Aeroflot PJSC announced results for Aeroflot Group and Aeroflot - Russian Airlines for October and ten months of 2015.
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Passenger traffic for Aeroflot Group in 10M 2015 was 33.5 million, up 13.7% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline's passenger traffic was 22 million during the same period, up 10.6% year-on-year.
Group revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose by 8.1% year-on-year for 10M 2015, while the company posted 10.3% year-on-year RPK growth. Group available seat kilometres (ASKs) increased by 7.8% year-on-year for 10M 2015, while the company's ASKs increased by 9.1% year-on-year.
Group passenger load factor increased 0.2 percentage point (p.p.) year-on-year to 79.2%, while the company's passenger load factor increased by 1.0 p.p. year-on-year to 80.3%.
In October 2015, Aeroflot Group passenger traffic was 3.4 million, up 17.9% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline's passenger traffic was 2.3 million, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%.
Group and company RPKs increased by 11.3% and 11.9% year-on-year, respectively, in October 2015. ASKs for the same period rose by 9.3% year-on-year for Aeroflot Group and by 8.8% for Aeroflot airline.
On domestic routes, Group traffic and RPKs grew by 37.1% and 31.1% year-on-year, respectively, in October 2015. This was mainly attributable to increased demand for domestic flights, growth of in-country tourism, a rise in low-cost travel, combined with a 29% year-on-year increase in ASKs, including increased flight frequencies on high-demand routes.
Company traffic and RPKs on domestic routes in October 2015 were up 17.9% and 17.2% year-on-year, respectively, driven by increased demand for domestic flights and a corresponding increase in ASKs of 13.4%.
On international routes, Group traffic and RPKs were down by 3.1% and 1.8% year-on-year, respectively, in October 2015.
This decline was attributable to a 3.4% year-on-year decrease in ASKs on international routes, as the Group continued to optimise capacities in its subsidiaries (mainly in the charter flights segment) and reallocate capacity to domestic routes. Aeroflot airline's traffic and RPKs on international routes increased by 8.8% and 8.8% year-on-year, respectively, in October 2015.
The company's growth on international routes was supported by a continuing decrease in competition as several foreign carriers reduced flight frequencies to Russia, as well as by increased international transit traffic through Sheremetyevo airport.
In October 2015, the passenger load factor increased by 1.4 p.p. year-on-year to 78.8% for the Group and by 2.2 p.p. year-on-year to 80.6% for the company. ■