January 8, 2008
Air France KLM on Tuesday posted a 3.1 percent rise in passenger traffic in December, led by growth on its American and Asian routes, but its passenger load factor fell 0.8 percentage points to 78.6 percent.
Business was affected by a strike at Orly Airport, Paris, at the end of the month, the airline said in a statement. Capacity on the airline’s routes rose 4.1 percent during the month.
“Unit revenue excluding currency impact improved further,” Air France KLM said.
Cargo activity posted a traffic rise of 2.9 percent, as capacity rose 3.7 percent.
The load factor, which measures the proportion of aircraft capacity sold, fell 0.5 percentage points to 70.2 percent.
(Reuters)