Brussels Airlines again recorded a passenger growth this September. Compared to the same period last year, 72,709 more passengers travelled with Brussels Airlines. The seat load factor increased to 82.5%.
This resulted in a passenger growth of 8.9% over the past month. Noteworthy was the steady increase in the number of passengers that flew on European flights (+8.7%). The African network also contributed significantly to growth (+6%).
In total 886,617 passengers flew on a Brussels Airlines flight. The number of flights offered in September increased by 0.8% but the number of passengers grew faster, which led to an increase of the seat load factor, which amounted to 82.5%. It is the first time the seat load factor exceeded 80% in a September month.
The transported freight volume also grew. The cargo load factor increased by 13.9 percentage points and the Revenue Ton-Kilometers increased by 15.8%.
These statistics do not include the passengers on board of the many charter flights Brussels Airlines operates on behalf of tour operators.
Month | Month | difference in % | |
sep/17 | sep/16 | ||
Flights | 7,438 | 7,380 | 0.8% |
Total Passengers | 886,617 | 813,908 | 8.9% |
— Passengers Europe | 742,691 | 683,498 | 8.7% |
— Passengers Africa | 82,053 | 77,387 | 6.0% |
— Passengers North America | 35,922 | 35,177 | 2.1% |
— Passengers Middle East | 18,027 | 17,846 | 1.0% |
— Passengers Asia | 7,924 | / | / |
Available seat-kilometers (ASK) | 1,780,726,685 | 1,642,772,969 | 8.4% |
Revenue Passenger-Kilometers (RPK) | 1,469,565,089 | 1,312,715,898 | 11.9% |
Passenger Load Factor (%) | 82.5% | 79.9% | 2.6 pp. |
Available Ton-Kilometers (ATK) | 212,043 | 194,318 | 9.1% |
Revenue Ton-Kilometers (RTK) | 168,541 | 145,519 | 15.8% |
Cargo Load Factor (%) | 69.8% | 55.9% | 13.9 pp. |
Figures based on preliminary data currently available |
Wednesday, October 11, 2017