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Air France-KLM Q1 2024 results

AIR FRANCE - KLM
AIR FRANCE - KLM

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FIRST QUARTER 2024

April 30, 2024

Further growth in passenger revenue – Operating result impacted by disruption costs and weaker cargo revenues

  • Group capacity increased by 4.5% compared to last year with load factor at 86%

  • Increase of passengers carried to 20.9m, +6.2% compared to last year

  • Group Passenger unit revenue up +2.1% compared to last year

  • Group revenues at €6.7bn, up 5.1% compared to last year

  • Operating result at -€489m impacted by disruption costs and cargo unit revenue reduction

  • Positive recurring adjusted operating free cash flow driven by promising peak summer ticket sales at €0.6bn

  • Stable Net debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.3x

  • Continued fleet renewal resulting in 21% new generation aircraft, +4pt compared to last year

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Commenting on the results, Mr. Benjamin Smith, Group CEO, said:

“Despite a challenging start to the year with persistent geopolitical tensions, Air France-KLM recorded further revenue growth this quarter, capitalizing on a structurally robust travel demand. However, as anticipated, our operating income was impacted by disruption costs and a slower Cargo business. We nonetheless remain confident in our ability to achieve our 2024 unit cost outlook, and are focused on executing our strategic roadmap to deliver our mid-term commitments. Our sustainability roadmap is also well on track, with continued next generation aircraft deliveries and SAF sourcing initiatives. Finally, we are actively gearing up for a promising summer season with, in Paris, the eagerly-awaited Olympic and Paralympic Games. A unique opportunity for Air France to showcase its expertise and customer service excellence.”

Unit revenue up thanks to improved load factor and yield

 

First Quarter

 

2024

change

change
constant currency

Group Passengers (thousands)

20,871

+6.2%

 

Group Capacity (ASK m)

72,717

+4.5%

 

Traffic (RPK m)

62,846

+5.0%

 

Group Passenger load factor

86.4%

+0.4pt

 

Passenger unit revenue per ASK (€ cts)

7.45

+1.0%

+2.1%


 

First Quarter

 

2024

change

change
constant currency

Revenues (€m)

6,654

+5.1        %

+6.2        %

EBITDA (€m)

176

-110

-84

Operating result (€m)

-489

-183

-157

Operating margin (%)

-7.4        %

-2.5pt

Net income (€m)

-480

-143

 

Group unit revenue per ASK (€cts)

8.06

-1.8        %

-0.7        %

Group unit cost at constant fuel, constant currency and excluding ETS

8.65

 

4.0        %


 

31 March 2024

31 Dec 2023

Operating Free cash flow (€m)

140

 

Adj. recurring operating free cash flow (€m)

593

 

Net Debt (€m)

5,154

5,041

EBITDA trailing 12 months (€m)

4,098

4,208

Net Debt/EBITDA ratio

1.3x

1.2x

First Quarter 2024: Operating result impacted by cargo unit revenue reduction and disruptions

In the first quarter 2024, Air France-KLM welcomed 20.9 million passengers which is 6.2% above previous year. As capacity increased by 4.5% and traffic grew by 5.0%, the load factor was slightly up 0.4 point compared to last year.

The Group passenger unit revenue per ASK was up +2.1% at constant currency compared to last year. This increase was driven by an increase in yield across all long-haul areas except for Asia & Middle East, where capacity grew by 32% while Short & Medium-haul yield increased as well.

The operating result was €183 million below last year standing at -€489 million and was impacted by an increase of the unit cost (€243 million) and decrease of cargo unit revenues (€157 million) although partly compensated by a lower jet fuel price including ETS cost (€144 million) and a higher passenger unit revenue (€124 million).

The group unit cost per ASK1 is up 4.0% versus last year which is in line with the outlook provided during the FY 2023 results presentation. This increase resulted mainly from higher operational disruption costs accounting for 0.8% in the unit cost development, as well as a one-time salary payment at KLM as agreed in the collective labor agreement for 0.8%.

