Finnair traffic data for September shows sharp slide in capacity due to pandemic

(TAN): Finnair carried 115,500 passengers in September, which is 91% less than in the corresponding period of 2019 and 40.1% less than in August 2020, the airline’s traffic statistics revealed. 

The Covid-19 impact, including the exceptionally strict travel restrictions imposed by Finland, affected all passenger traffic figures. It was visible especially in the North Atlantic figures (no scheduled flights in September) and, compared to August, also in European figures.

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The overall capacity measured in available seat kilometres (ASK) decreased in September by 87.6% YoY. Finnair operated 83 daily flights (cargo-only included) on average which was 21.8% compared to September 2019. Finnair’s traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) decreased by 95.2%. The passenger load factor (PLF) decreased by 49.9% points to 31.8%.

Passenger numbers decreased in Asian traffic by 96.9%, in North Atlantic traffic by 100%, in European traffic by 92.7% and in domestic traffic by 74.5%.

Traffic statistics for October will be published on November 6.

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