• 6.2 million passengers, +1.3%
• Continued restructuring of point-to-point (capacity down -15.0%) supporting increase in Short and Medium-Haul load factor
• Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency down compared to December 2013 

Transavia

• 0.5 million passengers, +17.5%
• Ongoing accelerated development of Transavia: increase in both traffic and load factor

Cargo

• Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency down compared to December 2013

Agenda

• 9^th February 2015: January 2015 traffic
• 19^th February 2015: FY2014 results
• 9^th March 2015: February 2015 traffic

• On the Americas network, traffic rose by 6.5% for capacity up by 6.3%. The load factor was stable (+0.1 points)at 87.5%, Capacity growth was driven by the Latin American network (+9.6%), with slower growth in North America (+4.3%).
• The Asia network posted a 0.7% decline in traffic for stable capacity (+0.0%); the load factor declined by 0.6 points to 83.4%.
• On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic was up by 2.8% for a 3.4% increase in capacity; the load factor stood at 81.9%, down 0.5 points. 
• The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network saw traffic increase by 1.8% for capacity up by 1.0%; the load factor rose by 0.7 points to 83.7%.
• The restructuring of the European network led to a 3.8% increase in traffic. With a 2.2% reduction in capacity, the load factor was up by 4.3 points to 74.5%.

Cargo
Cargo saw a 3.7% decline in traffic for capacity down by 1.5%, leading to a 1.5 point decline in load factor to 65.3%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency was lower than in December 2012.

Recent developments

• Air France-KLM continues to refocus its medium-haul activity around its hubs. In December the group received a firm offer to purchase CityJet. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.
• In November, Air France-KLM was named as  ‘Climate Performance Leader 2013’ by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a survey conducted on behalf of over 700 institutional investors, thereby joining the group of nine French recipients recognized within the top 250 French stock market capitalizations.

• On the Americas network capacity was reduced by 0.9% for stable traffic (-0.1%). The load factor stood at 87.4% (+0.7 points) underpinned by the Latin American network.
• The Asia network was dynamic with a rise in traffic of 5.0%. With capacity up by only 3.7%, the load factor rose by 1 point to 84.1%.
• The Africa and Middle East network saw a 0.5% rise in traffic for stable capacity. The load factor stood at 82.4% (+0.3 point).
• On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, capacity declined by 6.1% and traffic by 6.3%. The load factor declined by 0.2 points to 83.1%.
• On the European network capacity was reduced by 1.0% with traffic down 2.0%. The load factor declined by 0.8 points to 70.2%.

For 2012 as a whole, traffic was up by 2.1% for just a 0.6% increase in capacity, leading to a 1.2 point improvement in the load factor to 83.1%. All the networks saw an increase in load factor.

Cargo
The group continued to adjust its full-freighter capacity. In total, the reduction in capacity and traffic stood at 4.0% and 5.7% respectively. The load factor declined by 1.2 points to 66.9%. Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre (RATK) ex-currency was slightly down relative to the level of December 2011. 

For 2012 as a whole, capacity was down 3.5% for traffic down 6.3% leading to a 1.9 point reduction in the load factor to 64.5%.

Recent developments

• Air France launched a new Economy class offer on its short- and medium-haul network, with travellers being given a choice between an all-inclusive offer or a simplified offer at more attractive rates with options to add services.
• KLM reinforced its relationship with the Indonesian carrier, Garuda with a code-share agreement between Singapore and Denpasar (Bali) and an deeper maintenance partnership.
• On 5th December 2012 Air France welcomed its three millionth passenger on board one of its Airbus A380s. In Winter 2012-13 the company serves six destinations via A380: New York-JFK, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Tokyo-Narita and Singapore.

Passenger business
Activity in December 2010 was affected by severe weather conditions in Europe and the United States which led to the cancellation of 5,100 flights, flattering the yea-on-year comparison.  December capacity was up by 6.3% and traffic rose 7.5%, leading to a one point gain in load factor to 81.5%. The group carried 6.11 million passengers, up 11,7%. Unit revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) ex-currency was stable relative to December 2010.

• On the Americas network traffic and capacity rose 9.0% and 6.7% respectively, driven mainly by Latin America. The load factor gained 1.8 point to 86.7%.
• The Asia network saw a 4.0% rise in traffic for capacity up 3.2%, leading to a 0.7 point rise in load factor to 83.0%. However Japanese activity has yet to recover to the levels prior to last year’s earthquake and tsunami.
• The Africa and Middle East network saw a 5.1% rise in traffic with capacity up by 0.8%. The load factor therefore gained 3.4 points to 82.1%. The Africa network continues to recover, but the Middle East remains affected by political instability.
• The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network recorded a 3.6% rise in traffic for capacity up by 4.1%. The load factor stood at 83.3% (-0.4 points).
• The European network was the most affected by the severe weather December 2010, contributing to the sharp year on year rise, which was also attributable to the opening of the Marseille Base in October 2011. Traffic and capacity rose 14.8% and 14.9% respectively. The load factor was stable at 71.0% (-0.1 point).

