MONTREAL, Feb. 5, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of January, Air
Canada reported a record system load factor of 79.4 per cent, versus
79.1 per cent in January 2012, an increase of 0.3 percentage points.
System traffic increased 0.3 per cent on a system-wide capacity
decrease of 0.1 per cent. Air Canada reports traffic results on
a system-wide basis, including regional airlines from which Air Canada
purchases capacity.
"I am pleased to report a record load factor of 79.4 per cent for the
month of January," said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive
Officer. "Led by traffic increases in the Atlantic and domestic Canada
markets of 3 and 2.1 per cent, respectively, Air Canada generated
greater traffic of 0.3 per cent system wide on a capacity decrease of
0.1 per cent. These results underscore the effectiveness of our
disciplined capacity management and award-winning product. I thank our
employees whose focus on customers has been instrumental in earning
their loyalty. Their professionalism has been recognized once again
with Air Canada recently becoming the only international network
carrier in North America to earn a Four-Star ranking by independent
research firm Skytrax."
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January
|
|
2013
|
2012
|
Change
|
Traffic (RPMs mln)
|
4,368
|
4,354
|
+0.3%
|
Capacity (ASMs mln)
|
5,499
|
5,507
|
-0.1%
|
Load Factor
|
79.4%
|
79.1%
|
+0.3 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
RPMs
|
1,201
|
1,176
|
+2.1%
|
ASMs
|
1,529
|
1,514
|
+1.0%
|
LF
|
78.5%
|
77.7%
|
+0.8 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
US Transborder
|
RPMs
|
808
|
797
|
+1.4%
|
ASMs
|
1,084
|
1,058
|
+2.5%
|
LF
|
74.5%
|
75.3%
|
-0.8 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Atlantic
|
RPMs
|
824
|
800
|
+3.0%
|
ASMs
|
1,064
|
1,099
|
-3.2%
|
LF
|
77.4%
|
72.8%
|
+4.6 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pacific
|
RPMs
|
967
|
951
|
+1.7%
|
ASMs
|
1,134
|
1,069
|
+6.1%
|
LF
|
85.3%
|
89.0%
|
-3.7pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latin America &
Caribbean*
|
RPMs
|
568
|
630
|
-9.8%
|
ASMs
|
688
|
767
|
-10.3%
|
LF
|
82.6%
|
82.1%
|
+0.5 pts
|
* Australia has been reclassified to "Pacific" from "Latin America,
Caribbean & Other."
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline
serving more than 175 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag
carrier is the 15th largest commercial airline in the world and in 2012
served close to 35 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 59 Canadian cities, 56 destinations in
the United States and 63 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia,
Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada is a
founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air
transportation network serving 1,329 destinations in 194 countries. Air
Canada is the only international network carrier in North America to
receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm
Skytrax that ranked Air Canada in a worldwide survey of more than 18
million airline passengers as Best International Airline in North
America in 2012 for the third consecutive year.
SOURCE: AIR CANADA
Isabelle Arthur (Montréal) 514 422-5788
Peter Fitzpatrick (Toronto) 416 263-5576
Angela Mah (Vancouver) 604 270-5741
Internet : aircanada.com