedule (90.7%). On-time performance decreased year-on-year and was impacted by various capacity challenges in the European aviation system. Finnair's
Traffic statistics for
Finnair Traffic Performance | ||||
Month | % Change | YTD | % Change | |
Total traffic | ||||
Passengers 1,000 | 880.5 | 230.4 | 5,754.8 | 458.1 |
Available seat kilometres mill | 2,774.1 | 151.3 | 20,401.5 | 337.2 |
Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 2,157.1 | 365.0 | 13,186.3 | 721.5 |
Passenger load factor % | 77.8 | 35.7p | 64.6 | 30.2p |
Cargo tonnes total | 9,206.5 | 40.4 | 82,798.7 | 53.9 |
Available tonne kilometres mill | 380.9 | 96.3 | 3,041.5 | 147.5 |
Revenue tonne kilometres mill | 250.1 | 177.5 | 1,720.9 | 218.3 |
Passengers 1,000 | 75.7 | 863.7 | 406.8 | 961.6 |
Available seat kilometres mill | 725.4 | 142.8 | 5,459.4 | 172.9 |
Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 562.9 | 853.8 | 3,059.3 | 960.7 |
Passenger load factor % | 77.6 | 57.8p | 56.0 | 41.6p |
Passengers 1,000 | 645.6 | 226.7 | 4,085.3 | 521.8 |
Available seat kilometres mill | 1,316.2 | 187.3 | 9,189.7 | 444.5 |
Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 1,039.7 | 260.4 | 6,775.9 | 624.5 |
Passenger load factor % | 79.0 | 16.0p | 73.7 | 18.3p |
North | ||||
Passengers 1,000 North Atlantic | 67.9 | 475.0 | 373.9 | 1,452.3 |
Available seat kilometres mill North Atlantic | 667.6 | 119.2 | 4,968.8 | 659.1 |
Revenue passenger kilometres mill North Atlantic | 505.4 | 486.1 | 2,801.2 | 1,496.9 |
Passenger load factor % North Atlantic | 75.7 | 47.4p | 56.4 | 29.6p |
Domestic | ||||
Passengers 1,000 Domestic | 91.2 | 85.4 | 888.8 | 185.1 |
Available seat kilometres mill Domestic | 64.9 | 53.8 | 783.6 | 142.1 |
Revenue passenger kilometres mill Domestic | 49.2 | 62.9 | 549.9 | 166.9 |
Passenger load factor % Domestic | 75.8 | 4.2p | 70.2 | 6.5p |
Cargo traffic | ||||
1,964.8 | 790.5 | 14,427.4 | 864.6 | |
North | 2,571.8 | 50.7 | 23,090.5 | 470.0 |
4,559.0 | 52.0 | 36,142.7 | 75.3 | |
Domestic tonnes | 27.2 | -3.3 | 227.9 | 5.5 |
Cargo scheduled traffic total tonnes | 9,122.9 | 84.2 | 73,888.5 | 180.0 |
Cargo flights tonnes** | 83.6 | -94.8 | 8,910.3 | -67.5 |
Cargo Traffic tonnes total | 9,206.5 | 40.4 | 82,798.7 | 53.9 |
Available tonne kilometres* mill | 99.8 | 50.4 | 874.4 | 76.3 |
Revenue tonne kilometres mill | 57.2 | 17.3 | 543.1 | 36.5 |
Available sched. cargo tonne kms* mill | 98.7 | 94.1 | 786.3 | 225.6 |
Revenue sched. cargo tonne kms mill | 56.5 | 57.6 | 475.6 | 151.1 |
Cargo load factor* % | 57.3 | -16.2p | 62.1 | -18.1p |
- North-Atlantic cargo load factor* % | 47.1 | -16.8p | 57.4 | -10.4p |
- | 77.4 | -5.9p | 72.0 | -13.6p |
Scheduled traffic cargo load factor* % | 57.3 | -13.3p | 60.5 | -17.9p |
* Based on average operational cargo capacity
** Including purchased traffic
- Change %: Change compared to the figures of the respective periods in the previous year (p = points, N/A = not available).
- Available seat kilometres. ASK: Total number of seats available multiplied by kilometres flown.
- Revenue passenger kilometres. RPK: Number of revenue passengers carried multiplied by kilometresflown.
- Passenger load factor: Share of revenue passenger kilometres of available seat kilometres.
- Available tonne kilometres. ATK: Number of tonnes of capacity for carriage of passengers, cargo and mail multiplied by kilometres flown.
- Revenue tonne kilometres. RTK: Total revenue load consisting of passengers, cargo and mail multiplied by kilometres flown.
- Overall load factor: Share of revenue tonne kilometres of available tonne kilometres.
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