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KLM passenger traffic increases further in September (+6.4%)

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KLM’s passenger traffic figures for September kept pace with the trend in previous months, increasing by no less than 6.4% compared to September last year.

With capacity up 2.1%, load factor increased by 1.4 points to 90,1%. Growth was strongest on European routes in terms of capacity (up 5,8%), passengers (up 8,3%) and load factor (up 2,5 points). At Transavia, capacity, passenger numbers, and occupancy rates also increased.

KLM Cargo saw traffic decline by 2,4%, which was more than the 0.8% decrease in capacity. As a result, cargo load factor was down 1.1 points.

The joint Air France KLM traffic results for September 2017 are available in the download box in this message.

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Amstelveen, 09 October 2017

This post was published on 9 October 2017 14:15

André Orban

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