Cash

Operating free cash flow stood at €140 million driven by a positive working capital development due to promising summer ticket sales although impacted by the payment of deferred pension, social charges and wages taxes inherited from the pandemic.

These deferrals correspond to the one time pension payment of €610 million by Air France in January 2024 to the Caisse des Retraites des Personnels Navigants (CRPN) as well as the social charges and wages taxes amounting to €120 million and paid by the Group during the quarter.

Recurring adjusted operating free cash flow excluding deferred social charges and wage taxes and including lease debt and net interest payment amounted to €593 million.

In March, Air France-KLM has repaid, at the request of the bondholders, circa €452 million of the outstanding €500 million of the bonds convertible into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares due March 25, 2026 (the “OCEANE 2026”).

The cash at hand amounted to €9.9 billion, a decrease of €0.6 billion versus the end of 2023 due to the repayment of the convertible bond. Net Debt / EBITDA ratio stood at 1.3x.

Post quarter, Air France-KLM, Air France and KLM have executed the first one-year extension option of their Revolving Credit Facilities linked to ESG KPIs. Air France-KLM and Air France executed the accordion option in the facility to increase the RCF with an amount of €90 million bringing the amount of the two RCFs to approximately €2.3 billion.

Sustainability

Transition plan and trajectory

Since 2019, Air France-KLM has accelerated its environmental transition and has set ambitious sustainability performance targets to highlight its sustainability commitments. The Group’s ambition is to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to 2019 (gCO2eq/RTK).

Sustainability key performance measures:

 

Q1 2024

Q1 2023

Change

New generation fleet2

21%

17%

4pt

Three pillars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Fleet Renewal: Air France-KLM is committed to renewing its fleet with more fuel-efficient and less noisy aircraft. By the end of March, 21% of its fleet was composed of new-generation aircraft, compared to 17% end of March 2023. The Group plans to increase this ratio to 80% by 2030.

Compared to previous generation aircraft the A220 reduces CO2 emissions by 20%, the Airbus A320neo family by 15%, and the Airbus A350 by 25%.

During the first quarter one A321 Neo (new generation) was phased in and two A319 (old generation) were phased out.

Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): Air France-KLM Group is committed to increasing its use of SAF, which can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80%, on a life cycle basis, compared to conventional jet fuel. The Group estimates it will use 1% SAF over the total jet fuel consumption in 2024.

Operational Efficiency: Air France-KLM has launched internal programs to improve operational efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. The programs focus on weight reduction, aircraft performance optimization, route and flight path optimization, and other fuel-saving measures.

2024 Outlook

Capacity

The Group expects the capacity in Available Seat Kilometers for Air France-KLM Group including Transavia to increase by 5% in 2024 compared to 2023.

Unit cost3

Q2 unit cost development expected at +2% compared to last year.

For the full year 2024, the Group expects a unit cost in the range of 1% to 2% compared to 2023 supported by the below action plan:

  • Accelerated transformation initiatives on top of the 700 existing ones to further increase cost savings both at Group and airline level via simplification, reduce overhead and create further synergies

  • Hiring freeze of support staff (SG&A)

  • Stabilizing operations

  • New fleet delivery to support unit cost development

Capex

Full year 2024 net capex is expected to stand at 3 billion euros.

Business review

Network result

Network

First Quarter

2024

change

Traffic revenues (€m)

5,396

+1.3%

Total revenues (€m)

5,663

+1.5%

Operating result (€m)

-356

-206

Operating margin (%)

-6.3%

-3.6 pt

Compared to the first quarter 2023, total revenues increased by +1.5% to €5,663 million. The increase in revenues was driven by the healthy demand in passenger network despite the weakening of the Cargo market. The operating result stood at -€356 million impacted by an increase in salary costs and other operating expenses.

Q1 2024 was impacted by operational disruptions especially in January and February resulting from supply chain issues.

