Finnair reports June traffic

In June, Finnair carried 1,240,500 passengers, 12.8% more than in the corresponding period of 2017. The number of passengers grew in Asian traffic (+15.5%), European traffic (+12.4%), North America traffic (+18.2%) and domestic traffic (+9.9%). Finnair’s overall capacity measured in Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) increased in June by 16.4% year-on-year. Finnair’s traffic measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) grew less, by 14.5%. The high ASK growth rate was reflected in the Passenger Load Factor (PLF), which decreased year-on-year by 1.4 points to 85.4%. In June 48% of Finnair’s ASKs were in Asian traffic, 41% on European routes and the rest