Lufthansa Group Airlines welcome 8.7 million passengers on board in January 2018
• In January 2018, 10.1% more passengers flew with Lufthansa Group airlines than in the previous year • Seat load factor decreased slightly by 0.4 percentage points to 75.6% • Group-wide increase in number of flights by 7.9% • Currency adjusted yield indication continuous to develop positively
In January 2018, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed around 8.7 million passengers. This shows an increase of 10.1% compared to the previous year’s month. The available seat kilometers were up 8% over the previous year, at the same time, sales increased by 7.4%. The seat load factor decreased by 0.4 percentage points compared to January 2017 to 75.6%.
The currency adjusted yield indication developed positively again in January compared to previous year.
Cargo capacity increased 7.7% year-on-year, while cargo sales were up 9.3% in revenue tonne-kilometer terms. As a result, the Cargo load factor showed a corresponding improvement, rising 0.9 percentage points in the month.
Network Airlines
The Network Airlines Lufthansa German Airlines, SWISS and Austrian Airlines carried 6.5 million passengers in January, 5.4% more than in the prior-year period. Compared to the previous year, the available seat kilometers increased by 5.4% in January. The sales volume was up 3.9% over the same period, decreasing seat load factor by 1.1 percentage points to 75.7%.
Lufthansa German Airlines transported 4.5 million passengers in January, a 5.7% increase compared to the same month last year. A 6.1% increase in seat kilometers in January corresponds to a 4.8% increase in sales. Furthermore, the seat load factor was 76.6%, therefore one percentage point below the prior-year’s level.
Point-to-Point Airlines
The Lufthansa Group’s Point-to-Point Airlines – Eurowings (including Germanwings) and Brussels Airlines – carried around 2.2 million passengers in January. Among this total, 1.9 million passengers were on short-haul flights and 236,000 flew long-haul. This amounts to an increase of 27.3% in comparison to the previous year. January capacity was 23.8% above its prior-year level, while its sales volume was up 30.2%, resulting in an increased seat load factor by 3.6 percentage points of 74.8%.
On short-haul services the Point-to-Point Airlines raised capacity 25% and increased sales volume by 35.5%, resulting in a 5.4 percentage points increase in seat load factor of 69.2%, compared to January 2017. The seat load factor for the long-haul services increased 1.4 percentage points to 82.8% during the same period, following a 22.2% increase in capacity and a 24.3% rise in sales volume, compared to the previous year. The number of passengers on long-haul flights of the Point-to-Point Airlines increased in January by about a quarter (24.3%) compared to last year.
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Investor Info January 2018 | |||||
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| Month | yoy | Cumulative | yoy |
Total Lufthansa Group Airlines | Passengers in 1,000 | 8,695 | +10.1% | 8,695 | +10.1% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 24,550 | +8.0% | 24,550 | +8.0% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 18,556 | +7.4% | 18,556 | +7.4% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 75.6 | -0.4pts. | 75.6 | -0.4pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 1,217 | +7.7% | 1,217 | +7.7% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 807 | +9.3% | 807 | +9.3% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 66.3 | +0.9pts. | 66.3 | +0.9pts. | |
Number of flights | 86,322 | +7.9% | 86,322 | +7.9% | |
Lufthansa German Airlines | Passengers in 1,000 | 4,538 | +5.7% | 4,538 | +5.7% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 14,334 | +6.1% | 14,334 | +6.1% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 10,984 | +4.8% | 10,984 | +4.8% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 76.6 | -1.0pts. | 76.6 | -1.0pts. | |
Number of flights | 42,407 | +6.8% | 42,407 | +6.8% | |
SWISS | Passengers in 1,000 | 1,316 | +1.5% | 1,316 | +1.5% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 4,537 | +5.0% | 4,537 | +5.0% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 3,409 | +2.3% | 3,409 | +2.3% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 75.1 | -2.1pts. | 75.1 | -2.1pts. | |
Number of flights | 12,830 | -0.5% | 12,830 | -0.5% | |
