Moscow, 22 October 2018 – Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for September and 9M 2018[1].
9M 2018 Operating Highlights
In 9M 2018, Aeroflot Group carried 42.2 million passengers, up 10.2% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline carried 26.8 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 8.0%. Group and Company RPKs increased by 9.1% and 6.3% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs rose by 9.0% year-on-year for the Group and by 7.8% year-on-year for the Company. The passenger load factor increased by 0.1 p.p. year-on-year to 83.8% for Aeroflot Group and decreased by 1.2 p.p. to 81.6% for Aeroflot airline.
September 2018 Operating Highlights
In September 2018, Aeroflot Group carried 5.4 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. Aeroflot airline carried 3.3 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 10.1%.
Group and Company RPKs were up 11.4% and 8.7% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs rose by 9.1% for Aeroflot Group and by 6.9% for Aeroflot airline.
On domestic routes, Group passengers carried and RPKs grew by 15.2% and 15.1% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs grew by 10.9% year-on-year. Company passengers carried and RPKs increased by 13.1% and 11.9% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs grew by 7.8%.
In September 2018, the number of passengers carried on the Group’s international routes increased by 10.3% year-on-year. RPKs grew by 8.6%, while capacity grew by 7.8%. The number of passengers carried by Aeroflot airline on international routes increased by 7.3%. RPKs grew by 7.0%, ASKs by 6.4%.
Aeroflot Group’s passenger load factor was 87.2%, representing a 1.8 percentage point increase versus the same period a year earlier. The passenger load factor at Aeroflot – Russian Airlines increased by 1.5 percentage points year-on-year to 85.5%.
Fleet update
In September 2018, Aeroflot Group added four aircraft: one SSJ100, one Boeing 737-800, one Airbus А320 and one Boeing 777-300. One Boeing 737-800 was phased out. As of 30 September 2018, the Group fleet had 361 aircraft.
Aeroflot airline added two aircraft: one SSJ100 and one Airbus А320. As of 30 September 2018, the Company fleet had 250 aircraft.
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Net changes in the fleet |
Number of aircraft[2] as of 30.09.2018 |
|
|
September 2018 |
9M 2018 |
|
Aeroflot Group |
+3 |
+35 |
361 |
Aeroflot airline |
+2 |
+26 |
250 |
Aeroflot Group Operating Results
September 2018 |
September 2017 |
Change |
9M 2018 |
9M 2017 |
Change |
|
Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
5,406.6 |
4,787.2 |
12.9% |
42,248.8 |
38,339.6 |
10.2% |
- international |
2,408.0 |
2,183.3 |
10.3% |
18,759.0 |
17,220.5 |
8.9% |
- domestic |
2,998.6 |
2,603.8 |
15.2% |
23,489.8 |
21,119.0 |
11.2% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
13,915.0 |
12,495.0 |
11.4% |
108,428.0 |
99,381.6 |
9.1% |
- international |
7,803.0 |
7,184.8 |
8.6% |
62,725.3 |
58,407.6 |
7.4% |
- domestic |
6,112.0 |
5,310.2 |
15.1% |
45,702.7 |
40,974.2 |
11.5% |
Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
15,957.8 |
14,627.9 |
9.1% |
129,392.6 |
118,753.7 |
9.0% |
- international |
9,139.4 |
8,481.4 |
7.8% |
76,179.8 |
69,819.7 |
9.1% |
- domestic |
6,818.4 |
6,146.5 |
10.9% |
53,212.8 |
48,933.9 |
8.7% |
Passenger load factor, % |
87.2% |
85.4% |
1.8 p.p. |
83.8% |
83.7% |
0.1 p.p. |
- international |
85.4% |
84.7% |
0.7 p.p. |
82.3% |
83.7% |
(1.3 p.p.) |
- domestic |
89.6% |
86.4% |
3.2 p.p. |
85.9% |
83.7% |
2.2 p.p. |
Cargo and mail carried, tonnes |
28,282.0 |
23,872.9 |
18.5% |
218,618.7 |
191,502.7 |
14.2% |
- international |
14,991.5 |
13,427.2 |
11.7% |
121,327.5 |
106,715.1 |
13.7% |
- domestic |
13,290.4 |
10,445.7 |
27.2% |
97,291.2 |
84,787.6 |
