The ASK increase in Asian traffic was 1,969.8% year on year. The North Atlantic capacity decreased by 100.0% as there were no related passenger flights in April 2020. In European traffic, the ASKs were up by 29.1%. The ASKs in domestic traffic increased by 519.3%.
RPKs increased in Asian traffic by 184.6% year-on-year, in North Atlantic traffic by 100.0%, in European traffic by 221.9% and in domestic traffic by 1,758.6%.
The PLF was 11.4% in Asian traffic but it was supported by the very strong cargo operations and a high cargo load factor. The PLF was 8.3% in North Atlantic traffic, 43.7% in European traffic and 65.6% in domestic traffic.
Passenger numbers increased in Asian traffic by 140.9% year-on-year, in North Atlantic traffic by 100.0%, in European traffic by 234.8% and in domestic traffic by 1,424.1%.
Available scheduled cargo tonne-kilometres increased by 1,777.1% year-on-year (decreased by 1.0% month-on-month) and revenue scheduled cargo tonne-kilometres increased by 4,216.9% (decreased by 1.9% month-on-month), both due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on scheduled flights especially in April 2020. However, cargo-related available tonne-kilometres increased only by 292.4% year-on-year (decreased by 4.5% month-on-month) and revenue tonne-kilometres increased by 353.3% (increased by 0.2% month-on-month) as they both also include the cargo-only flights operated mainly between Europe and Asia as well as Europe and North America. Compared to March 2021, cargo-only tonnes were down only by 0.5% and the total cargo tonnes by 1.0% as demand for the cargo capacity remained very strong especially in Asian traffic. As a result, the cargo load factor was clearly higher than in the corresponding period of 2020.
Traffic statistics for May 2021 will be published on Tuesday 8 June 2021.
| Finnair Traffic Performance April 2021 | ||||
| Month | % Change | YTD | % Change | |
| Total traffic | ||||
| Passengers 1,000 | 80.9 | 403.6 | 340.2 | -87.3 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 413.4 | 253.3 | 1,614.9 | -83.5 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 109.2 | 291.1 | 415.7 | -94.1 |
| Passenger load factor % | 26.4 | 2.6p | 25.7 | -46.3p |
| Cargo tonnes total | 7,923.7 | 309.1 | 27,333.8 | -14.7 |
| Available tonne kilometres mill | 159.4 | 162.1 | 573.8 | -61.3 |
| Revenue tonne kilometres mill | 69.0 | 342.9 | 238.3 | -71.4 |
| Asia | ||||
| Passengers 1,000 Asia | 3.4 | 140.9 | 12.5 | -97.3 |
| Available seat kilometres mill Asia | 226.8 | 1,969.8 | 891.1 | -81.0 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill Asia | 25.8 | 184.6 | 93.7 | -97.4 |
| Passenger load factor % Asia | 11.4 | -71.3p | 10.5 | -65.8p |
| Europe | ||||
| Passengers 1,000 Europe | 41.1 | 234.8 | 161.9 | -89.4 |
| Available seat kilometres mill Europe | 128.8 | 29.1 | 489.9 | -86.6 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill Europe | 56.3 | 221.9 | 203.6 | -91.8 |
| Passenger load factor % Europe | 43.7 | 26.2p | 41.6 | -25.9p |
| North Atlantic | ||||
| Passengers 1,000 North Atlantic | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.4 | -99.5 |
| Available seat kilometres mill North Atlantic | 18.7 | 100.0 | 36.0 | -95.7 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill North Atlantic | 1.6 | 100.0 | 2.5 | -99.6 |
| Passenger load factor % North Atlantic | 8.3 | N/A | 6.9 | -69.5p |
| Domestic | ||||
| Passengers 1,000 Domestic | 36.2 | 1,424.1 | 165.3 | -72.2 |
| Available seat kilometres mill Domestic | 39.0 | 519.3 | 197.9 | -66.3 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill Domestic | 25.6 | 1,758.6 | 115.8 | -67.3 |
| Passenger load factor % Domestic | 65.6 | 43.7p | 58.5 | -1.8p |
| Cargo Traffic | ||||
| Europe tonnes | 153.0 | 24.9 | 709.2 | -89.7 |
| North Atlantic tonnes | 160.7 | 100.0 | 310.5 | -87.6 |
| Asia tonnes | 2,441.5 | 7,737.1 | 9,278.6 | -55.2 |
| Domestic tonnes | 26.6 | 114.0 | 112.1 | -11.4 |
| Cargo scheduled traffic total tonnes | 2,781.7 | 1,574.6 | 10,410.5 | -65.6 |
| Cargo flights, tonnes** | 5,142.0 | 190.4 | 16,923.3 | 855.7 |
| Cargo Traffic tonnes total | 7,923.7 | 309.1 | 27,333.8 | -14.7 |
| Available tonne-kilometres* mill | 71.0 | 292.4 | 246.9 | -35.1 |
| Revenue tonne-kilometres mill | 59.3 | 353.3 | 201.6 | -0.3 |
| Available sched. cargo tonne kms*, mill | 23.7 | 1,777.1 | 89.2 | -75.5 |
| Revenue sched. cargo tonne kms, mill | 20.0 | 4,216.9 | 74.0 | -61.0 |
| Cargo load factor* % | 83.5 | 11.2p | 81.6 | 28.5p |
| - North-Atlantic cargo load factor* % | 80.0 | N/A | 82.1 | 16.0p |
| - Asia cargo load factor* % | 87.6 | 11.7p | 86.2 | 30.3p |
| Scheduled traffic Cargo load factor*, % | 84.6 | 47.8p | 83.0 | 30.9p |
* Based on average operational cargo capacity
** Including purchased traffic
- Change %: Change compared to the figures of the respective periods in the previous year (p = points).
- Available seat kilometres. ASK: Total number of seats available. multiplied by the number of kilometres flown.
- Revenue passenger kilometres. RPK: Number of revenue passengers carried. multiplied by kilometres flown.
- Passenger load factor: Share of revenue passenger kilometres of available seat kilometres.
- Available tonne-kilometres. ATK: Number of tonnes of capacity for carriage of passengers. cargo and mail. multiplied by kilometres flown.
- Revenue tonne-kilometres. RTK: Total revenue load consisting of passengers. cargo and mail. multiplied by kilometres flown.
- Overall load factor: Share of revenue tonne-kilometres of available tonne-kilometres.
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