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International growth a more pedestrian 7.7% (360 words)
Published:
11/24/2000
In the first ten months of 2000 Aeroflot carried 4.32 m passengers according
to the airline, an increase of 9.7% on 10mo99. The fastest growth came from
the airline's burgeoning domestic network that showed an increase of 17.6% with
1.19m passengers, with international traffic up by a more modest 7% at 3.14
m passengers.
As has been the case for the last few months all improvements to the top line
volumes at the airline are attributed to the great plan from McKinsey and the
performance of management. The airline has however, dramatically expanded the
number of routes serviced and frequency of flights. An expansion revealed by
the fall in seat load factors domestically despite the increase in the number
of passengers. Load factors on domestic flights fell by 1.7% to 73.2 in the
period, dampening the effect of the international traffic load factor increases
from 56.6% to 64.7%; an overall increase of 11.6% and a load factor of 66.2%.
Aeroflot's capacity (Available Seat Kilometres or ASK) on domestic passenger
routes increased by 5.8% in the January to October period over the first ten
months of 1999. Rising from 3,646 to 3,859 m pkm reflecting the new domestic
routes to Mineral Waters, Ufa, Chelyabinsk and Perm. Aeroflot's ASK on international
routes decreased by 7.7% demonstrating the airline's cancellation of unprofitable
long haul routes in the period. With the effect of decreasing the airline's
total ASK by 5.7% for the period. The airline's cargo business of 86,972 tonnes
of cargo was an increase of 23% on January-October 1999. With the larger international
routes growing by 22.8% and the smaller domestic business carrying 9,618 tonnes,
showing an increase of 26.1% on 1999. According to the airline they feel that
the recovery of volume reflects the general improvement in the Russian economy
since September 1999.
As it approaches the end of the year Aeroflot appears to be sustaining a trend
set in the last few months of strong growth led by the domestic market. The
airline also reports that its steadily heavier use of western aircraft is having
an impact on its costs reporting that fuel consumption fell by 1.8% in the first
ten months over 1999.
| |
10mo99 |
10mo00 |
change |
9mo 99 |
9mo00 |
change |
| Passengers,000 |
3,940 |
4,321 |
9.67% |
3,568.70 |
3,897.00 |
9.20% |
| international routes |
2,932 |
3,136 |
6.96% |
2,652.80 |
2,835.80 |
6.90% |
| domestic routes |
1,008 |
1,185 |
17.56% |
915.5 |
1,061.10 |
15.90% |
| Cargo carried, 000 tonnes |
70.6 |
87 |
23.15% |
61.4 |
75.8 |
23.30% |
| international routes |
63 |
77.4 |
22.79% |
54.7 |
67.6 |
23.58% |
| domestic routes |
7.6 |
9.6 |
26.07% |
6.7 |
8.1 |
21.03% |
| RPK, mn pkm |
13,976 |
14,711 |
5.26% |
12,664.20 |
13,254.50 |
4.66% |
| international routes |
11,259 |
11,886 |
5.56% |
10,208.00 |
10,729.30 |
5.11% |
| domestic routes |
2,716 |
2,825 |
4.00% |
2,456.20 |
2,525.20 |
2.81% |
| ASK, m pkm |
23,567 |
22,221 |
-5.71% |
21,284.40 |
20,329.00 |
-4.49% |
| international routes |
19,893 |
18,371 |
-7.65% |
18,003.50 |
16,870.00 |
-6.30% |
| domestic routes |
3,646 |
3,859 |
5.85% |
3,279.30 |
3,454.40 |
5.34% |
| Seat load |
59.30% |
66.20% |
11.64% |
60% |
65.20% |
9.58% |
| international routes |
56.60% |
64.70% |
14.31% |
57% |
63.60% |
12.17% |
| domestic routes |
74.50% |
73.20% |
-1.74% |
75% |
73.10% |
-2.40% |
| RTK, m pkm |
1715 |
1871 |
9.08% |
1,538 |
1,669 |
8.55% |
| international routes |
1427 |
1567 |
9.83% |
1,278 |
1,401 |
9.68% |
| domestic routes |
288 |
304 |
5.37% |
260 |
268 |
3.04% |
| ATK, m pkm |
3417 |
3433 |
0.47% |
3,069 |
3,069 |
-0.03% |
| international routes |
2918 |
2918 |
0.01% |
2,624 |
2,610 |
-0.53% |
| domestic routes |
496.39 |
518.6 |
4.48% |
448 |
461 |
2.86% |
| Commercial load |
50% |
55% |
8.57% |
50.10% |
54.40% |
8.58% |
| international routes |
49% |
54% |
9.82% |
48.70% |
53.70% |
10.27% |
| domestic routes |
58% |
59% |
0.86% |
58.00% |
58.10% |
0.17% |
| Jet fuel consumption, g/tkm |
620 |
558 |
-10.01% |
624 |
559 |
-10.39% |
| Total jet fuel consumption, tonne |
1,065 |
1,046 |
-1.82% |
960 |
934 |
-2.71% |
Article ID:
2212
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