Passenger business

Traffic rose by 1.2% in July with stable capacity, leading to a 1.1 points increase in load factor to 86.2%. Passenger numbers amounted to 6.9 million.

As in the previous two months, unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency saw a strong year-on-year rise, with a marked recovery in both Premium and Economy classes. In long-haul, the rise was especially strong on the Asia and Americas networks. In medium-haul, the capacity adjustments undertaken in the context of the product overhaul led to a high load factor of 79.1%, the highest ever achieved since the merger of Air France and KLM. On the Paris-Europe routes, unit revenues were driven by the strong performance of the new ‘Premium eco’ class, aimed at the business traveler.

• On the Americas network, traffic declined by 1.4% with capacity down 1.5%. The load factor gained 0.1 point to 90.1%.
• Traffic on the Asia network was dynamic (+5.1%) for capacity up 2.4%. The load factor stood at 90.1%, a rise of 2.3 points.
• On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic was up 3.4% with capacity up by 3.1%. The load factor was slightly up (+0.3 points) at 85.3%.
• On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network traffic rose by 4.6% for capacity up by 5.4%. The load factor shed 0.6 points to 81.8%.
• The European network saw further capacity adjustments (-4.4%). Traffic declined slightly (-1.4%), leading to a load factor of 79.1%, a rise of 2.4 points.

Cargo business

Traffic rose 1.7% with capacity reduced by 2.1%. The load factor gained 2.4 points to 66.2%. Unit revenues per available tonne kilometer (RATK) rose strongly relative to July 2009.