Passenger traffic also rose at Transavia by 1.8% revenue seat kilometres (RSKs) which, combined with a less pronounced increase in capacity of 0.4% ASKs, resulted in a passenger load factor of 92.4%. This is a great achievement and 1.3 %^pts higher than November 2018.

Cargo booked a lower load factor, due to a 2.0% decline in revenue tonne-kilometres (RTKs) and a capacity increase of 1.2% available tonne-kilometres (ATKs). This continues the trend seen over the last few months.

(*) The joint Air France KLM traffic results are available in the download box of this message.

(*) The joint Air France KLM Traffic Results of november 2017 are available in the download box in this message. 

• 5.9 million passengers, +0.5%
• Restructuring of point-to-point supports increase in load factor
• Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency down compared to November 2013

Transavia

• 0.5 million passengers, +22.0%
• Ongoing accelerated development in France: capacity up 48.0%

Cargo

• Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency down compared to November 2013

Recent developments

• Air France unveiled its new Short and Medium-Haul initiatives. In point-to-point, a presentation of the new Hop! Air France organization was given to the Air France Works Council. With respect to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub, the company is pursuing its move up-market by introducing, starting from April 2015, a new seat and a new catering proposition.
   
• Having installed the new World Business Class on all its B747-400s, KLM brought its first B777-200 into service equipped with this new product and a new Economy cabin. The renovation of KLM’s 15 B777-200s will be completed by the end of 2015.
   
• At the end of November, the Group entered into a hedging transaction to protect the value of half its Amadeus shares. The Group retains its shareholding amounting to 19.7 million shares (4.4% of the share capital).

Agenda

• 8^th January 2015: December 2014 traffic
• 9^th February 2015: January 2015 traffic
• 19^th February 2015: FY2014 results

(*) In 2012: from 27th October to 12th November; in 2013: from 9th October to 4th November

• On the Americas network, traffic rose by 2.2% for capacity up by 5.3%. At 83.4%, the load factor was 2.5 points lower than the high level reached last year (86.0%). Capacity growth remains driven by the development of the Latin American network (+7.7%), the growth to/from North America being less strong (+3.8%).
• The Asia network posted a 1.5% decline in traffic for stable capacity (-0.1%), the load factor falling by 1.1 points to 81.7%.
• On the Africa and Middle East network, traffic was up by 2.0% for a 5.5% increase in capacity, the load factor standing at 75.6%, down by 2.5 points.  
• The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network remained dynamic: traffic was up by 3.7% for capacity up by 2.4%, the load factor increasing by 1.2 points to 87.4%.
• On the European network, traffic declined by 0.6% while capacity was down by 2.8%. The load factor rose by 1.6 points to 73.9%.

Cargo
Cargo posted a modest 0.4% increase in traffic for virtually stable capacity (-0.3%), leading to a 0.5 point rise in load factor to 68.7%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency decreased compared with November 2012.

Recent developments
Air France-KLM continues its development in rapidly-growing markets.

• Since 25th November, Air France flies to Panama City in addition to the daily KLM service.  A leader in Central and South America and the Caribbean in terms of the number of seats offered, the Group serves 25 destinations in this region and offers over 200 weekly flights departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol.
• The Group has extended its partnership agreement with Kenya Airways. Starting from 1st January 2014, the joint-venture will cover six routes between Europe and East Africa: Amsterdam-Nairobi, Paris-Nairobi, London-Nairobi, Amsterdam-Entebbe/Kigali, Amsterdam-Lusaka/Harare, Amsterdam-Kilimandjaro/Dar-es-Salaam.
• For the International Forum for investments in the Ivory Coast, Air France will operate a special flight to Abidjan by Airbus A380 on 28th January 2014. For the 2014 Winter season, the airline wishes to service Abidjan by A380 on a regular basis.

• On the Americas network, capacity was reduced by 1% whilst traffic rose 1%. The load factor stood at 85.9% (+1.7 points).
• The Asia network was dynamic with a rise in both traffic and capacity of 5.4%. The load factor was stable at 82.9%.
• The Africa and Middle East network recorded a 2.1% rise in traffic while capacity was up 0.7%. The load factor gained 1.1 point to 78.1%.
• On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, the sharp reduction in capacity (-6.7%) exceeded the decline in traffic (-3.2%) leading to a 3.1 point rise in the load factor to 86.3%. 
• On the European network, the application of the Winter season program led to a reduction in capacity, notably on the European network and in regional bases. In total, capacity increased just by 0.3%; with traffic up by 3.5%, the load factor improved by 2.2 points to 72.3%.   

Cargo business
The group continues to adjust its full freighter program. Capacity was reduced by 5.2%, while traffic declined by 5.4%. The load factor was virtually stable at 68.1% (-0.2 points). Unit revenue per available tonne kilometer (RATK) ex-currency was stable compared with November 2011.

Recent developments

• Air France-KLM continues to develop its long-haul network: since 29th October, KLM operates three weekly flights, serviced by Airbus A330-200 to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Air France announced its intention to reinforce the Tokyo route with the launch of an additional daily flight to Tokyo-Haneda as of Summer 2014, when new slots will be allocated for intercontinental flights.
• Air France inaugurated ZEPHYR, a new reactor test-bench at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. With an investment of 43 million euros, this new installation will allow the testing of 300 engines per annum, offering an optimum service to clients both in terms of process and cost.
• SkyTeam exceeded the level of 1,000 destinations served by its member airlines in 187 countries following the integration of the Chinese carrier, Xiamen Airlines, 19th member of the alliance. This company strengthens the number one position occupied by SkyTeam in Greater China by adding three new hubs - Xiamen, Fuzhou and Hangzhou – combined with a dense domestic network and a rapidly developing international reach.

