In April 2024, Finnair’s traffic performance showed positive trends with an increase in both passenger numbers and cargo figures compared to the previous year.
- Passenger traffic: Finnair carried 905,200 passengers in April, marking a 4.2% increase compared to April 2023. The capacity (ASK) increased by 3.9% year-on-year, with additional narrow-body capacity deployed after the end of wet lease outs to British Airways. Including wet lease outs, capacity increased by 5.9% due to cooperation with Qantas. Traffic (RPKs) increased by 1.6%, resulting in a decline in Passenger Load Factor (PLF) by 1.6 percentage points to 72.5%.
- Traffic by region: Capacity in Asian traffic increased slightly by 0.4%, while North Atlantic capacity decreased by 14.6%. European traffic saw a significant increase of 14.1% in ASKs, mainly due to increased narrow-body capacity allocated to Europe and new routes. Domestic traffic capacity increased by 17.5%. RPKs increased in Asian and European traffic but decreased in North Atlantic and Middle Eastern traffic.
- Cargo performance: Total cargo tonnes increased by 9.6% year-on-year, driven by growth in Europe and the Middle East. Revenue cargo tonne kilometres increased by 4.1%.
- On-time performance: 74.9% of Finnair flights arrived on schedule in April, impacted mainly by severe weather conditions.
Overall, Finnair’s performance in April 2024 showed positive growth in passenger numbers and cargo, with some fluctuations in traffic by region and on-time performance affected by weather conditions.