Hub airlines
Network airlines Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines carried 6.2 million passengers in January, 3.2% more than in the prior-year period. Capacity was increased by 1.6%, while the sales volume was up 2.9%, raising seat load factor by 0.9 percentage points.
Lufthansa German Airlines transported 4.3 million passengers in January, a 2.3% increase on the same month last year. January capacity was reduced by a slight 0.6%, while the sales volume was up 0.9%. Seat load factor was 1.2 percentage points above its prior-year level.
Point-to-point airlines
The Lufthansa Group’s point-to-point airlines – Eurowings (including Germanwings) and Brussels Airlines – carried 1.7 million passengers in January. Of these, 1.5 million were on short-haul and 0.2 million on long-haul flights. January capacity was 114.9% above its prior-year level, while January sales volume was up 112.0%. Seat load factor showed a 0.9-percentage-point decline.
On their short-haul services the point-to-point carriers raised capacity 68.5% and increased their sales volumes by 67.9%, resulting in a 0.2-percentage-point decline in seat load factor. Seat load factor for their long-haul services declined 14.3 percentage points, following a 261.4% increase in capacity and a 251.7% rise in sales volume.
These point-to-point figures newly include those of Brussels Airlines, which was fully acquired by the Lufthansa Group in January 2017.
Lufthansa Group | |||||
Month | yoy | Cumulative | yoy | ||
Total Lufthansa Group Airlines | Passengers in 1,000 | 7,876 | +12.6% | 7,876 | +12.6% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 22,731 | +9.9% | 22,731 | +9.9% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 17,273 | +10.5% | 17,273 | +10.5% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 76.0 | +0.4pts. | 76.0 | +0.4pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 1,116 | +1.7% | 1,116 | +1.7% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 736 | +4.9% | 736 | +4.9% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 65.9 | +2.0pts. | 65.9 | +2.0pts. | |
Number of flights | 79,954 | +7.1% | 79,954 | +7.1% | |
Lufthansa German Airlines | Passengers in 1,000 | 4,292 | +2.3% | 4,292 | +2.3% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 13,511 | -0.6% | 13,511 | -0.6% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 10,483 | +0.9% | 10,483 | +0.9% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 77.6 | +1.2pts. | 77.6 | +1.2pts. | |
Number of flights | 39,707 | -1.7% | 39,707 | -1.7% | |
SWISS | Passengers in 1,000 | 1,271 | +6.4% | 1,271 | +6.4% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 4,325 | +9.4% | 4,325 | +9.4% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 3,337 | +10.7% | 3,337 | +10.7% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 77.2 | +0.9pts. | 77.2 | +0.9pts. | |
Number of flights | 12,871 | -1.3% | 12,871 | -1.3% | |
Austrian Airlines | Passengers in 1,000 | 668 | +8.5% | 668 | +8.5% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 1,672 | +3.0% | 1,672 | +3.0% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,161 | +1.9% | 1,161 | +1.9% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 69.4 | -0.8pts. | 69.4 | -0.8pts. | |
Number of flights | 9,532 | +5.3% | 9,532 | +5.3% | |
Total Network Airlines* | Passengers in 1,000 | 6,185 | +3.2% | 6,185 | +3.2% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 19,480 | +1.6% | 19,480 | +1.6% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 14,959 | +2.9% | 14,959 | +2.9% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 76.8 | +0.9pts. | 76.8 | +0.9pts. | |
Number of flights | 61,421 | -1.4% | 61,421 | -1.4% | |
* Lufthansa German Airlines incl. regional airlines, SWISS incl. Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines | |||||
Total Point-to-Point Airlines* | Passengers in 1,000 | 1,691 | +68.1% | 1,691 | +68.1% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 3,252 | +114.9% | 3,252 | +114.9% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 2,314 | +112.0% | 2,314 | +112.0% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 71.2 | -0.9pts. | 71.2 | -0.9pts. | |
Number of flights | 17,828 | +51.7% | 17,828 | +51.7% | |
* Incl. Eurowings and Brussels Airlines | |||||
Additional references | |||||
Pricing environment | clearly negative (excl. currency) | ||||
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Network Airlines & Cargo* | |||||
By region | Month | yoy | Cumulative | yoy | |
Europe | Passengers in 1,000 | 4,568 | +3.5% | 4,568 | +3.5% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 5,197 | +0.5% | 5,197 | +0.5% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 3,509 | +3.5% | 3,509 | +3.5% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 67.5 | +1.9pts. | 67.5 | +1.9pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 51 | -2.0% | 51 | -2.0% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 26 | +0.4% | 26 | +0.4% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 50.3 | +1.2pts. | 50.3 | +1.2pts. | |
America (North und South) | Passengers in 1,000 | 755 | +1.8% | 755 | +1.8% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 7,397 | +4.4% | 7,397 | +4.4% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 5,822 | +2.2% | 5,822 | +2.2% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 78.7 | -1.7pts. | 78.7 | -1.7pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 482 | +1.3% | 482 | +1.3% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 310 | +5.1% | 310 | +5.1% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 64.2 | +2.3pts. | 64.2 | +2.3pts. | |
Asia/Pacific | Passengers in 1,000 | 503 | +1.2% | 503 | +1.2% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 4,750 | -2.9% | 4,750 | -2.9% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 4,018 | +1.9% | 4,018 | +1.9% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 84.6 | +4.0pts. | 84.6 | +4.0pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 459 | +3.0% | 459 | +3.0% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 346 | +7.1% | 346 | +7.1% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 75.3 | +2.8pts. | 75.3 | +2.8pts. | |
Middle East/ Africa | Passengers in 1,000 | 359 | +6.3% | 359 | +6.3% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 2,136 | +5.8% | 2,136 | +5.8% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,611 | +6.7% | 1,611 | +6.7% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 75.4 | +0.6pts. | 75.4 | +0.6pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 123 | -0.5% | 123 | -0.5% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 54 | -6.6% | 54 | -6.6% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 44.2 | -2.9pts. | 44.2 | -2.9pts. | |
* Lufthansa German Airlines incl. regional airlines, SWISS incl. Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo | |||||
Point-to-Point Airlines* | |||||
Month | yoy | Cumulative | yoy | ||
Short-haul | Passengers in 1,000 | 1,503 | +57.6% | 1,503 | +57.6% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 1,904 | +68.5% | 1,904 | +68.5% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,217 | +67.9% | 1,217 | +67.9% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 63.9 | -0.2pts. | 63.9 | -0.2pts. | |
Long-haul | Passengers in 1,000 | 188 | +261.4% | 188 | +261.4% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 1,347 | +251.7% | 1,347 | +251.7% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,097 | +199.3% | 1,097 | +199.3% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 81.4 | -14.3pts. | 81.4 | -14.3pts. | |
* Incl. Eurowings and Brussels Airlines |
Note by Luchtzak.be: it is to the least strange that Brussels Airlines is categorised as a point-to-point airline.
This post was published on 9 February 2017 14:51
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