• On the Americas network traffic rose 6.2% for capacity up by 3.4%. The load factor gained 2.2 points to 84.2%. On North American routes the load factor benefited from co-ordinated capacity reductions between Air France-KLM and its North Atlantic Joint-Venture partners, Delta and Alitalia. Latin America remained dynamic with a stable load factor despite a strong increase in capacity.
• The Asia network recorded a slight decline in traffic of 0.3% for stable capacity (+0.1%). The load factor declined by 0.3 points to 82.8%. Traffic to Japan was 15% lower than last year, but load factor remained stable at a high level.
• Traffic on the Africa and Middle East network declined slightly by 0.5% for capacity down 2.3%, leading to a 1.3 point increase in load factor to 77.0%. The Ivory Coast saw a strong recovery relative to last year, but traffic to Egypt, Syria and Tunisia remained well down.
• On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic was slightly up (+0.3%) for capacity up 1.2%. The load factor declined 0.7 points to 83,1%.
• The European network recorded a 4.3% rise in capacity mainly linked to the launch of the Marseille base. With traffic up by 3.6%, the load factor declined 0.5 points to 70.1%.

Cargo business
Cargo traffic declined by 8.1% for capacity down 2.3%. Despite the reduction in full freighter capacity of 6.9%, the load factor fell 4.3 points to 68.2%. Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre (RATK) ex-currency declined relative to November 2010.

Recent developments

• November marked the beginning of the Winter season which saw several route openings: KLM inaugurated flights to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Havana and Punta Cana, while Air France commenced flights to Cape Town.
• The deployment of the Airbus A380 continues: this Winter it will be switched from Tokyo to Dubai.  As of 28th May 2012, Los Angeles will become the next route to be served, at which point Air France will operate eight A380s to Los Angeles, New York, Montreal, Washington, Johannes­burg and Tokyo.
• The Group continues to develop in China. It announced its ninth destination in Greater China, Wuhan, effective from April 2012. Air France also became the first European airline company to be represented by a Chinese mentor, Miss Zhu Yan, principal dancer of the Chinese National Ballet. Finally SkyTeam will welcome Xiamen Airlines, China’s fifth largest airline by the end of 2012.

• On the Americas network, traffic was up 2.8% for capacity up 3.7%. The load factor declined by 0.7 points to 82.1%.
• The Asia network remained dynamic; traffic (+6.8%) closely matched the increase in capacity (+6.4%), leading to a load factor of 83.1% (+0.3 points).
• The Africa and Middle East network saw a moderate rise in capacity (+0.8%). Traffic was up 1.5%, and the load factor gained 0.6 points to 75.9%.
• On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic rose 2.6% for capacity up by 3.0%. The load factor stood at the high level of 83.9% (-0.4 points).
• Traffic on the European network rose strongly (+6.7%) for slightly lower capacity (-0.6%). The load factor gained 4.8 points to 70.3%.

Cargo business
Cargo traffic rose 6.1% for capacity up 4.7%. The load factor gained 0.9 points to 72.6%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) excluding currency was strongly ahead of November 2009.

Recent developments
In November 2010, Garuda Indonesia and Aerolinas Argentinas each signed a protocol agreement to join the SkyTeam Alliance in 2012. The Alliance thereby strengthens its position in Southeast Asia and develops in Latin America.

As of June 2011, Washington will become the second destination in the US served by the A380.

Air France’s ‘Premium Voyageur’ celebrated its first anniversary in November, with 400,000 customers and a high satisfaction rating.

November saw a 3.2% decline in traffic, in line with the reduction in capacity of 2.9%. The load factor was almost stable at 78.0% (-0.2 points). The group carried 5.4 million passengers (-3.0%). The month of November 2009 was affected by a pilot strike at Air France which led to declines in traffic and capacity of 0.8% and 0.7% respectively.

As in October, unit revenues are progressively recovering relative to previous months, both in premium and economy class.

On the Americas network, the decline in traffic (-3.3%) was well below the reduction in capacity (-5.2%) leading to a 1.7 point increase in load factor to 82.8%.
The Asia network recorded a drop in traffic of 3.1% with capacity down 2.0%. The load factor declined by 0.9 points to 82.8%.
On the Africa and Middle East network traffic fell 3.0% with capacity down by 1.1%. The load factor gave up 1.5 points to 75.3%.
The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network recorded a 2.8% drop in traffic with stable capacity (+0.1%). As a result the load factor declined 2.5 points to 84.2%.
On the European network traffic fell 3.5% with capacity down by 3.1%. The load factor was almost stable at 65.4% (-0.3 points).


Cargo business*

Cargo activity was more dynamic in November, with traffic down 14.7% and capacity reduced by 19.1%. The load factor therefore gained 3.7 points to 72.4%. As in October, unit revenues recorded a much more limited decline than in previous months.

* Both traffic and capacity data for November 2009 are proforma, including Martinair

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