Qantas filling international seats despite large capacity increase
The decision by Qantas to add a significant amount of international capacity appears to have paid off in the peak travel month of January, in a move that could help allay some lingering market concerns over whether the division is growing too fast. The airline's January traffic statistics show the carrier lifted international capacity 10.3% - a greater growth rate than the 6.5% rise in the first half of the financial year - but still managed to increase the percentage of seats filled and revenue per available seat kilometre. Qantas said there was strong inbound demand and steady outbound demand meeting increased capacity on routes including in Asia and the US that helped it fill 85.3% of seats during the peak travel period. Overall, Qantas has forecast it will boost international capacity by 9% in the current half. <br/>
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Qantas filling international seats despite large capacity increase
The decision by Qantas to add a significant amount of international capacity appears to have paid off in the peak travel month of January, in a move that could help allay some lingering market concerns over whether the division is growing too fast. The airline's January traffic statistics show the carrier lifted international capacity 10.3% - a greater growth rate than the 6.5% rise in the first half of the financial year - but still managed to increase the percentage of seats filled and revenue per available seat kilometre. Qantas said there was strong inbound demand and steady outbound demand meeting increased capacity on routes including in Asia and the US that helped it fill 85.3% of seats during the peak travel period. Overall, Qantas has forecast it will boost international capacity by 9% in the current half. <br/>
