SWISS reports a 5.4% growth in January passenger volumes

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)¹ transported 1,239,760 passengers in January, a 5.4% increase on the same month last year. A total of 11,599 flights were operated during the period, 6.0% more than in January 2018.

Systemwide passenger capacity for January was raised 3.6% from its prior-year level in available seat-kilometre (ASK) terms. Total traffic volume for the month, measured in revenue passenger-kilometres (RPK), was 8.2% up on the prior-year period. Systemwide seat load factor improved accordingly, rising 3.3 percentage points to 77.8%.

¹ excluding Edelweiss