Moscow, 20 May 2015 - JSC Aeroflot (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) announces operating results of Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for April 2015 and the first four months of 2015.
January-April 2015 Operating Highlights
Passenger traffic for Aeroflot Group in 4M 2015 was 10.9 mln, up 15.2% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline’s traffic was 7.5 mln during the same period, up 8.3% year-on-year.
Group revenue passenger kilometres (“RPKs”) rose by 9.7% year-on-year for 4M 2015, while the Company posted 8.9% year-on-year RPK growth. The seat load factor decreased by 0.4 percentage points (p.p.) year-on-year to 74.0% for the Group and by 0.3 p.p. year-on-year to 75.4% for the Company.
April 2015 Operating Highlights
In April 2015, Aeroflot Group passenger traffic was 2.9 mln, up 15.1% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline’s traffic was 2.0 mln in April 2015, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%.
In April 2015, Group and Company RPKs increased by 8.3% and 3.5% year-on-year, respectively. Available seat kilometres for the same period rose by 13.0% year-on-year for Aeroflot Group and by 8.4% for Aeroflot airline.
On domestic routes, Group traffic and RPKs grew by 33.2% and 28.2% year-on-year, respectively, in April 2015. This growth was mainly driven by increased flight frequencies and carrying capacities on high-demand routes. The Company’s traffic and RPKs in April were up by 6.9% and 4.7% year-on-year, respectively.
On international routes, Group traffic was down by 3.4% and RPKs were down by 3.6% year-on-year, respectively, in April 2015. Aeroflot airline’s traffic and RPKs increased by 1.9% and 2.9% year-on-year, respectively. The Company’s growth on international routes was supported by a decrease in competition as a result of lowering of flight frequencies to Russia by several foreign carriers, as well as by growth of international transit traffic through Sheremetyevo airport.
In April 2015, the seat load factor decreased by 3.2 p.p. year-on year to 74.4% for the Group and by 3.6 p.p. year on year to 75.7% for the Company.
Fleet Update
During 4M 2015, Aeroflot airline added three Boeing 737-800s, three SSJ100s and two Boeing 777-300ERs. The net increase in the Company’s fleet amounted to seven aircraft.
During the same period, the Group added six Boeing 737-800s, one Airbus A319, three SSJ100s and two Boeing 777-300ERs. Four Boeing 737-800s and one Il-96 were removed from the Aeroflot Group fleet. As of 30 April 2015, the Group’s fleet included 264 aircraft (excluding helicopters and one An-24 aircraft).
Aeroflot Group operating results
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April 2015 |
April 2014 |
Change |
|
4M 2015 |
4M 2014 |
Change |
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Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
2,924.7 |
2,541.8 |
15.1%, |
|
10,866.8 |
9,436.4 |
15.2% |
|
- international |
1,215.4 |
1,258.4 |
(3.4%) |
|
4,742.6 |
4,819.5 |
(1.6%) |
|
- domestic |
1,709.3 |
1,283.4 |
33.2% |
|
6,124.2 |
4,616.9 |
32.6% |
|
Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mln |
7,171.2 |
6,622.3 |
8.3% |
|
27,407.5 |
24,980.8 |
9.7% |
|
- international |
4,002.9 |
4,151.2 |
(3.6%) |
|
15,986.8 |
16,029.6 |
(0.3%) |
|
- domestic |
3,168.3 |
2,471.1 |
28.2% |
|
11,420.7 |
8,951.3 |
27.6% |
|
Available Seat Kilometres, mln |
9,642.1 |
8,536.0 |
13.0% |
|
37,043.1 |
33,598.9 |
10.3% |
|
- international |
5,283.1 |
5,437.9 |
(2.8%) |
|
21,528.3 |
21,622.7 |
(0.4%) |
|
- domestic |
4,359.0 |
3,098.1 |
40.7% |
|
15,514.8 |
11,976.2 |
29.5% |
|
Passenger load factor |
74.4% |
77.6% |
(3.2 p.p.) |
|
74.0% |
74.4% |
(0.4 p.p.) |
|
- international |
75.8% |
76.3% |
(0.5 p.p.) |
|
74.3% |
74.1% |
0.2 p.p. |
|
- domestic |
72.7% |
79.8% |
(7.1 p.p.) |
|
73.6% |
74.7% |
(1.1 p.p.) |
|
Cargo and mail carried, tonnes |
14,598.4 |
13,365.9 |
9.2% |
|
48,431.0 |
51,580.6 |
(6.1%) |
|
- international |
7,509.1 |
6,982.7 |
7.5% |
|
24,697.3 |
28,063.3 |
(12.0%) |
|
- domestic |
7,089.3 |
6,383.2 |
11.1% |
|
23,733.7 |
23,517.3 |
0.9% |
|
Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres, mln |
62.6 |
57.7 |
8.5% |
|
203.6 |
220.7 |
(7.7%) |
|
- international |
36.4 |
33.2 |
9.6% |
|
117.3 |
130.5 |
(10.1%) |
|
- domestic |
26.2 |
24.5 |
6.9% |
|
86.3 |
90.2 |
(4.3%) |
|
Revenue Tonne Kilometres, mln |
708.0 |
653.8 |
8.3% |
|
2,670.2 |
2,468.8 |
8.2% |
