Finnair crosses one million passenger mark for first time since February 2020

Finnair carried 1,062,500 passengers in July 2023, reporting a rise of 6.3% than in July 2022 and 6.5% more than in June 2023 citing fading impact of COVID. The airline noted the negative impact of the Russian airspace closure especially on Asian passenger traffic figures in July 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic figures. Finnair’s overall capacity, measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK), increased in July by 12.0% year-on-year and by 3.9% month-on-month. Finnair’s traffic, measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs), increased by 9.8% year-on-year and by 9.2% month-on-month. The Passenger Load Factor (PLF) decreased by 1.8% points year-on-year but increased by 4.1%