Air NZ’s November passenger numbers rose 11%
Dec. 20 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand Ltd., the national carrier, reported an 11% gain in passenger volumes last
month from a year earlier, suggesting demand is returning to levels before the global financial crisis.
The airline carried a total 1,055,000 passengers in November, the company said in a statement. Revenue passenger
kilometres rose 6.5%, capacity rose 3.9%, and group load factors increased by 2% percentage points.
The pick-up was driven by an increase in passengers on domestic and Tasman/Pacific routes, while the recovery in
long-haul volumes was more subdued.
Domestic passengers rose 12% to 709,000 and Tasman/Pacific climbed 14% to 219,000.
Total long-haul volume rose 1.6% to 128,000, with growth on Asia/Japan/U.K. at 1.9% and North America/U.K. at 1.4%.
The shares rose 1.4% to $1.49.
(BusinessDesk)