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Kenya Airways releases its operating results for the fourth quarter ended 31st March 2011.
The company put into the market capacity totalling 3,306m seat kilometres which was 12.5% better than prior year’s level as a result of incremental frequencies and introduction of new destinations in the second and third quarter. New destinations launched in the course of the year included Rome, Muscat, Juba, Luanda, Nampula and Malindi.
Capacity offered into Europe registered a 11.5% growth compared to the same quarter of prior year. This was largely due to the introduction of flights to Rome and increased frequencies on the London route. The Middle East, Far East and Asia regions grew by 8.0% compared to the same period prior year. This is attributed to the introduction of Muscat flights via Dubai.
The Northern Africa region grew by 17.4% in capacity owing to the introduction of daily flights into Juba in Southern Sudan on the Embraer aircraft and Djibouti via Addis. Capacity availed into the East African region grew by 5.8% compared to prior year due to better synchronization of KQ schedules with that of Precision Air on both Tanzanian and Zanzibar connections and increased frequency in Bujumbura and Antananarivo.
A 20.1% growth was registered in the Southern African region due to additional frequencies into Johannesburg, Harare and Lusaka together with the additions of Luanda and Nampula into the network. Capacity offered into the Central African region grew by 16.5% largely due to increased frequencies on the Douala via Bangui route. The capacity into West Africa grew by 7.7% mainly on the Dakar via Bamako route.
The highest seat kilometre increase was registered in the Domestic front. Capacity grew by 63.4% as a result of increased frequencies and capacity into Mombasa and the reintroduction of Malindi compared to the same period prior year.
Uptake of total production at 2,205m Revenue Passenger Kilometres represents a 13.5% growth compared to prior year while the total passenger tally, which closed at 791,302 increased by 13.7%. The resulting cabin factor was at par with prior year’s level averaging 66.5%.
On 16th March 2011 the company achieved a major milestone when the cumulative annual passenger count hit record 3millon passengers across the network.
Cargo tonnage at 14,326 increased by 5.2% compared to prior year’s level due to focus on high dense cargo and the gradual recovery in the perishable market segment with improved weather patterns.
Passenger uplift to Europe at 118,035 indicates a 16.3% year on year growth backed by 11.5% capacity growth resulting to 69.7% occupancy level which is 2.1 points higher than prior year.
In the Middle East, Far East and Asia regions passenger traffic increased marginally by 6.6% against a capacity growth of 8.0%. The realised cabin factor of 75.6% was at par with prior year.
Within Africa but excluding Kenya, passengers carried totalled 385,812 indicating a growth of 6.0% compared to a 12.7% capacity growth, thus the resultant passenger cabin factor of 59.5% remained flat on prior year’s level.
Passengers uplifted within Kenya at 174,451 improved over prior year by 38.3%. This was a result of the company’s revamp on domestic routes offering competitive fares coupled with more frequencies in a move designed to consolidate its dominance in the domestic flight market.
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