MONTREAL, Dec. 5, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of November, Air
Canada reported a system load factor of 78.1 per cent, versus 75.9 per
cent in November 2011, an increase of 2.2 percentage points. System
traffic increased 4.6 per cent on a system-wide capacity increase
of 1.7 per cent. Air Canada reports traffic results on
a system-wide basis, including regional airlines from which Air Canada
purchases capacity.
"For the month of November, Air Canada reported a load factor of 78.1
per cent, an increase of 2.2 percentage points from the previous year
and our second highest ever for the month," said Calin Rovinescu,
President and Chief Executive Officer. "Led by increases in traffic of
6.9 per cent in Asia Pacific markets, and of 7 per cent overall in the
Australia, Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America markets, Air
Canada generated greater traffic in all markets the airline serves with
system wide growth of 4.6 per cent on a capacity increase of 1.7 per
cent through higher utilization of our existing fleet. These strong
results underscore the effectiveness of our disciplined capacity
management and our award winning product. I thank our employees whose
professionalism and focus on taking care of customers have been
instrumental in earning their loyalty."
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|
|
| November | Year-To-Date |
|
| 2012 | 2011 | Change | 2012 | 2011 | Change |
| Traffic (RPMs mln)
|
3,681
|
3,518
|
+4.6%
|
51,252
|
49,967
|
+2.6%
|
| Capacity (ASMs mln)
|
4,711
|
4,632
|
+1.7%
|
61,921
|
61,206
|
+1.2%
|
| Load Factor |
78.1%
|
75.9%
|
+2.2 pts
|
82.8%
|
81.6%
|
+1.2 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada | RPMs |
1,187
|
1,141
|
+4.0%
|
15,132
|
14,711
|
+2.9%
|
| ASMs |
1,421
|
1,417
|
+0.3%
|
18,338
|
18,117
|
+1.2%
|
| LF |
83.5%
|
80.5%
|
+3.0 pts
|
82.5%
|
81.2%
|
+1.3 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
Transborder | RPMs |
640
|
622
|
+2.9%
|
8,151
|
7,926
|
+2.8%
|
| ASMs |
846
|
835
|
+1.3%
|
10,390
|
10,136
|
+2.5%
|
| LF |
75.7%
|
74.5%
|
+1.2 pts
|
78.5%
|
78.2%
|
+0.3 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Atlantic | RPMs |
726
|
700
|
+3.7%
|
13,018
|
12,787
|
+1.8%
|
| ASMs |
1,030
|
1,036
|
-0.6%
|
15,736
|
15,740
|
0.0%
|
| LF |
70.5%
|
67.6%
|
+2.9 pts
|
82.7%
|
81.2%
|
+1.5 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pacific | RPMs |
699
|
654
|
+6.9%
|
9,208
|
8,914
|
+3.3%
|
| ASMs |
853
|
819
|
+4.2%
|
10,439
|
10,283
|
+1.5%
|
| LF |
81.9%
|
79.9%
|
+2.0 pts
|
88.2%
|
86.7%
|
+1.5 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other* | RPMs |
429
|
401
|
+7.0%
|
5,743
|
5,629
|
+2.0%
|
| ASMs |
561
|
525
|
+6.9%
|
7,018
|
6,930
|
+1.3%
|
| LF |
76.5%
|
76.4%
|
+0.1 pts
|
81.8%
|
81.2%
|
+0.6 pts
|
* Includes Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South
America
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline
serving more than 175 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag
carrier is the 15th largest commercial airline in the world and in 2011
served more than 33 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 59 Canadian cities, 56 destinations in
the United States and 63 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia,
Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada is a
founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air
transportation network serving 1,356 destinations in 193 countries. In
2012, Air Canada was ranked Best International Airline in North America
in a worldwide survey of more than 18 million airline passengers
conducted by independent research firm Skytrax.
SOURCE: AIR CANADA