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10th Dec 2004, 07:29
AAP
Qantas passenger jump in October
December 10, 2004 - 12:14PM
In October, Qantas domestic traffic rose almost nine per cent while international traffic was up over six per cent compared to the same month last year, the carrier said.
Qantas domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar carried 2.033 million passengers in October, an 8.9 per cent jump on the same month last year.
Traffic on the three services measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) increased by 9.1 per cent in October while capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs), jumped by 9.6 per cent.
This resulted in a revenue seat factor of 81.5 per cent, 0.4 percentage points lower than for October 2003.
Internationally, Qantas and Australian Airlines carried 810,000 passengers in October, a rise of 6.4 per cent last year.
International RPKs increased by 10.1 per cent in October 2004, while ASKs increased by 13.5 per cent over the same period.
The resulting revenue seat factor of 75.6 per cent was 2.3 percentage points lower than the previous year.
Overall passengers who flew the group's five services numbered 2.843 million in October, a rise of 8.2 per cent over the previous year.
RPKs increased by 9.8 per cent, while ASKs were up 12.2 per cent, resulting in a revenue seat factor of 77.5 per cent, which was 1.7 percentage points lower than the previous year.
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Qantas passenger jump in October
December 10, 2004 - 12:14PM
In October, Qantas domestic traffic rose almost nine per cent while international traffic was up over six per cent compared to the same month last year, the carrier said.
Qantas domestic, QantasLink and Jetstar carried 2.033 million passengers in October, an 8.9 per cent jump on the same month last year.
Traffic on the three services measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) increased by 9.1 per cent in October while capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs), jumped by 9.6 per cent.
This resulted in a revenue seat factor of 81.5 per cent, 0.4 percentage points lower than for October 2003.
Internationally, Qantas and Australian Airlines carried 810,000 passengers in October, a rise of 6.4 per cent last year.
International RPKs increased by 10.1 per cent in October 2004, while ASKs increased by 13.5 per cent over the same period.
The resulting revenue seat factor of 75.6 per cent was 2.3 percentage points lower than the previous year.
Overall passengers who flew the group's five services numbered 2.843 million in October, a rise of 8.2 per cent over the previous year.
RPKs increased by 9.8 per cent, while ASKs were up 12.2 per cent, resulting in a revenue seat factor of 77.5 per cent, which was 1.7 percentage points lower than the previous year.
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