Austrian Airlines | Passengers in 1,000 | 737 | +10.5% | 737 | +10.5% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 1,681 | +0.5% | 1,681 | +0.5% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,173 | +1.0% | 1,173 | +1.0% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 69.8 | +0.4pts. | 69.8 | +0.4pts. | |
Number of flights | 10,008 | +5.0% | 10,008 | +5.0% | |
Total | Passengers in 1,000 | 6,543 | +5.4% | 6,543 | +5.4% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 20,522 | +5.4% | 20,522 | +5.4% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 15,543 | +3.9% | 15,543 | +3.9% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 75.7 | -1.1pts. | 75.7 | -1.1pts. | |
Number of flights | 64,545 | +5.0% | 64,545 | +5.0% | |
* Lufthansa German Airlines incl. regional airlines, SWISS incl. Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines | |||||
Total | Passengers in 1,000 | 2,152 | +27.3% | 2,152 | +27.3% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 4,028 | +23.8% | 4,028 | +23.8% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 3,013 | +30.2% | 3,013 | +30.2% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 74.8 | +3.6pts. | 74.8 | +3.6pts. | |
Number of flights | 21,020 | +17.9% | 21,020 | +17.9% | |
* Incl. Eurowings and Brussels Airlines | |||||
Additional references | |||||
Yield indication | Positive (excl. currency) | ||||
Comments | Shift of Chinese New Year from January to February | ||||
Next Investor Info | 9 March 2018 | ||||
Network Airlines & Cargo* | |||||
By region |
| Month | yoy | Cumulative | yoy |
Europe | Passengers in 1,000 | 4,884 | +6.6% | 4,884 | +6.6% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 5,586 | +7.5% | 5,586 | +7.5% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 3,697 | +5.4% | 3,697 | +5.4% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 66.2 | -1.3pts. | 66.2 | -1.3pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 55 | +6.9% | 55 | +6.9% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 27 | +3.7% | 27 | +3.7% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 48.6 | -1.5pts. | 48.6 | -1.5pts. | |
America | Passengers in 1,000 | 771 | +1.7% | 771 | +1.7% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 7,604 | +2.8% | 7,604 | +2.8% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 5,994 | +2.9% | 5,994 | +2.9% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 78.8 | +0.1pts. | 78.8 | +0.1pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 534 | +9.3% | 534 | +9.3% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 346 | +11.3% | 346 | +11.3% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 64.8 | +1.1pts. | 64.8 | +1.1pts. | |
Asia/Pacific | Passengers in 1,000 | 525 | +4.1% | 525 | +4.1% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 5,243 | +10.4% | 5,243 | +10.4% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 4,214 | +4.8% | 4,214 | +4.8% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 80.4 | -4.2pts. | 80.4 | -4.2pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 512 | +10.2% | 512 | +10.2% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 377 | +9.0% | 377 | +9.0% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 73.7 | -0.8pts. | 73.7 | -0.8pts. | |
Middle East/ | Passengers in 1,000 | 363 | -1.1% | 363 | -1.1% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 2,089 | -1.8% | 2,089 | -1.8% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,638 | +2.2% | 1,638 | +2.2% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 78.4 | +3.0pts. | 78.4 | +3.0pts. | |
Available Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 116 | -7.3% | 116 | -7.3% | |
Revenue Cargo tonne-kilometers (m) | 57 | +2.4% | 57 | +2.4% | |
Cargo load-factor (%) | 49.1 | +4.7pts. | 49.1 | +4.7pts. | |
* Lufthansa German Airlines incl. regional airlines, SWISS incl. Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo | |||||
Point-to-Point Airlines* | |||||
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| Month | yoy | Cumulative | yoy |
Short-haul | Passengers in 1,000 | 1,916 | +27.7% | 1,916 | +27.7% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 2,371 | +25.0% | 2,371 | +25.0% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,642 | +35.5% | 1,642 | +35.5% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 69.2 | +5.4pts. | 69.2 | +5.4pts. | |
Long-haul | Passengers in 1,000 | 236 | +24.3% | 236 | +24.3% |
Available seat-kilometers (m) | 1,657 | +22.2% | 1,657 | +22.2% | |
Revenue seat-kilometers (m) | 1,371 | +24.3% | 1,371 | +24.3% | |
Passenger load-factor (%) | 82.8 | +1.4pts. | 82.8 | +1.4pts. | |
* Incl. Eurowings and Brussels Airlines | |||||