Amstelveen – 2009-07-09

Passenger

• 1.1 point improvement in load factor with decline in traffic well below the reduction in capacity

Cargo

• Traffic down in line with capacity, leading to a slight improvement in load factor

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Passenger business
For  the  second  consecutive  month,  the  decline  in  traffic  (-2.9%) in  August  2009  was  well below  the reduction in capacity (-4.2%). The load factor gained 1.1 points to 84.8%. The group carried 6.6 million passengers (-3.8%).  The reduction in capacity put a stop to the deterioration in unit revenues.

• On the Americas network traffic fell 4.9% with capacity down 6.8%. The load factor gained 1.8 points to 89.0%.
• The  Asia  network showed  a  slight  improvement  with a  decline  in  traffic  of  just 2.7%  for capacity reduced by 5.2%. The load factor gained 2.3 points to 88.1%.
• On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic rose by 3.3% with capacity up by 4.6%. The load factor dropped 1.1 points to 85.6%.
• Traffic on the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network fell 0.9% with capacity down slightly (-0.2%). The load factor stood at 81.5% (-0.5 points). 
• On  the  European  network  the  load  factor  rose  1.1  points  with a  4.7%  decline  in  traffic, less  than  the reduction in capacity of 6.1%.

Cargo* business
The  decline  in  traffic (-16.1%)  was  slightly  below the  reduction  in  capacity  (-16.9%), leading  to  a  mild improvement in load factor to 63.5%, thereby confirming the stabilization of this activity observed in the past few months.

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

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