Solid growth in passenger network unit revenue

Passenger network

First Quarter

2024

change

Passengers (thousands)

16,665

+5.6%

Capacity (ASK m)

64,264

+3.7%

Traffic (RPK m)

55,345

+4.5%

Load factor

86.1%

0.6pt

Total passenger revenues (€m)

5,096

+3.9%

Traffic passenger revenues (€m)

4,955

+4.3%

Unit revenue per ASK (€ cts)

7.71

+0.5%

During the first quarter 2024 capacity in Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) was 3.7% higher than last year. Higher traffic growth (+4.5%) than capacity growth has led to an increase of the load factor to 86.1% (up 0.6 point compared to last year) while yield continued to rise. This performance had a positive impact on Unit revenue per ASK which rose by +0.5%.

During the first quarter we observed per area the following trends:

North Atlantic
Q1 capacity increased by +3% compared to last year. Load factor improved 1.9 points at 84% against a solid Q1 2023 performance while yield was broadly stable at +0.3%.

Latin America
Demand remained very strong with high and stable load factor at 90% and a yield increasing by 1.1%. Capacity was down -2.4% on the back of a high comparison basis.

Asia & Middle East
Capacity in the first quarter has significantly increased (+31.8%) versus 2023, driven by both Asia and Middle East. Load factor remained stable compared to last year despite the significant capacity increase and the geopolitical disruptions across the area which affected the yield development (-6.9%).

Caribbean & Indian Ocean

The first quarter continued to show capacity reductions compared to 2023 (-14.2%) due to redeployment of the fleet to other long-haul areas. This lower capacity pushed the load factor up to 91% and yield improved by 11.2%.

Africa
The geopolitical situation affected the Group’s capacity development resulting in a -5% capacity decline while unit revenues improved. The yield showed resiliency and was up 1.6% above 2023 while the load factor was broadly stable (+0.1pt).

Short and Medium-haul
Capacity increased by +2.1% with different dynamics. KLM Medium Haul went up significantly while Air France Short and Medium Haul went down. Air France was impacted by the ATC system test roll out during January and February. Load factor improved +1.2 point at 82% and yield was well oriented +2.6% compared to last year.

Cargo: Unit revenue down due to cargo market situation and implementation of an IT system

Cargo business

First Quarter

2024

change

Tons (thousands)

217

3.7%

Capacity (ATK m)

3,451

+5.0%

Traffic (RTK m)

1,621

+4.0%

Load factor

47.0%

-0.4pt

Total Cargo revenues (€m)

562

-16.5%

Traffic Cargo revenues (€m)

441

-23.4%

Unit revenue per ATK (€cts)

12.77

-27.0%

The demand in the airfreight industry in the first quarter was higher than the capacity growth and was driven by e-commerce from Asia and the red sea disruption. The Group was limited in its ability to benefit from this tailwind due to relatively low capacity on China and payload restrictions on Asian flights due to the Russian airspace closure.

In the first quarter, unit revenue was below last year, driven by a -26% yield decrease and the challenging implementation of an IT system .

Transavia: Significant unit revenue improvement despite double digit capacity growth

Transavia

First Quarter

2024

change

Passengers (thousands)

4,206

+8.9%

Capacity (ASK m)

8,453

+11.1%

Traffic (RPK m)

7,501

+9.0%

Load factor

88.7%

-1.7pt

Unit revenue per ASK (€cts)

5.50

+9.9%

Unit cost per ASK (€cts)

7.46

+2.7pt

 

 

 

Total Passenger revenues (€m)

462

+22.4%

Operating result (€m)

-166

+6

Operating margin

-35.8%

+9.6pt

Transavia’s capacity increased by 11.1%, traffic increased by 9.0%, and the number of passengers increased by 8.9% resulting in load factor at 88.7% in the first quarter. The load factor declined compared to last year, driven by Transavia France which posted a high load factor last year due to reduced capacity as a result of the ATC strikes in France.
The operating result amounted to -€166 million which is a slight improvement compared to last year driven by higher revenues which were partly compensated by higher cost.

