Finnair reports January traffic

In January 2020, Finnair experienced strong demand and carried 1,122,000 passengers, 11.3% more than in the corresponding period of 2019. The overall capacity measured in available seat kilometres (ASK) increased in January by 10.5%. Finnair’s traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) increased by 11.9%, and the passenger load factor (PLF) increased year-on-year by 1.0% points to 78.0%. Finnair’s long-haul capacity increased year-on-year with two new A350 aircraft that entered the service after the comparison period. The ASK growth in Asian traffic was 9.9%, mainly due to the doubling of Hong Kong frequencies as well as the openings of new