Moscow, 20 November 2018 – Aeroflot PJSC (Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) today announces operating results for Aeroflot Group (“the Group”) and Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (“the Company”) for October and 10M 2018[1].
10M 2018 Operating Highlights
In 10M 2018, Aeroflot Group carried 47.0 million passengers, up 10.3% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline carried 29.9 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 8.0%. Group and Company RPKs increased by 9.1% and 6.2% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs rose by 8.9% year-on-year for the Group and by 7.6% year-on-year for the Company. The passenger load factor increased by 0.2 p.p. year-on-year to 83.7% for Aeroflot Group and decreased by 1.0 p.p. to 81.6% for Aeroflot airline.
October 2018 Operating Highlights
In October 2018, Aeroflot Group carried 4.8 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 11.4%. Aeroflot airline carried 3.1 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 8.0%.
Group and Company RPKs were up 9.2% and 5.2% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs rose by 8.3% for Aeroflot Group and by 5.6% for Aeroflot airline.
On domestic routes, Group passengers carried and RPKs grew by 14.1% and 14.8% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs grew by 11.3% year-on-year. Company passengers carried and RPKs increased by 11.6% and 9.1% year-on-year, respectively. ASKs grew by 7.5%.
The number of passengers carried on the Group’s international routes increased by 8.3% year-on-year. RPKs grew by 5.5%, while capacity grew by 6.4%. The number of passengers carried by Aeroflot airline on international routes increased by 4.6%. RPKs grew by 3.1%, ASKs by 4.6%.
Aeroflot Group’s passenger load factor was 82.8%, representing a 0.6 percentage point increase versus the same period a year earlier. The passenger load factor at Aeroflot – Russian Airlines immaterially decreased by 0.3 percentage points year-on-year to 81.1%.
Fleet update
In October 2018, Aeroflot Group added four aircraft: three Boeing 737-800 and one Boeing 777-300. One Airbus A320 was phased-out. As of 31 October 2018, the Group fleet had 364 aircraft.
Aeroflot airline added two Boeing 737-800 aircraft as well as phased-out one Airbus A320 aircraft. As of 31 October 2018, the Company fleet had 251 aircraft.
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Net changes in the fleet |
Number of aircraft[2] as of 31.10.2018 |
|
|
October 2018 |
10M 2018 |
|
Aeroflot Group |
+3 |
+38 |
364 |
Aeroflot airline |
+1 |
+27 |
251 |
Aeroflot Group Operating Results
October 2018 |
October 2017 |
Change |
10M 2018 |
10M 2017 |
Change |
|
Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
4,791.7 |
4,301.4 |
11.4% |
47,040.6 |
42,641.1 |
10.3% |
- international |
2,162.5 |
1,997.2 |
8.3% |
20,921.5 |
19,217.8 |
8.9% |
- domestic |
2,629.2 |
2,304.2 |
14.1% |
26,119.1 |
23,423.2 |
11.5% |
Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
12,303.6 |
11,270.8 |
9.2% |
120,731.7 |
110,652.4 |
9.1% |
- international |
7,174.0 |
6,802.8 |
5.5% |
69,899.3 |
65,210.3 |
7.2% |
- domestic |
5,129.6 |
4,468.2 |
14.8% |
50,832.4 |
45,442.2 |
11.9% |
Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
14,854.7 |
13,712.4 |
8.3% |
144,247.2 |
132,466.0 |
8.9% |
- international |
8,863.2 |
8,329.9 |
6.4% |
85,043.1 |
78,149.7 |
8.8% |
- domestic |
5,991.4 |
5,382.5 |
11.3% |
59,204.2 |
54,316.4 |
9.0% |
Passenger load factor, % |
82.8% |
82.2% |
0.6 p.p. |
83.7% |
83.5% |
0.2 p.p. |
- international |
80.9% |
81.7% |
(0.7 p.p.) |
82.2% |
83.4% |
(1.2 p.p.) |
- domestic |
85.6% |
83.0% |
2.6 п.п. |
85.9% |
83.7% |
2.2 p.p. |
Cargo and mail carried, tonnes |
29,342.1 |
27,214.0 |
7.8% |
247,958.6 |
218,716.7 |
13.4% |
- international |
16,911.8 |
