Finnair reports July 2019 traffic performance

Finnair carried 1.45 million passengers in July 2019, 12.4% more than in the corresponding period of 2018 – marking the highest number ever monthly number for Finnair. Its overall capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) increased in July by 10.7%. Finnair’s traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) increased by 12.2%, and the Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased year-on-year by 1.2% points to 89.6%.   Finnair’s long-haul capacity increased year-on-year with three new A350 aircraft that entered the service in December 2018, in February 2019 and in April 2019. The ASK growth in Asian traffic was 12.1%, mainly due