Air France-KLM reports April 2006 traffic

In April 2006, Air France-KLM posted positive performance both in terms of activity levels and unit revenue, reflecting the continued strength in traffic, particularly in the premium segment.

Traffic increased sharply: up 10% on 4.8% higher capacity. The load factor gained 3.9 points to reach the record level for the month of April of 83.1%. The number of passengers was 6.2 million, up 7.3%.

All sectors posted improving load factors:

On the Americas, the load factor gained 5.6 points to reach the high level of 89.6%, as traffic increased by 9.9% on 3.1% higher capacity.

Asian routes also recorded a strong performance with load factor improving by 2.9 points to 87.7%, as rose up 14.9% on 11.1% higher capacity.

On the Africa and the Middle East network, activity remained buoyant with traffic up 13.8%. As capacity increased by 9.7%, the load factor gained 2.8 points to reach 78.2%.

The activity on the Caribbean and Indian Ocean sector improved markedly compared to the previous month with traffic increasing slightly (up 1%) on 1.8% lower capacity. The load factor improved by 2.3 points to 83.6%.

Activity on the European network was particularly buoyant with traffic increasing by 8.1% on 2.6% higher capacity. The load factor reached 73.4%, up 3.8 points.

Cargo operations

In April, cargo traffic increased by 1.1% on 2.1% higher capacity. The cargo load factor stood at 67.5% (down 0.6 points).

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