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SIA group passenger load factor improves 2.6 ppt to 79.6% for May from year ago

PC Lee Published on Mon, Jun 18, 2018 / 5:31 PM GMT+8

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SINGAPORE (June 18): The overall passenger load factor (PLF) of airlines in Singapore Airlines group improved 2.6 percentage points to 79.6% for the month of May compared to a year ago.

Passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) increased 9.6% compared to last year, outpacing capacity (measured in available seat kilometres) injection of 6.1%.

Flag carrier Singapore Airlines' PLF improved 2.1 percentage points to 78.7%. Passenger carriage increased 6.8% compared to last year, against a 4.0% increase in capacity. PLF improved for all route regions, except Europe where capacity growth outpaced demand during the early summer season.