Austrian Airlines Traffic Result January to June 2011: 1.9 Percent Increase in Passenger Volume

Austrian Airlines carried 1,044,800 passengers in June 2011. Therewith, Austrian Airlines has had a slight passenger decrease of 1.2 percent in comparison to June last year which was also caused by the effects of the crises in Japan and Middle East. The average passenger load factor, at 75.1 percent, was 3.5 percentage points below the figure for the same month last year. The capacity measured in available seat kilometers (ASK) rose by 5.2 percent. The figure for revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) rose by 0.5 percent.

In the period from January to June 2011, the number of passengers carried, which is more than five million, was 1.9 percent above the previous year’s figure. The load factor fell by 3.4 percentage points to 70.8 percent. The capacity measured in available seat kilometers (ASK) rose by 4.2 percent. The figure for revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) fell by 0.6 percent.

The Members of the Austrian Airlines Executive Board, Peter Malanik and Andreas Bierwirth said the following: “We feel the effects of the crises in Japan and in the Middle East, but we are going against it. At the same time, we see that the route is going to recover during the summer”

Europe
In June 2011, around 812,400 passengers flew with Austrian Airlines within Europe. This is 1.1 percent less passengers than last year. The load factor fell by 2.0 percentage points to 74.1 percent. Austrian Airlines increased the ASK by 2.9 percent, the RPK rose by 0.1 percent.

In the period from January to June 2011, around 4.1 million passengers flew with Austrian Airlines within Europe. This is 3.6 percent more passengers than last year. The load factor rose by 1.1 percentage points to 68.6 percent. The figure for ASK rose by 2.7 percent, and the one for RPK by 4.3 percent.

Intercontinental
In June 2011, the number of passengers carried on intercontinental flights fell by 2.9 percent to 145,200. The load factor, which is 76.1 percent, was 5.3 percentage points below the figure of the previous year. The crises in Japan and Middle East are having an effect here. Austrian Airlines increased its ASK by 8.2 percent. The figure for RPK rose by 1.2 percent.

Austrian Airlines carried 775,800 passengers in the period from January to June 2011, or 1.2 percent less than last year. The load factor fell by 7.7 percentage points to 72.5 percent. Austrian Airlines increased its ASK by 9.7 percent. The figure for RPK fell by 0.8 percent.

?Charter
As a result of the capacity restriction set by the EU, Austrian Airlines reduced its ASK in the charter business segment.

In June 2011, passenger volume stood at 87,300, which is 1.3 percent more than than the previous year. The load factor fell by 1.5 percentage points to 74.2 percent. Austrian Airlines held its ASK constant. The figure for RPK fell by 2 percent.

In the period from January to June 2011, Austrian Airlines carried 244.500 passengers in the Charter segment. This figure is 13.3 percent lower than last year. The load factor fell by 2.6 percentage points to 71.7 percent. The figure for ASK fell by 23.8 percent, while the one for RPK fell by 26.5 percent.