Air New Zealand reports 22nd consecutive month of pax growth in Apr-2018

Air New Zealand reported (28-May-2018) traffic highlights for Apr-2018:

• Passengers: 1.4 million, +7.8% year-on-year;
  • Short haul: 1.2 million, +8.1%;
    • Domestic: 914,000, +7.7%;
    • Tasman/Pacific: 309,000, +9.2%;
  • Long haul: 161,000, +5.7%;
    • Asia/Japan/Singapore: 64,000, +5.2%;
    • North America/UK: 97,000, +6.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 84.4%, -0.8ppt;
  • Short haul: 84.6%, +2.0ppts;
    • Domestic: 87.8%, +4.1ppts;
    • Tasman/Pacific: 83.0%, +1.0ppt;
  • Long haul: 84.2%, -3.3ppts;
    • Asia/Japan/Singapore: 86.2%, -2.7ppts;
    • North America/UK: 83.1%, -3.6ppts;
• Year-to-date RASK: +2.1%;
  • Short haul: +4.4%;
  • Long haul: -1.7%.

According to CAPA Airline Traffic Database, Air New Zealand achieved its 22nd consecutive month of passenger growth in Apr-2018. [more - original PR]