15,200.8 |
11.3% |
138,238.4 |
121,915.8 |
13.4% |
- domestic |
12,430.3 |
12,013.2 |
3.5% |
109,720.2 |
96,800.8 |
13.3% |
Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres, mn |
126.4 |
120.0 |
5.3% |
1,063.7 |
992.3 |
7.2% |
- international |
78.6 |
73.0 |
7.6% |
649.1 |
603.0 |
7.6% |
- domestic |
47.9 |
46.9 |
2.0% |
414.7 |
389.3 |
6.5% |
Revenue Tonne Kilometres, mn |
1,233.8 |
1,134.4 |
8.8% |
11,929.6 |
10,951.0 |
8.9% |
- international |
724.2 |
685.3 |
5.7% |
6,940.0 |
6,471.9 |
7.2% |
- domestic |
509.5 |
449.1 |
13.5% |
4,989.6 |
4,479.1 |
11.4% |
Available Tonne Kilometres, mn |
1,753.2 |
1,627.7 |
7.7% |
17,036.8 |
15,903.9 |
7.1% |
- international |
1,047.6 |
982.4 |
6.6% |
10,033.3 |
9,355.6 |
7.2% |
- domestic |
705.6 |
645.2 |
9.4% |
7,003.5 |
6,548.3 |
7.0% |
Revenue load factor, % |
70.4% |
69.7% |
0.7 p.p. |
70.0% |
68.9% |
1.2 p.p. |
- international |
69.1% |
69.8% |
(0.6 p.p.) |
69.2% |
69.2% |
- |
- domestic |
72.2% |
69.6% |
2.6 p.p. |
71.2% |
68.4% |
2.8 p.p. |
Revenue flights |
36,092 |
32,292 |
11.8% |
341,822 |
309,071 |
10.6% |
- international |
15,420 |
13,778 |
11.9% |
143,778 |
128,510 |
11.9% |
- domestic |
20,672 |
18,514 |
11.7% |
198,044 |
180,561 |
9.7% |
Flight hours |
98,393 |
88,980 |
10.6% |
932,170 |
845,285 |
10.3% |
Aeroflot - Russian Airlines Operating Results
October 2018 |
October 2017 |
Change |
10M 2018 |
10M 2017 |
Change |
||
Passengers carried, thousand PAX |
3,144.6 |
2,912.5 |
8.0% |
29,914.8 |
27,701.9 |
8.0% |
|
- international |
1,574.0 |
1,505.2 |
4.6% |
15,261.7 |
14,462.2 |
5.5% |
|
- domestic |
1,570.7 |
1,407.3 |
11.6% |
14,653.1 |
13,239.7 |
10.7% |
|
Revenue Passenger Kilometres, mn |
8,590.1 |
8,166.6 |
5.2% |
82,115.1 |
77,339.3 |
6.2% |
|
- international |
5,468.4 |
5,305.9 |
3.1% |
53,426.7 |
50,926.1 |
4.9% |
|
- domestic |
3,121.7 |
2,860.7 |
9.1% |
28,688.5 |
26,413.2 |
8.6% |
|
Available Seat Kilometres, mn |
10,589.4 |
10,029.2 |
5.6% |
100,677.2 |
93,585.3 |
7.6% |
|
- international |
6,911.9 |
6,606.9 |
4.6% |
66,966.0 |
62,394.9 |
7.3% |
|
- domestic |
3,677.5 |
3,422.3 |
7.5% |
33,711.3 |
31,190.4 |
8.1% |
|
Passenger load factor, % |
81.1% |
81.4% |
(0.3 p.p.) |
81.6% |
82.6% |
(1.0 p.p.) |
|
- international |
79.1% |
80.3% |
(1.2 p.p.) |
79.8% |
81.6% |
(1.8 p.p.) |
|
- domestic |
84.9% |
83.6% |
1.3 p.p. |
85.1% |
84.7% |
0.4 p.p. |
|
Cargo and mail carried, tonnes |
22,321.9 |
22,019.0 |
1.4% |
182,417.8 |
183,860.7 |
(0.8%) |
|
- international |
15,005.9 |
14,415.9 |
4.1% |
123,046.2 |
119,217.8 |
3.2% |
|
- domestic |
7,316.0 |
7,603.1 |
(3.8%) |
59,371.6 |
64,642.9 |
(8.2%) |
|
Revenue Cargo Tonne Kilometres, mn |
104.7 |
102.8 |
1.8% |
859.5 |
854.3 |
0.6% |
|
- international |
73.3 |
70.7 |
3.7% |
608.5 |
591.8 |
2.8% |
|
- domestic |
31.4 |
32.1 |
(2.2%) |
251.0 |
262.5 |
(4.4%) |
|
Revenue Tonne Kilometres, mn |
877.8 |
837.8 |
4.8% |
8,249.8 |
7,814.8 |
5.6% |
|
- international |
565.4 |
548.2 |
3.1% |
5,416.9 |
5,175.1 |
4.7% |
|
- domestic |
312.4 |
289.6 |
7.9% |
2,832.9 |
2,639.7 |
7,3% |
|
Available Tonne Kilometres, mn |
1,278.0 |
1,211.3 |
5.5% |
12,103.0 |
11,427.0 |
5.9% |
|
- international |
840.9 |
798.7 |
5.3% |
8,094.3 |
7,651.2 |
5.8% |
|
- domestic |
437.2 |
412.6 |
6.0% |
4,008.7 |
3,775.8 |
6.2% |
|
Revenue load factor, % |
68.7% |
69.2% |
(0.5 p.p.) |
68.2% |
68.4% |
(0.2 p.p.) |
|
- international |
67.2% |
68.6% |
(1.4 p.p.) |
66.9% |
67.6% |
(0.7 p.p.) |
|
- domestic |
71.5% |
70.2% |
1.3 p.p. |
70.7% |
69.9% |
0.8 p.p. |
|
Revenue flights |
24,244 |
21,844 |
11.0% |
224,895 |
202,533 |
11.0% |
|
- international |
11,728 |
10,709 |
9.5% |
110,691 |
100,453 |
10.2% |
|
- domestic |
12,516 |
11,135 |
12.4% |
114,204 |
102,080 |
11.9% |
|
Flight hours |
68,484 |
62,966 |
8.8% |
640,487 |
583,631 |
9.7% |
|
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