Maintenance business: Third party revenues continue to recover significantly

Maintenance

First Quarter

2024

change

Total revenues (€m)

1,223

+32.1%

Third party revenues (€m)

530

+43.4%

Operating result (€m)

28

+13

Operating margin (%)

2.3%

+0.6pt

The maintenance segment continued its growth in the first quarter 2024. Total revenues increased by 32.1% compared with the same quarter last year while third party revenues increased by +43.4%, showing a very strong recovery especially on the engine side. The maintenance is still suffering from the supply chain issues and mechanics scarcity in all its activities. The operating margin stood at 2.3%, which is 0.6 point higher than in 2023.

Revenue outperforming capacity growth but operations remained difficult for both airlines

Air France Group



First Quarter

2024

change

Revenue (in €m)

4,032

+2.8%

EBITDA (in €m)

164

-50

Operating result (in €m)

-249

-68

Operating margin (%)

-6.2%

-1.6pt

Air France’s revenue increased by +2.8% driven by passenger revenues. The operating result stood at -€249 million and was impacted by supply chain issues and an IT system implementation for the cargo activity weighing on the revenues and on the profitability.

KLM Group



First Quarter

2024

change

Revenue (in €m)

2,735

+8.5%

EBITDA (in €m)

-39

-109

Operating result (in €m)

-290

-163

Operating margin (%)

-10.6%

-5.6pt

KLM’s revenue grew by +8.5% while operations were especially impacted in January and February by supply chain issues. The operating margin stood at -10.6%, down -5.6pt compared to last year, hampered by one-time payment salary in January (c.€50m), as well as high customer compensation in January and February (c.€50m).

Flying Blue Miles



First Quarter

2024

Revenue (in €m)

196

Operating result (in €m)

47

Operating margin (%)

24.0%

At the end of last year, Air France-KLM created a subsidiary, which holds the commercial partner contracts related to the joint Air France-KLM loyalty programme ("Flying Blue"), as well as the exclusive right to issue "Miles" for the airlines and their partners. This quarter is the first in which the Group reports Flying Blue Miles activity at Group level.

In the first quarter Flying Blue miles generated €196 millions of total revenue, including third party airline and non airline partners. The operating margin margin stood at 24.0%.

Nb: Sum of individual airline results does not add up to AF-KLM total due to intercompany eliminations at Group level.

******

The results presentation is available at www.airfranceklm.com on April 30, 2024 from 8:15 am CET.

A conference call hosted by Mr. Smith (CEO) and Mr. Zaat (CFO) will be held on April 30, 2024 at 09.30 am CET.

To connect to the webcast, please use below link:

https://channel.royalcast.com/landingpage/airfranceklm/20240430_1/

Investor Relations

 

Press Office

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Income statement

 

First quarter

in € million

2024

2023

Variation

 

 

 

 

