• On the Americas network, traffic rose by 2.4% for capacity up by 2.9%. The load factor was slightly lower (-0.4 points) at 88.4%. Capacity growth was driven by the development of the Latin American network (+7.4%), with capacity growth to North America remaining low (+0.7%).
• The Asia network posted a 4.5% increase in traffic for capacity up by 3.7%, the load factor gaining 0.7 points to 85.9%.
• On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic was down by 1.0% for stable capacity (-0.2%), the load factor standing at 79.2%, down by 0.6 points.   
• The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network was dynamic: traffic was up by 7.7% for capacity up 3.5%, the load factor increasing by 3.3 points to 84.0%.
• On the European network, traffic increased by 1.4% while capacity was down by 3.9%. The load factor rose by 4 points, reaching the high level of 78.2%.

Cargo
Cargo recorded a 3.3% drop in traffic for capacity down by 1.2%, leading to a 1.5 point decline in load factor to 65.1%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency decreased compared with October 2012.

Recent developments
Air France-KLM continued its development in rapidly-growing long-haul markets.

• In Brazil, the fifth weekly KLM flight between Amsterdam and Rio de Janeiro, launched in April 2013, was prolonged to the Winter 2013-2014 season. Furthermore, starting from 31st March 2014, Air France will serve Brasilia with three weekly frequencies on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
• In February 2014, KLM will launch its service to Santiago de Chile (Chile), in addition to the daily Air France flight.
• In Indonesia, as of 30th March 2014, Air France will operate a new daily service to Jakarta, with a stop over in Singapore, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This new service will supplement the KLM offer with a daily flight to Jakarta on departure from Amsterdam-Schiphol.

• The Americas network, and particularly North America, performed satisfactorily in spite of hurricane Sandy. Capacity was reduced by 3.4% and traffic by 3.3%. The load factor was stable at 88.8% (+0.1%).  
• The Asia network recorded a 1.4% decline in traffic for capacity up 1.0%. The load factor declined by 2.1 points to 85.2%.
• The Africa and Middle East network recorded stable traffic (+0.2%) for capacity up 0.8%. The load factor declined by 0.5 points to 79.8%. 
•  On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic was down 8.9% for capacity reduced by 6.4%. The load factor declined 2.2 points to 80.7%.
•  On the European network traffic rose by 1.7% for capacity up 3.8% on the back of the effect of the regional bases. The load factor declined by 1.5 points to 74.2%.

Cargo business
The group continued to adjust its full-freighter schedule. In consequence, traffic (-6.7%) declined less than capacity (-7.1%). The load factor improved slightly to 66.6% (+0.3 points). Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre (RATK) declined relative to October 2011.

Recent developments

• Air France-KLM continues to develop its long-haul network, with three new routes for the Summer 2013 program: Paris-Minneapolis (United States), Paris-Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Amsterdam-Fukuoka (Japan).
• As of 28th October 2012, Air France, KLM and Etihad Airways have extended the choice of schedules and destinations available to their customers with the signature of a code-sharing agreement. In addition to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle-Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi routes, this agreement gives access to five new destinations for Air France to KLM passengers in Asia and Australia, as well as 10 European destinations to Etihad passengers on flights operated by Air France and KLM.
• As of 1st October 2012, Air France customers at Paris-Charles de Gaulle benefit from a simplified transit within the airport’s most modern infrastructures. The international activity is henceforth centered at Terminal 2E, while terminal 2F is exclusively dedicated to the European (Schengen) flights of Air France and its SkyTeam alliance partners. Finally, the regional airlines (Brit Air, Regional, Airlinair) now operate out of 2G
   

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Passenger

Traffic increased by 3.1% in October with a slight increase in capacity (+1.0%), leading to a 1.7 point rise in load factor to 84.2%, a very high level for the period. The number of passengers stood at 6.4 million (+2.0%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) excluding currency was up strongly compared with October 2009, with dynamic performances in both economy and premium classes.

On the Americas network, traffic increased by 2.5% with capacity up by 3.2%. The load factor declined by 0.7 points to 88.3%.
Traffic on the Asia network was dynamic, rising by 5.0% for a capacity increase of just 2.6%. The load factor gained 2.0 points to 89.5%.
On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic was stable (+0.2%) for slightly lower capacity (-0.3%). The load factor gained 0.4 points to 79.4%.
On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic rose by 7.0% with capacity up by 3.0%. The load factor reached the high level of 83.1%, up by 3.2 points.
Traffic on the European network was up by 2.2% despite the cancellation of some 1,800 flights due to the strikes. Capacity was down by 3.5% and the load factor therefore reached 76.5%, up 4.3 points.

Cargo

Traffic rose by 6.4% for capacity up by 2.4%. The load factor gained 2.7 points to 70.3%. Unit revenue per available ton-kilometer (RATK) excluding currency rose strongly versus October 2009.

Recent developments

The Group published its schedule for the Winter Season 2010-11, with a moderate increase in capacity (+3.3%). This is driven by targeted increases in long-haul (+4.1%), while medium-haul capacity remains virtually unchanged (+0.5%).

The growth is mostly achieved through an increase in frequencies (to six daily flights on the Paris-New York route, two daily flights on Paris-Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Sao Paulo, ten weekly flights on Amsterdam-Tokyo, one daily flight on Amsterdam-San Francisco, Amsterdam-Seoul, etc.)
The Group continues to improve its coverage of Africa, inaugurating the Kigali service this winter, leaving from Amsterdam.
The Group’s four A380s remain on the routes already served: New York, Johannesburg and Tokyo.
The service to a number of destinations has been improved thanks to the Group’s partners: Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi with Vietnam Airlines, the new partner within SkyTeam, Riyadh and Jeddah with Saudi Arabian Airlines, and Tokyo Haneda operated by JAL.
The new Premium Voyageur cabin is now available on 90% of long-haul routes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Some aircraft will start to be fitted with the new long-haul Business class seat as of the end of 2010.
At the same time, the Group has announced further new developments for 2011 with the opening of the Phnom Penh service by Air France and the Miami service by KLM.

SkyTeam has seen two positive developments within the space of a few weeks: Aerolineas Argentinas initiated the process to join the alliance, while Shanghai Airlines left Star Alliance and announced plans to join SkyTeam in 2011 at the same time as its parent company, China Eastern Airlines.