- Aeroflot Group’s passenger traffic grew 10.6% YoY to 46.7 million passengers from January to September, 2019.
- In the first nine months of 2019, the Aeroflot airline carried 28.4 million passengers, 6.2% more compared to the same period last year.
- In September 2019, Aeroflot Group’s passenger traffic went up 5.1% YoY to 5.7 million passengers, while that of Aeroflot airline decreased 1.3% year-over-year to 3.3 million passengers.
- No changes occurred in Aeroflot Group fleet in September 2019. While the Group fleet had 364 aircraft, the company fleet had 249 aircraft as of September 30, 2019.
- Aeroflot was named the ‘Best Eastern European Airline’ for the second time in a row at the Business Traveller Awards 2019.
PRESS RELEASE
Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for September and 9M 2019[1].
9M 2019 Operating Highlights
In 9M 2019, Aeroflot Group carried 46.7 million passengers, up 10.6% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline carried 28.4 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%.
Group and Company RPKs increased by 10.9% and 5.6% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs rose by 12.4% year-on-year for the Group and by 7.4% year-on-year for the Company.
The passenger load factor decreased by 1.1 p.p. year-on-year to 82.7% for Aeroflot Group and decreased by 1.4 p.p. to 80.2% for Aeroflot airline.
September 2019 Operating Highlights
In September 2019, Aeroflot Group carried 5.7 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. Aeroflot airline carried 3.3 million passengers, a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%.
Group RPK increased by 5.0% year-on-year and Company RPK decreased 1.6% year-on-year. ASKs rose by 7.6% for Aeroflot Group and by 2.8% for Aeroflot airline.
Aeroflot Group’s passenger load factor was 85.1%, representing a 2.1 percentage point decrease versus the same period a year earlier. The passenger load factor at Aeroflot – Russian Airlines decreased by 3.6 percentage points year-on-year to 81.8%.
Fleet update
There were no changes in Aeroflot Group fleet in September 2019. As of 30 September 2019, Group and Company fleet had 364 and 249 aircraft, respectively.
