Following the continuing offer of competitive fares, Brussels Airlines recorded a passenger growth of 9.9%. This means, however, that the pressure on the yield remains very high. The Seat Load Factor increased slightly, with 1.8 percentage points to a total of 82.8%.
On the 7,152 flights in April 2018, Brussels Airlines recorded a Seat Load Factor of 82.8%, which is a slight increase of 1.8 percentage points. The Cargo Load Factor increased by 7.8% to an average of 73.1%, while the Revenue Tonne-Kilometres (RTK) grew by 11.0%. The transported cargo volumes amounted to 5,000 tons, the highest in the history of the company.
The number of flights operated in April increased slightly (0.3%) compared to the same month last year. Nevertheless, the Available seat-Kilometres (ASK) rises more strongly with 8.8%, due to the replacement of the last AVRO Jets (100 seats) by Airbus aircraft with a greater capacity (180 seats).
These statistics do not include the passengers on board of the many charter flights Brussels Airlines operates on behalf of tour operators.
| April 2018 | April 2017 | difference in % | |
| Flights | 7,152 | 7,130 | 0.3% |
| Total Passengers | 920,816 | 837,646 | 9.9% |
| — Passengers Europe | 763,882 | 691,120 | 10.5% |
| — Passengers Africa | 94,669 | 84,571 | 11.9% |
| — Passengers North America | 35,312 | 35,456 | -0.4% |
| — Passengers Middle East | 18,865 | 18,583 | 1.5% |
| — Passengers Asia | 8,088 | 7,916 | 2.2% |
| Available seat-kilometres (ASK) | 1,884,965,430 | 1,732,103,375 | 8.8% |
| Revenue Passenger-Kilometres (RPK) | 1,560,898,624 | 1,403,686,142 | 11.2% |
| Passenger Load Factor (%) | 82.8% | 81.0% | 1.8 %pt |
| Available Tonne-Kilometres (ATK) | 221,257 | 207,090 | 6.8% |
| Revenue Tonne-Kilometres (RTK) | 179,994 | 162,192 | 11.0% |
| Cargo Load Factor (%) | 73.1% | 65.3% | 7.8 %pt |
These results are based on figures currently available
This post was published on 12 May 2018 18:34
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