Revenues from ordinary activities

6,654

6,329

5        %

Aircraft fuel

-1,674

-1,780

-6        %

Carbon emission

-62

-32

94        %

Chartering costs

-123

-90

37        %

Landing fees and air routes charges

-453

-413

10        %

Catering

-202

-186

9        %

Handling charges and other operating costs

-464

-426

9        %

Aircraft maintenance costs

-808

-648

25        %

Commercial and distribution costs

-278

-257

8        %

Other external expenses

-490

-457

7        %

Salaries and related costs

-2,245

-2,009

12        %

Taxes other than income taxes

-57

-55

4        %

Capitalized production

367

281

31        %

Other income and expenses

11

29

-62        %

EBITDA

176

286

-38        %

Amortization, depreciation and provisions

-665

-592

12        %

Income from current operations

-489

-306

60        %

Sales of aircraft equipment

19

5

nm

Other non-current income and expenses

-3

-3

—        %

Income from operating activities

-473

-304

56        %

Interests expenses

-160

-158

1        %

Income from cash & cash equivalent

92

49

88        %

Net cost of financial debt

-68

-109

-38        %

Other financial income and expenses

-110

35

nm

Income before tax

-651

-378

72        %

Income taxes

168

41

nm

Net income of consolidated companies

-483

-337

43        %

Share of profits (losses) of associates

3

nm

Net Income for the period

-480

-337

42        %

Net income - Non controlling interests

42

7

nm

Net income - Group part

-522

-344

52        %

Consolidated balance sheet

Assets

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

(in € million)

 

 

Goodwill

225

224

Intangible assets

1,125

1,128

Flight equipment

11,646

11,501

Other property, plant and equipment

1,438

1,431

Right-of-use assets

5,902

5,956

Investments in equity associates

134

129

Pension assets

57

45

Other non-current financial assets

1,262

1,262

Non-current derivatives financial assets

186

148

Deferred tax assets

825

698

Other non-current assets

305

153

Total non-current assets

23,105

22,675

Other current financial assets

1,276

1,292

Current derivatives financial assets

262

122

Inventories

874

853

Trade receivables

2,492

2,152

Other current assets

1,192

1,120

Cash and cash equivalents

5,449

6,194

Assets held for sale

83

82

Total current assets

11,628

11,815

Total assets

34,733

34,490


Liabilities and equity

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

(in € million)

 

 

Issued capital

263

263

Additional paid-in capital

7,560

7,560

Treasury shares

-25

-25

Perpetual

1,037

1,076

Reserves and retained earnings

-11,287

-10,925

Equity attributable to equity holders of Air France-KLM

-2,452

-2,051

Perpetual

2,565

2,524

Reserves and retained earnings

28

27

Equity attributable Non-controlling interests

2,593

2,551

Total equity

141

500

Pension provisions

1,698

1,685

Non-current return obligation liability and other provisions

3,825

3,805

Non-current financial liabilities

6,642

7,538

Non-current lease debt

3,563

3,581

Non-current derivatives financial liabilities

17

56

Deferred tax liabilities

3

Other non-current liabilities

1,258

1,376

Total non-current liabilities

17,006

18,041

Current return obligation liability and other provisions

1,220

1,079

Current financial liabilities

1,961

1,664

Current lease debt

868

848

Current derivatives financial liabilities

46

139

Trade payables

2,627

2,447

Deferred revenue on ticket sales

5,406

3,858

Frequent flyer programs

882

899

Other current liabilities

4,568

5,002

Bank overdrafts

8

13

Total current liabilities

17,586

15,949

Total equity and liabilities

34,733

34,490

Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows from January 1 until March 31

Period from January 1 to March 31

2024

2023

(in € million)

 

restated *

Net income

(480)

(337)

Amortization, depreciation and operating provisions

665

592

Financial provisions

71

51

Cost of net debt

68

109

Loss (gain) on disposals of tangible and intangible assets

-19

-4

Loss (gain) on disposals of subsidiaries and associates

-2

Derivatives – non monetary result

4

Unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses, net

12

-48

Share of (profits) losses of associates

-3

Deferred taxes

-165

-39

Impairment

1

Other non-monetary items

-6

-27

Cash flow from operating activities before change in working capital

145

298

(Increase) / decrease in inventories

-20

-28

(Increase) / decrease in trade receivables

-331

-319

Increase / (decrease) in trade payables

170

141

Increase / (decrease) in advanced ticket sales

1,536

1,477

Change in other assets and liabilities

-731

221

Change in working capital requirement

624

1,492

CASH-FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

769

1,790

Acquisition of subsidiaries, of shares in non-controlled entities

-1

-2

Proceeds on disposal of subsidiaries, of shares in non-controlled entities

8

Purchase of property plant and equipment and intangible assets

-654

-779

Proceeds on disposal of property plant and equipment and intangible assets

25

131

Interest received

86

44

Decrease (increase) in net investments, more than 3 months

-3

56

CASH-FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

-539

-550

Issuance of perpetual

320

Repayment on perpetual

-300

Coupon on perpetual

-57

-25

Issuance of debt

2

1,323

Repayment on debt

-606

-2,790

Payments on lease debts

-219

-219

New loans

-2

-43

Repayment on loans

10

3

Interest paid

-144

-284

CASH-FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

-1,016

-2,015

Effect of exchange rate and reclassification on cash and cash equivalents (net of cash acquired or sold)

