November 2006 Traffic

Passenger activity

•• 4.1% growth in traffic with load factor maintained at the high level of 78.5%
•• Further increase in unit revenue

Passenger activity
In November, Air France-KLM continued to post strong activity levels with traffic rising 4.1% in line with capacity (+4.2%). The load factor remained at the very good level of 78.5% (-0.1 point). The Group carried close to 5.7 million passengers, up 3.4%.

As in previous months, the Group posted a further sustained increase in yield in November, thanks to a rise in average revenue per passenger in all segments.

- On the Americas, traffic grew by 3.2% on 5.0% higher capacity. The load factor slipped 1.5 points but remained at the high level of 84.0%.

- The Asian network continued to post strong rise in traffic (+8.6%). As capacity grew by 7.3%, the load factor improved by 1.0 point to reach 84.1%.

- On the Africa & Middle-East network, traffic increased by 4.7% while capacity was up 2.6%. The load factor improved by 1.5 points to 76.6%.

- On the Caribbean & Indian Ocean sector, traffic was down 2.6% while capacity decreased by 4.1%. The load factor gained 1.2 points to 82.3%.

- On the European network, traffic was up by 4.2% on 5.8% higher capacity. The load factor stood at 65.7% (-1.0 point).

Cargo activity
In an environment which remains highly competitive, cargo traffic increased by 2.1% in November on stable capacity (-0.1%). The cargo load factor stood at 70.9% (+1.6 points).


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