Cargo business
In December 2011 cargo traffic and capacity were virtually stable (-0.3% and +0.1% respectively). The load factor amounted to 68.1% (-0.3 point). Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre (RATK) ex-currency declined slightly.

Recent developments

• On December 5th, Air France confirmed the launch of the province bases of Nice and of Toulouse in Spring 2012. Nice will add six new destinations to the current 16, while Toulouse will add 16 destinations to the 12 currently served.
• In May 2012, KLM will launch a route from Amsterdam to Lusaka, in Zambia.
• From December 2011, Air France’s fleet of Airbus A380 is fully equipped with the Premium Voyageur Cabin which is now available on all destinations of its long-haul network.
   

Agenda

• 7th February 2012 at 8h00 CET : January 2012 traffic
• 7th March  2012 at 8h00 CET: February 2012 traffic
• 8th March 2012 : Full Year 2011 Results

• On the Americas network, traffic was stable with capacity up 1.7%. The load factor lost 1.5 points to 85.0%.
• The Asia network remained dynamic with traffic up 5.6% for capacity up by 6.7%. The load factor shed 0.9 points to 82.3%.
• The Africa and Middle East network saw a slight decline in traffic (-0.5%) while capacity increased by 1.1%. As a result, the load factor declined by 1.2 points to 78.7%.
• The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network enjoyed a robust level of activity with traffic up by 8.4% for virtually stable capacity (+0.3%). The load factor gained strongly, rising by 6.3 points to the high level of 84.1%.
• The European network was the most affected by the weather. Traffic declined by 1.1% while capacity was down by 6.1%. As a result, the load factor gained 3.6 points to 70.9%.    

Cargo business
The cargo business was affected by the difficulties encountered by ground transport. Traffic was up  2.1% for a 4.6% rise in capacity, leading to a 1.7 point decline in load factor to 68.4%.

Recent developments

• On the 8th December, a new engine reconditioning workshop was inaugurated at Orly. This building, with a surface of 10,000 m2 will double the capacity to service Very Big Engines and reinforce the position of Air France-KLM in the maintenance market for these new generation engines.
• A code-sharing agreement on the Paris, Jeddah and Ryadh routes was signed on 12th December between Air France and Saudi Arabian Airlines.
• From 10th January 2011, Air France will fly to Cologne, Germany from CDG with two daily flights operated by Airlinair.
• Air France-KLM unveiled its new enterprise project, “Embark”. Built on common values and commitments to both Air France and KLM, Embark embodies the ambition and goals of the group for the coming years in five areas: better serving our customers, assuring a high level of operational performance, promoting the values of the group among all our employees, reinforcing our alliance SkyTeam as well as the leadership of our network, and returning to pre-crisis levels of economic performance.

Agenda

• 8th February 2011 at 8h00 CET: January 2011 traffic
• 9th February 2011 at 17h45 CET: Third Quarter 2010-11 Results

December’s decline in traffic (-4.6%) was more limited than the reduction in capacity (-5.5%). The load factor therefore gained 0.8 points to 79.7%. The group carried 5.5 million passengers (-5.1%).

While remaining below last year’s levels, unit revenues continued their recovery thanks to a more marked improvement in long-haul premium traffic.

On the Americas network, the decline in traffic (-5.2%) was less than the reduction in capacity (-7.9%) leading to a 2.5 point increase in load factor to 86.5%. Load factors improved in both North America and Latin America.
The Asia network recorded a decline in traffic of 4.1%, with capacity down 5.2%. The load factor increased by 1.0 point to 83.2%, confirming the gradual recovery in demand on this network.
On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic fell 2.3% in line with the capacity reduction. The load factor was stable at 80.0%.
The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network recorded a 3.7% drop in traffic with a capacity increase of 1.1%. As a result the load factor declined by 3.9 points to 77.8%.
On the European network capacity was reduced by 8.3% on the back of adverse weather conditions and network restructuring. Traffic declined by only 6.4% and the load factor improved by 1.3 points to 67.3%.


Cargo business

The cargo business saw a marked, 8.4 point improvement in its load factor to 70.1%. Traffic was down by 8.5% while capacity was reduced by 19.4%. In particular, the Asia network recorded an improvement of 17.4 points in its load factor to 80.1%. Re-stocking was partly responsible for a very strong recovery to 93.9% in the load factor of return flights from Asia.

Unit revenues continued their improvement, almost returning to last year’s levels (which were already impacted by the crisis and the drop in fuel surcharges).

*Both traffic and capacity data for December 2008 are proforma, including Martinair

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