46

-31

Change in cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts

-740

-806

Cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at beginning of period

6,181

6,623

Cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at end of period

5,441

5,817

*Restated figures include the change in presentation for the reclassification of interest received and paid from cash flow from operating activities to respectively cash flow from investing activities and cash flow from financing activities

Net debt



(in € million)

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Current and non-current financial liabilities

8,603

9,202

Current and non-current lease debt

4,431

4,429

Accrued interest

-159

-138

Deposits related to financial liabilities

-106

-107

Deposits related to lease debt

-103

-100

Derivatives impact on debt

-18

-1

Gross financial liabilities (I)

12,648

13,285

Cash and cash equivalent

5,449

6,194

Marketable securities > 3 months

1,070

1,097

Bonds

983

966

Bank overdrafts

-8

-13

Net cash (II)

7,494

8,244

Net debt (I-II)

5,154

5,041

Recurring adjusted operating free cash flow

 

Year to Date

 

2024

2023

(in € million)

 

restated *

Net cash flow from operating activities

769

1,790

Purchase of property plant and equipment and intangible assets

-654

-779

Proceeds on disposal of property plant and equipment and intangible assets

25

131

Operating free cash flow

140

1,142

Exceptional payments made/(received) (1)

730

52

Interest paid and received

-58

-240

Payments on lease debts

-219

-219

Recurring adjusted operating free cash flow

593

735

*Restated figures include the change in presentation for the reclassification of interest received and paid from cash flow from operating activities to respectively cash flow from investing activities and cash flow from financing activities

(1) Exceptional payments made/(received), restated from operating free cash flow for the calculation of recurring operating free cash flow adjusted, correspond to the repayment of deferred social charges, pensions contributions and wage taxes granted during the Covid period.

Return on capital employed (ROCE)

In € million

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31,
2023

Sept 30, 2023

Jun 30,
2023

Mar 31,
2023

Dec 31,
2022

Sept 30, 2022

Jun 30,
2022

 

 

 

 

restated (1)

restated (1)

restated (1)

restated (1)

restated (1)

Goodwill and intangible assets

1,349

1,352

1,331

1,339

1,351

1,352

1,350

1,361

Flight equipment

11,646

11,501

11,296

10,957

10,954

10,614

10,298

10,521

Other property, plant and equipment

1,438

1,431

1,379

1,389

1,372

1,375

1,349

1,358

Right of use assets

5,902

5,956

5,596

5,480

5,304

5,428

5,536

5,439

Investments in equity associates

134

129

127

121

122

120

111

108

Financial assets excluding marketable securities, accrued interests and financial deposits

214

219

191

190

169

169

164

162

Provisions, excluding pension, cargo litigation and restructuring

-4,523

-4,346

-4,481

-4,248

-4,255

-4,347

-4,792

-4,473

WCR2

-8,284

-6,981

-7,804

-8,917

-8,696

-7,213

-7,609

-8,338

Capital employed

7,876

9,261

7,635

6,311

6,321

7,498

6,407

6,138

Average capital employed (A)

7,771

6,591

Adjusted results from current operations

1,529

1,237

- Dividends received

-1

-1

- Share of profits (losses) of associates

9

14

- Normative income tax

-397

-323

Adjusted result from current operations after tax (B)

1,140

927

ROCE, trailing 12 months (B/A)

14.7%

14.1%

(1) Compared with previous periods, working capital has been restated to exclude the deferral of social and fiscal charges granted following the Covid.