|
- international |
396.6 |
406.9 |
(2.5%) |
|
1,556.0 |
1,573.1 |
(1.1%) |
|
- domestic |
311.4 |
246.9 |
26.1% |
|
1,114.2 |
895.7 |
24.4% |
|
Available Tonne Kilometres, mln |
1,163.4 |
1,028.7 |
13.1%, |
|
4,454.1 |
4,024.3 |
10.7% |
|
- international |
657.1 |
658.9 |
(0.3%) |
|
2,669.9 |
2,595.9 |
2.9% |
|
- domestic |
506.3 |
369.8 |
36.9% |
|
1,784.2 |
1,428.4 |
24.9% |
|
Revenue load factor |
60.9% |
63.6% |
(2.7 p.p.) |
|
59.9% |
61.3% |
(1.4 p.p.) |
|
- international |
60.4% |
61.8% |
(1.4 p.p.) |
|
58.3% |
60.6% |
(2.3 p.p.) |
|
- domestic |
61.5% |
66.8% |
(5.3 p.p.) |
|
62.4% |
62.7% |
(0.3 p.p.) |
|
Flight hours for fleet |
68,093 |
60,638 |
12.3% |
|
263,097 |
240,445 |
9.4% |
JSC Aeroflot operating results
|
April 2015 |
April 2014 |
Change |
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4M 2015 |
4M 2014 |
Change |
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Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
1,993.0 |
1,911.5 |
4.3% |
|
7,464.0 |
6,893.1 |
8.3% |
|
- international |
1,035.6 |
1,016.3 |
1.9% |
|
4,051.8 |
3,830.8 |
5.8% |
|
- domestic |
957.4 |
895.2 |
6.9% |
|
3,412.2 |
3,062.3 |
11.4% |
|
Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mln |
5,574.2 |
5,383.5 |
3.5% |
|
21,535.0 |
19,775.0 |
8.9% |
|
- international |
3,577.8 |
3,477.6 |
2.9% |
|
14,414.7 |
13,192.0 |
9.3% |
|
- domestic |
1,996.4 |
1,905.9 |
4.7% |
|
7,120.3 |
6,583.0 |
8.2% |
|
Available Seat Kilometres, mln |
7,359.8 |
6,786.9 |
8.4% |
|
28,557.7 |
26,111.2 |
9.4% |
|
- international |
4,725.1 |
4,460.9 |
5.9% |
|
19,188.1 |
17,712.5 |
8.3% |
|
- domestic |
2,634.7 |
2,326.0 |
13.3% |
|
9,369.6 |
8,398.7 |
11.6% |
|
Passenger load factor |
75.7% |
79.3% |
(3.6 p.p.) |
|
75.4% |
75.7% |
(0.3 p.p.) |
|
- international |
75.7% |
78.0% |
(2.3 p.p.) |
|
75.1% |
74.5% |
0.6 p.p. |
|
- domestic |
75.8% |
81.9% |
(6.1 p.p.) |
|
76.0% |
78.4% |
(2.4 p.p.) |
|
Cargo and mail carried, tonnes |
12,702.6 |
11,859.9 |
7.1% |
|
41,882.7 |
45,316.4 |
(7.6%) |
|
- international |
7,299.9 |
6,810.1 |
7.2% |
|
23,916.3 |
27,182.0 |
(12.0%) |
|
- domestic |
5,402.7 |
5,049.8 |
7.0% |
|
17,966.4 |
18,134.4 |
(0.9%) |
|
Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres, mln |
58.5 |
55.0 |
6.4% |
|
189.4 |
208.5 |
(9.2%) |
|
- international |
35.9 |
32.9 |
9.1% |
|
115.5 |
128.4 |
(10.0%) |
|
- domestic |
22.6 |
22.1 |
2.3% |
|
73.9 |
80.1 |
(7.7%) |
|
Revenue Tonne Kilometres, mln |
560.2 |
539.5 |
3.8% |
|
2,127.5 |
1,988.2 |
7.0% |
|
- international |
357.9 |
345.9 |
3.5% |
|
1,412.7 |
1,315.7 |
7.4% |
|
- domestic |
202.3 |
193.6 |
4.5% |
|
714.8 |
672.5 |
6.3% |
|
Available Tonne Kilometres, mln |
920.6 |
842.5 |
9.3% |
|
3,553.9 |
3,226.7 |
10.1% |
|
- international |
598.7 |
557.3 |
7.4% |
|
2,419.2 |
2,184.4 |
10.7% |
|
- domestic |
321.9 |
285.2 |
12.9% |
|
1,134.7 |
1,042.3 |
8.9% |
|
Revenue load factor |
60.9% |
64.0% |
(3.1 p.p.) |
|
59.9% |
61.6% |
(1.7 p.p.) |
|
- international |
59.8% |
62.1% |
(2.3 p.p.) |
|
58.4% |
60.2% |
(1.8 p.p.) |
|
- domestic |
62.8% |
67.9% |
(5.1 p.p.) |
|
63.0% |
64.5% |
(1.5 p.p.) |
|
Flight hours for fleet |
48,031 |
44,277 |
8.5% |
|
185,915 |
172,169 |
8.0% |
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About Aeroflot
Aeroflot is Russia’s flagship carrier and one of the largest airline groups in Europe. In 2014 Aeroflot carried 23.6 million passengers (34.7 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries) a record for any Russian airline. A proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. Aeroflot and its partners serve 1,052 destinations in 177 countries worldwide. Aeroflot operates the youngest fleet in the world among major airlines, numbering 157 Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi airliners. Aeroflot is among the global leaders in aviation safety. The Company’s European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) Index, which is the main globally recognized safety parameter, is comparable to global peers. The first Russian carrier to enter the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) register, renewing its registration for the fifth time in 2013. Aeroflot has successfully passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) and is fully ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 compliant. In 2014 Aeroflot was named by SKYTRAX as the Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the third time. Find more at www.aeroflot.com.
