Finnair Traffic Performance in March 2017

In March, Finnair’s overall capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres increased by 2.2 per cent year‐on‐year, and traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres grew by 4.1 per cent. The passenger load factor increased by 1.5 percentage points to stand at 81.0 per cent. Third-party labour disputes forced the cancellation of 190 flights, primarily in domestic and European traffic, reducing capacity growth by 1.0 percentage point. The capacity in Finnair’s largest traffic area, Asia, increased by 3.7 per cent in March and traffic grew by 8.8 per cent due to a significantly higher passenger load factor. The moderate capacity growth reflects