(2) Excluding the report of social & fiscal charges granted consequently to Covid.

Unit cost: net cost per ASK

 

First Quarter

 

2024

2023

Total operating expenses (in €m)

7,144

6,635

Carbon emission (ETS)

-62

-32

Total other revenues (in €m)

-793

-619

Net cost (in €m)

6,289

5,984

Capacity produced, reported in ASK

72,727

69,583

Net cost per ASK (in € cents per ASK)

8.65

8.60

Gross change

 

1.0        %

Currency effect on net costs (in €m)

 

-35

Change at constant currency

 

1.6        %

Fuel price effect (in €m)

 

-165

Net cost per ASK at constant currency, constant fuel price and excluding ETS (in € cents per ASK)

8.65

8.31

Change at constant currency and constant fuel price excluding ETS

 

4.0        %

Unit cost per ASK excluding fuel and ETS vs Q1 2023: +5.0%
Definition: Unit cost = (total operating expenses - fuel - carbon emission - total other revenues) / Group Capacity in ASK

Group fleet at 31 March 2024

Aircraft type

AF
(incl. HOP)4

KL
(incl. KLC & MP)

Transavia

Owned

Finance lease

Operating lease

Total

In operation

Change / 31/12/23

B777-300

43

16

 

20

15

24

59

59

 

B777-200

18

15

 

28

2

3

33

33

 

B787-9

10

13

 

4

7

12

23

23

 

B787-10

 

10

 

2

8

 

10

10

 

A380-800

4

 

 

3

 

1

4

 

 

A350-900

27

 

 

3

10

14

27

27

1

A330-300

 

5

 

 

 

5

5

5

 

A330-200

15

6

 

11

 

10

21

21

 

Total Long-Haul

117

65

0

71

42

69

182

178

1

B737-900

 

5

 

5

 

 

5

5

 

B737-800

 

31

111

35

8

99

142

141

 

B737-700

 

6

4

7

 

3

10

10

 

A321NEO

 

 

2

 

 

2

2

2

1

A321

15

 

 

8

 

7

15

15

 

A320

37

 

 

4

3

30

37

37

 

A320NEO

 

 

1

 

 

1

1

1

1

A319

11

 

 

7

 

4

11

11

-2

A318

6

 

 

4

 

2

6

6

 

A220-300

32

 

 

22

 

10

32

32

 

Total Medium-Haul

101

42

118

92

11

158

261

260

0

Canadair Jet 1000

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Canadair Jet 700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embraer 190

21

30

 

17

4

30

51

51

1

Embraer 175

 

17

 

3

14

 

17

17

 

Embraer 170

13

 

 

10

 

3

13

13

 

Total Regional

36

65

0

32

18

51

101

99

1

B747-400ERF

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

3

 

B747-400BCF

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

1

 

B777-F

2

 

 

 

 

2

2

2

 

Total Cargo

2

4

0

4

0

2

6

6

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

256

176

118

199

71

280

550

543

2

2024 TRAFFIC

Passenger network activity

 

First quarter

Total network airlines

2024

2023

variation

Passengers carried (‘000s)

16,665

15,787

+5.6%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

55,345

52,960

+4.5%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

64,264

61,961

+3.7%

Load factor (%)

86%

85%

+0.6pt

 

 

 

 

Long-haul

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

6,195

5,939

+4.3%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

46,595

44,509

+4.7%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

53,622

51,533

+4.1%

Load factor (%)

87%

86%

+0.5pt

 

 

 

 

North America

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

1,904

1,785

+6.7%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

13,584

12,852

+5.7%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

16,130

15,612

+3.3%

Load factor (%)

84%

82%

+1.9pt

 

 

 

 

Latin America

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

870

892

-2.5%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

8,270

8,493

-2.6%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

9,166

9,390

-2.4%

Load factor (%)