14.7% |
Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres, mn |
121.5 |
110.1 |
10.4% |
938.5 |
872.2 |
7.6% |
- international |
69.2 |
67.0 |
3.3% |
571.7 |
529.9 |
7.9% |
- domestic |
52.4 |
43.0 |
21.8% |
366.8 |
342.4 |
7.1% |
Revenue Tonne Kilometres, mn |
1,373.9 |
1,234.6 |
11.3% |
10,697.0 |
9,816.5 |
9.0% |
- international |
771.4 |
713.6 |
8.1% |
6,216.9 |
5,786.5 |
7.4% |
- domestic |
602.5 |
521.0 |
15.6% |
4,480.1 |
4,030.0 |
11.2% |
Available Tonne Kilometres, mn |
1,888.1 |
1,744.0 |
8.3% |
15,283.3 |
14,276.3 |
7.1% |
- international |
1,074.1 |
1,001.8 |
7.2% |
8,985.4 |
8,373.2 |
7.3% |
- domestic |
814.0 |
742.2 |
9.7% |
6,297.9 |
5,903.1 |
6.7% |
Revenue load factor, % |
72.8% |
70.8% |
2.0 p.p. |
70.0% |
68.8% |
1.2 p.p. |
- international |
71.8% |
71.2% |
0.6 p.p. |
69.2% |
69.1% |
0.1 p.p. |
- domestic |
74.0% |
70.2% |
3.8 p.p. |
71.1% |
68.3% |
2.9 p.p. |
Revenue flights |
37,238 |
33,200 |
12.2% |
305,730 |
276,779 |
10.5% |
- international |
15,798 |
13,907 |
13.6% |
128,358 |
114,732 |
11.9% |
- domestic |
21,440 |
19,293 |
11.1% |
177,372 |
162,047 |
9.5% |
Flight hours for fleet |
101,873 |
91,310 |
11.6% |
833,776 |
756,305 |
10.2% |
Aeroflot - Russian Airlines Operating Results
September 2018 |
September 2017 |
Change |
9M 2018 |
9M 2017 |
Change |
||
Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
3,298.7 |
2,995.8 |
10.1% |
26,770.2 |
24,789.4 |
8.0% |
|
- international |
1,660.0 |
1,547.1 |
7.3% |
13,687.8 |
12,957.0 |
5.6% |
|
- domestic |
1,638.7 |
1,448.7 |
13.1% |
13,082.5 |
11,832.4 |
10.6% |
|
Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
9,005.9 |
8,281.5 |
8.7% |
73,525.1 |
69,172.7 |
6.3% |
|
- international |
5,717.6 |
5,343.3 |
7.0% |
47,958.3 |
45,620.2 |
5.1% |
|
- domestic |
3,288.3 |
2,938.2 |
11.9% |
25,566.8 |
23,552.5 |
8.6% |
|
Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
10,534.7 |
9,858.5 |
6.9% |
90,087.8 |
83,556.1 |
7.8% |
|
- international |
6,880.0 |
6,467.0 |
6.4% |
60,054.0 |
55,788.0 |
7.6% |
|
- domestic |
3,654.8 |
3,391.5 |
7.8% |
30,033.8 |
27,768.1 |
8.2% |
|
Passenger load factor, % |
85.5% |
84.0% |
1.5 p.p. |
81.6% |
82.8% |
(1.2 p.p.) |
|
- international |
83.1% |
82.6% |
0.5 p.p. |
79.9% |
81.8% |
(1.9 p.p.) |
|
- domestic |
90.0% |
86.6% |
3.4 p.p. |
85.1% |
84.8% |
0.3 p.p. |
|
Cargo and mail carried, tonnes |
19,898.1 |
20,039.3 |
(0.7%) |
160,095.9 |
161,841.7 |
(1.1%) |
|
- international |
12,994.7 |
13,207.7 |
(1.6%) |
108,040.3 |
104,802.0 |
3.1% |
|
- domestic |
6,903.4 |
6,831.6 |
1.1% |
52,055.6 |
57,039.7 |
(8.7%) |
|
Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres, mn |
93.1 |
93.5 |
(0.4%) |
754.8 |
751.5 |
0.4% |
|
- international |
63.7 |
66.0 |
(3.5%) |
535.2 |
521.1 |
2.7% |
|
- domestic |
29.4 |
27.5 |
7.2% |
219.5 |
230.4 |
(4.7%) |
|
Revenue Tonne Kilometres, mn |
903.6 |
838.8 |
7.7% |
7,372.0 |
6,977.0 |
5.7% |
|
- international |
578.3 |
546.9 |
5.7% |
4,851.5 |
4,626.9 |
4.9% |
|
- domestic |
325.4 |
291.9 |
11.5% |
2,520.5 |
2,350.1 |
7.3% |
|
Available Tonne Kilometres, mn |
1,270.1 |
1,196.4 |
6.2% |
10,824.9 |
10,215.8 |
6.0% |
|
- international |
832.7 |
785.0 |
6.1% |
7,253.4 |
6,852.6 |
5.8% |
|
- domestic |
437.3 |
411.4 |
6.3% |
3,571.5 |
3,363.2 |
6.2% |
|
Revenue load factor, % |
71.1% |
70.1% |
1.0 p.p. |
68.1% |
68.3% |
(0.2 p.p.) |
|
- international |
69.4% |
69.7% |
(0.3 p.p.) |
66.9% |
67.5% |
(0.6 p.p.) |
|
- domestic |
74.4% |
71.0% |
3.4 p.p. |
70.6% |
69.9% |
0.7 p.p. |
|
Revenue flights |
23,930 |
21,293 |
12.4% |
200,651 |
180,689 |
11.0% |
|
- international |
11,733 |
10,438 |
12.4% |
98,963 |
89,744 |
10.3% |
|
- domestic |
12,197 |
10,855 |
12.4% |
101,688 |
90,945 |
11.8% |
|
Flight hours for fleet |
67,734 |
61,039 |
11.0% |
572,003 |
520,666 |
9.9% |
|
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