Finnair’s significant capacity reductions due to the coronavirus impact were clearly visible in all traffic figures.
In April, Finnair carried 16,100 passengers which is 98.7% less than in the corresponding period of 2019. The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) decreased year-on-year by 57.5% points to 23.9%. All traffic figures were heavily impacted by the significant coronavirus related capacity reductions, which were visible especially in the North Atlantic figures as there were no flights to North America in April.
The PLF was 82.7% in Asian traffic, 17.5% in European traffic and 21.9% in domestic traffic, whereas there was no PLF figure in the North Atlantic traffic due to zero flights in April.
Passenger numbers decreased in Asian traffic by 99.3%, in North Atlantic traffic by 100.0%, in European traffic by 98.4% and in domestic traffic by 98.8%.
In April, 95.9% of all Finnair flights arrived on schedule (82.5%).
Finnair Traffic Performance April 2020
|
|
Month |
% Change |
|
Total passengers |
16.100 |
-98.7 |
|
Asia Passengers |
1.400 |
-99.3 |
|
Asia Load Factor |
82.7 |
-0.1p |
|
Europe Passengers |
12.300 |
-98.4 |
|
Europe Load Factor |
17.5 |
-63.5p |
|
North Atlantic Passengers |
0 |
-100 |
|
Domestic Passengers |
2.400 |
-98.8 |
|
Domestic Load Factor |
21.9 |
-45.2p |
|
Passenger load factor % |
23.9% |
-57.5p |
|
Cargo – Europe tonnes |
122.5 |
-95.7 |
|
Cargo – North Atlantic tonnes |
0 |
-100 |
|
Cargo – Asia tonnes |
31.2 |
-99.7 |
|
Cargo – Domestic tonnes |
12.4 |
-74.8 |
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