90%

90%

-0.2pt

 

 

 

 

Asia / Middle East

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

1,555

1,206

+29.0%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

12,144

9,210

+31.9%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

13,981

10,607

+31.8%

Load factor (%)

87%

87%

–pt

 

 

 

 

Africa

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

974

1,041

-6.5%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

6,119

6,442

-5.0%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

7,203

7,596

-5.2%

Load factor (%)

85%

85%

+0.1pt

 

 

 

 

Caribbean / Indian Ocean

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

892

1,016

-12.1%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

6,478

7,512

-13.8%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

7,142

8,328

-14.2%

Load factor (%)

91%

90%

+0.5pt

 

 

 

 

Short and Medium-haul

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

10,470

9,849

+6.3%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

8,750

8,451

+3.5%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

10,642

10,428

+2.1%

Load factor (%)

82%

81%

+1.2pt

Transavia activity

 

First quarter

Transavia

2024

2023

variation

Passengers carried (‘000s)

4,206

3,864

+8.9%

Revenue seat-kilometers (m RSK)

7,501

6,879

+9.0%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

8,453

7,607

+11.1%

Load factor (%)

89%

90%

-1.7pt

Total Group passenger activity

 

First quarter

Total Group

2024

2023

variation

Passengers carried (‘000s)

20,871

19,651

+6.2%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

62,846

59,839

+5.0%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

72,717

69,568

+4.5%

Load factor (%)

86%

86%

+0.4pt

Cargo activity

 

First quarter

Cargo

2024

2023

variation

Revenue tonne-km (m RTK)

1,621

1,559

+4.0%

Available tonne-km (m ATK)

3,451

3,288

+5.0%

Load factor (%)

47%

47%

-0.4pt

Air France activity

 

First quarter

Total Passenger network activity

2024

2023

variation

Passengers carried (‘000s)

9,193

9,458

-2.8%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

32,816

31,974

+2.6%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

38,079

37,296

+2.1%

Load factor (%)

86%

86%

+0.4pt

 

 

 

 

Long-haul

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

3,859

3,696

+4.4%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

28,306

26,960

+5.0%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

32,672

31,140

+4.9%

Load factor (%)

87%

87%

+0.1pt

 

 

 

 

Short and Medium-haul

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

5,334

5,761

-7.4%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

4,509

5,014

-10.1%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

5,407

6,156

-12.2%

Load factor (%)

83%

81%

+1.9pt

 

 

 

 

Cargo activity

 

 

 

Revenue tonne-km (m RTK)

795

791

+0.5%

Available tonne-km (m ATK)

1,972

1,860

+6.0%

Load factor (%)

40%

43%

-2.2pt

KLM activity

 

First quarter

Total Passenger network activity

2024

2023

variation

Passengers carried (‘000s)

7,472

6,330

+18.0%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

22,528

20,984

+7.4%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

26,186

24,664

+6.2%

Load factor (%)

86%

85%

+1.0pt

 

 

 

 

Long-haul

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

2,336

2,242

+4.2%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

18,287

17,548

+4.2%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

20,951

20,393

+2.7%

Load factor (%)

87%

86%

+1.2pt

 

 

 

 

Short and Medium-haul

 

 

 

Passengers carried (‘000s)

5,136

4,088

+25.6%

Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK)

4,241

3,436

+23.4%

Available seat-kilometers (m ASK)

5,235

4,272

+22.5%

Load factor (%)

81%

80%

+0.6pt

 

 

 

 

Cargo activity

 

 

 

Revenue tonne-km (m RTK)

827

768

+7.6%

Available tonne-km (m ATK)

1,479

1,427

+3.6%

Load factor (%)

56%

54%

+2.1pt



1 at constant fuel, constant currency and excluding ETS
2 New generation fleet / Fleet in operation
3 against a constant fuel price, constant currency and excluding Emission Trading Scheme cost (ETS)
4 Excluding Transavia

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