AirAsia X IR News: Second Quarter Preliminary Operating Statistics (2013)

AirAsia X Berhad (“AAX” or “the company”) is pleased to announce the operating statistics for the 2nd Quarter 2013 (“2Q13”).

In line with its 20.9% growth in passengers carried in the 1Q13, the company similarly recorded a strong growth in the 2Q13, carrying 0.69 million passengers, which represent a growth of 24.2% over the same quarter in 2012 for continuing routes.

The aircraft fleet, comprising Airbus A330s, increased from 9 to 12 units during the period under review. The company also has 2 Airbus A340s, which are currently wet-leased to other operators. In February 2013, AAX had launched its inaugural flight to Jeddah on 16th February and to Shanghai on 19th February, expanding its current route network to 14(a) destinations globally.

In terms of passenger traffic, AAX achieved 3.5 billion Revenue-Passenger-KMs (RPKs) for 2Q13 and its capacity was recorded at 4.2 billion Available-Seat-KMs (ASKs), resulting in a load factor of 82%, which solidified the company’s position as the second-largest low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia, after Malaysia AirAsia. RPKs and ASKs had increased by 20.6% and 21.3%, respectively, in comparison with the previous year’s corresponding quarter, as the result of the increased fleet size. Load factor levels on all the routes that AAX has operated for over a year have overall remained steady despite the tough operating environment.

Cargo operations continue to be strong, with AAX carrying 9,312 tonnes of freight during 2Q13, which represents a 27% growth from a year ago (7,356 tonnes, Q212) for its continuing routes.