Aeroflot Group international traffic up 25.6% in January

Aeroflot Group carried 1.5m international passengers in January, up 25.6% year-over-year. Domestic traffic grew 10.1% to 1.9m. The group’s passenger load factor increased 2.5 percentage points YOY to 76.6%. Total group traffic reached 3.4m in January, up 15.4% YOY. Aeroflot Airline carried 2.3m passengers last month, up 14.8%. Group and company RPKs increased 19.3% and 14.8% to 9.09b and 6.7b YOY, respectively. ASKs rose 15.4% to 11.9b for Aeroflot Group and 11.7% to 8.8b for Aeroflot Airline. “Growth in the international segment was driven by the stable macroeconomic situation, increased flight frequencies and the launch of flights to new international destinations, as well as the development of Rossiya’s charter program and of Pobeda’s international route network,” the group said. <br/>