Aeroflot off to a strong start in 2017
Aeroflot reported strong growth in passenger traffic numbers for April and the first four months of the year. Aeroflot carried 2.6m passengers in April, a 15.3% increase from the previous year period. International passenger numbers saw a 20.7% increase, with domestic up a more modest 10%. For January to April the Russian flag carrier carried 9.6m passengers, a 13.3% lift. Again, international flights led the way in passenger growth with an 18% boost, with domestic routes growing by 8.5%. Traffic in revenue passenger km (RPK) terms rose 13.2% in April, on a 9.1% available seat km (ASK) capacity increase. The resulting load factor rose 3 percentage points to 83.5%. For the year to date, Aeroflot increased ASK capacity by 10% and saw an RPK traffic increase of 12.3%. Load factor was up 1.7 percentage points to 79.2%. <br/>
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Aeroflot off to a strong start in 2017
Aeroflot reported strong growth in passenger traffic numbers for April and the first four months of the year. Aeroflot carried 2.6m passengers in April, a 15.3% increase from the previous year period. International passenger numbers saw a 20.7% increase, with domestic up a more modest 10%. For January to April the Russian flag carrier carried 9.6m passengers, a 13.3% lift. Again, international flights led the way in passenger growth with an 18% boost, with domestic routes growing by 8.5%. Traffic in revenue passenger km (RPK) terms rose 13.2% in April, on a 9.1% available seat km (ASK) capacity increase. The resulting load factor rose 3 percentage points to 83.5%. For the year to date, Aeroflot increased ASK capacity by 10% and saw an RPK traffic increase of 12.3%. Load factor was up 1.7 percentage points to 79.2%. <br/>
