MONTREAL, May 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of April, Air Canada reported a record system load factor of 83.3 per cent, versus 82.1 per cent in April 2013, an increase of 1.2 percentage points on a system-wide capacity increase of 7.5 per cent. On this additional capacity, system wide traffic for April increased 9.0 per cent. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including Air Canada rougeTM, which began operations on July 1, 2013, and regional airlines from which Air Canada purchases capacity.
"I am pleased to report a record load factor of 83.3 per cent for the month of April," said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Air Canada generated greater traffic for the month of April in all markets the airline serves with system wide growth of 9.0 per cent on a capacity increase of 7.5 per cent, led by increases in traffic in Latin America, Caribbean, Atlantic and U.S. transborder markets. I would like to thank our employees for taking good care of our customers and transporting them safely to their destinations."
| April | Year to Date | ||||||
| 2014 | 2013 | Change | 2014 | 2013 | Change | ||
| Traffic (RPMs mln) | 4,747 | 4,355 | +9.0% | 18,212 | 17,441 | +4.4% | |
| Capacity (ASMs mln) | 5,702 | 5,304 | +7.5% | 22,475 | 21,468 | +4.7% | |
| Load Factor | 83.3% | 82.1% | +1.2 pts | 81.0% | 81.2% | -0.2 pts | |
| Canada | RPMs | 1,335 | 1,281 | +4.2% | 4,999 | 4,885 | +2.3% |
|
ASMs |
1,566 | 1,496 | +4.7% | 6,130 | 5,888 | +4.1% | |
| LF | 85.2% | 85.6% | -0.4 pts | 81.5% | 83.0% | -1.5 pts | |
|
US Transborder |
RPMs | 900 | 806 | +11.7% | 3,610 | 3,369 | +7.2% |
|
ASMs |
1,078 | 1,015 | +6.2% | 4,388 | 4,262 | +3.0% | |
| LF | 83.5% | 79.4% | +4.1 pts | 82.3% | 79.0% | +3.3 pts | |
| Atlantic | RPMs | 1,118 | 1,001 | +11.7% | 3,625 | 3,477 | +4.3% |
|
ASMs |
1,410 | 1,279 | +10.2% | 4,895 | 4,517 | +8.4% | |
| LF | 79.3% | 78.3% | +1.0 pts | 74.1% | 77.0% | -2.9 pts | |
| Pacific | RPMs | 947 | 895 | +5.8% | 3,788 | 3,647 | +3.9% |
|
ASMs |
1,130 | 1,069 | +5.7% | 4,496 | 4,287 | +4.9% | |
| LF | 83.8% | 83.7% | +0.1 pts | 84.3% | 85.1% | -0.8 pts | |
|
Latin America & Caribbean |
RPMs | 447 | 372 | +20.2% | 2,190 | 2,063 | +6.2% |
|
ASMs |
518 | 445 | +16.4% | 2,566 | 2,514 | +2.1% | |
| LF | 86.3% | 83.6% | +2.7 pts | 85.3% | 82.1% | +3.2 pts | |
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international airline
serving more than 180 destinations on five continents. Canada's flag
carrier is among the 20 largest airlines in the world and in 2013
served more than 35 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 60 Canadian cities, 49 destinations in
the United States and 72 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia,
Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. Air Canada is a
founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air
transportation network serving 1,269 destinations in 193 countries.
Air Canada is the only international network carrier in North America
to receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research
firm Skytrax that ranked Air Canada in a worldwide survey of more than
18 million airline passengers as Best Airline in North America in 2013
for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, please visit: www.aircanada.com.
SOURCE Air Canada
Isabelle Arthur (Montréal) 514 422-5788
Peter Fitzpatrick (Toronto) 416 263-5576
Angela Mah (Vancouver) 604 270-5741
Internet : aircanada.com