MONTREAL, March 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of February, Air
Canada reported a record system load factor of 79.8 per cent, versus
76.8 per cent in February 2012, an increase of 3.0 percentage points.
System traffic decreased 0.7 per cent on a system-wide capacity
decrease of 4.4 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 79.8 per cent for the
month of February," said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive
Officer. "The difference in capacity and traffic from the previous
year is attributed almost entirely to the additional day of operations
reported for the February 2012leap year, making those year-over-year
comparisons less meaningful. I would like to thank our employees for
their hard work taking care of customers while transporting them safely
to their destinations despite the challenges of severe winter weather
during the month."
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| February | Year-To-Date |
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| 2013 | 2012 | Change | 2013 | 2012 | Change |
| Traffic (RPMs mln)
|
3,943
|
3,971
|
-0.7%
|
8,311
|
8,325
|
-0.2%
|
| Capacity (ASMs mln)
|
4,944
|
5,170
|
-4.4%
|
10,443
|
10,677
|
-2.2%
|
| Load Factor |
79.8%
|
76.8%
|
+3.0 pts
|
79.6%
|
78.0%
|
+1.6 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Canada | RPMs |
1,127
|
1,144
|
-1.5%
|
2,328
|
2,320
|
+0.3%
|
| ASMs |
1,340
|
1,410
|
-5.0%
|
2,869
|
2,924
|
-1.9%
|
| LF |
84.1%
|
81.1%
|
+3.0 pts
|
81.1%
|
79.3%
|
+1.8 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US
Transborder | RPMs |
789
|
818
|
-3.5%
|
1,597
|
1,615
|
-1.1%
|
| ASMs |
986
|
1,043
|
-5.5%
|
2,070
|
2,101
|
-1.5%
|
| LF |
80.0%
|
78.4%
|
+1.6 pts
|
77.1%
|
76.9%
|
+0.2 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Atlantic | RPMs |
668
|
671
|
-0.4%
|
1,492
|
1,471
|
+1.4%
|
| ASMs |
984
|
1,042
|
-5.6%
|
2,048
|
2,141
|
-4.3%
|
| LF |
67.9%
|
64.4%
|
+3.5 pts
|
72.9%
|
68.7%
|
+4.2 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pacific | RPMs |
830
|
757
|
+9.6%
|
1,797
|
1,708
|
+5.2%
|
| ASMs |
991
|
956
|
+3.7%
|
2,125
|
2,025
|
+4.9%
|
| LF |
83.8%
|
79.2%
|
+4.6 pts
|
84.6%
|
84.3%
|
+0.3 pts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other* | RPMs |
529
|
581
|
-9.0%
|
1,097
|
1,211
|
- 9.4%
|
| ASMs |
643
|
719
|
-10.6%
|
1,331
|
1,486
|
-10.4%
|
| LF |
82.3%
|
80.8%
|
+1.5 pts
|
82.4%
|
81.5%
|
+0.9 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
