Passenger
Traffic up by 2.9% for capacity up by 5.0%
Load factor of 82.1%, down 1.7 points

Cargo
Traffic down by 2.8% for capacity up by 1.6%
Load factor of 64.7% (-2.9 points)

In June the group's traffic continued to be affected by the events in Japan, Africa and the Middle East. Elsewhere, it was affected by calendar effects related to the long week ends of Ascension and Pentecost (which occurred in May last year), which weighed on business travel.

Passenger business
Traffic rose by 2.9% for capacity up by 5.0%, leading to a 1.7 point decline in load factor to 82.1%. The group carried 6.7 million passengers (+4.0%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) excluding currency was down on the previous year.

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On the Americas network, traffic was up 6.4% for capacity up 9.9%. The load factor reached 87.1% (down 2.9 points).

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Traffic on the Asia network was stable for capacity up by 5.2%. The load factor declined by 4.3 points to 84.5%. Routes to Japan recovered, with an 81% load factor, but traffic was still 23% lower than the previous year.

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The Africa and Middle East network remains affected by the various geopolitical crises. Elsewhere, the month of June 2010 benefited from the Soccer World Cup in South Africa. Traffic declined by 11.4% with capacity down 6.3%. The load factor lost 4.5 points to 77.3%.

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The Caribbean and Indian Ocean network was highly dynamic, with traffic up by 9.2% for capacity up by 6.6%. The load factor gained 1.8 points to 74.5%.

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The European network was also dynamic, with traffic up by 7.6% for capacity up by 4.4%. The load factor reached the high level of 78.3%, up 2.4 points.


Cargo business

The cargo business remained affected by the troubles in Africa and the Middle East and the impact of the earthquake in Japan. It also faced a situation of overcapacity from Asian destinations. In this context the group continued to control the evolution of its capacity, limiting growth to 1.6%. Traffic was down by 2.8%, while the load factor reached 64.7%, down 2.9 points. Unit revenue per available tonne kilometer (RATK) was down on the previous year.

Recent developments

The group continues to expand its network. In the framework of the Transatlantic joint-venture with Delta Airlines, the Paris-Orlando route was launched on 6th June. The Paris-Lima route launched on the 21st June, allowing the group to operate 12 weekly flights to Peru, 7 between Amsterdam and Lima and 5 between Paris and Lima. Finally, KLM announced the launch of the Amsterdam-Rio de Janeiro route as of 1st November, complementing the two daily flights already operated by Air France.
Air France welcomed its millionth passenger on board its Airbus A380 and has inaugurated a daily service to Washington DC with this aircraft on 16th June.
China Eastern has joined the SkyTeam alliance, consolidating the alliance's presence in this region by offering 10% additional daily services with Greater China.
The group continues to multiply its initiatives in the CSR field. On 22nd June, it signed an agreement with the European Commission, Airbus and producers of bio-fuels, defining a road map to the production of two million tonnes of bio-fuels for the aviation industry by 2020. On 29th June, KLM realised a world first with the first commercial flight powered solely by bio-fuel.
At the Le Bourget International Aviation and Aerospace Show, Air France Industries KLM E&M announced the signature of new contracts with Transavia.com and Air Atlanta Icelandic. The company has also launched a global aeronautical maintenance training offer.
Air France was elected best airline in China by the Gold List Award of China Tourism 2011.
The annual report and the CSR report are available on the new website www.airfranceklm.com. The financial communication website of the group, www.airfranceklm-finance.com, has been redesigned in order to improve its useability and facilitate access to information.