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MEDIA RELEASE

Zurich Airport, 11 April 2011

SWISS carries more passengers in the first quarter of 2011

Swiss International Air Lines transported 3 432 658 passengers in the
first three months of 2011, a 5.9% increase on the 3 242 591 of the same
period last year. SWISS raised its available-seat-kilometre (ASK)
capacity by a substantial 11.8% for the quarter; and revenue-passengerkilometre (RPK) traffic volumes were also an 8.9% improvement on the
prior-year period. Total flights operated were also up: the 36 956 flights
performed were a 7.1% increase on January-to-March 2010. Systemwide
seat load factor for the period stood at 76.4%, slightly down on the 78.3%
recorded for the same period a year ago.
Seat load factor for SWISSs intercontinental services amounted to
81.2%, a 2.4-percentage-point decline on the first quarter of 2010. RPK
traffic volumes were up 9.6%, on ASK capacity that was a 12.9%
increase on the prior-year period.
ASK capacity on European services was raised 9.7% from its prior-year
levels, while RPK traffic volumes for the period were increased by 7.5%.
Seat load factor on European services stood at 67.1%, a slight decline on
the 68.4% posted for the first quarter of 2010.
The airfreight business of Swiss WorldCargo suffered a minor decline in
the first three months of the year. Cargo load factor (by volume) stood at
81.1%, 2.0 percentage points down on the 83.1% of January-to-March
2010. Total cargo tonne-kilometres sold did, however, show a 9.2%
increase on the prior-year period.
For March 2011 SWISS carried 1 242 726 passengers, a 4.4%
improvement on the 1 190 823 of the same month last year. The 77.2%
systemwide seat load factor was 4.0 percentage points down on the
81.2% of March 2010, owing also to the political unrest in North Africa
and the uncertainties in Japan. Cargo load factor (by volume) also
suffered a 3.4-percentage-point decline, from the 87.1% of March 2010 to
83.7%. Total cargo tonne-kilometres sold increased by 9.7%.

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TRAFFIC STATISTICS JANUARY-DECEMBER 2011

SWISS SCHEDULED SERVICES

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Passengers
Europe

Passengers
Intercontinental

Passengers
Total

SLF
Europe

SLF
Intercontinental

SLF
Total

860'485
850'572
990'896

255'531
223'344
251'830

1'116'016
1'073'916
1'242'726

62.6%
67.8%
70.8%

82.6%
80.3%
80.4%

75.8%
76.0%
77.2%

Total Passengers and Seat Load Factor vs Previous Year

SLF

Passengers
1800'000
Intercontinental Routes: Passengers and Seat Load Factor vs Previous Year
1600'000
1400'000

100%
80%

77.2%

1200'000

60%

1000'000
800'000

40%

600'000
400'000

20%

200'000
'0

0%
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

Passengers 2011

May

Jun

Jul

Passengers 2010

Aug

Sep

SLF 2011

Oct

Nov

SLF 2010

Dec

TRAFFIC STATISTICS JANUARY-DECEMBER 2011

SWISS SCHEDULED SERVICES

European Routes: Passengers and Seat Load Factor vs Previous Year

SLF

Passengers

100%

1600'000
1400'000

80%

1200'000

70.8%

1000'000

60%

800'000
40%

600'000
400'000

20%

200'000
'0

0%
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Passengers Europe 2011

Passengers Europe 2010

SLF Europe 2011

SLF Europe 2010

Dec

Intercontinental Routes: Passengers and Seat Load Factor vs Previous Year

SLF

Passengers
400'000

100%

350'000

80%

80.4%

300'000
250'000

60%

200'000
40%

150'000
100'000

20%

50'000

0%

'0
Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Passengers Intercontinental 2011

Passengers Intercontinental 2010

SLF Intercontinental 2011

SLF Intercontinental 2010

Dec

TRAFFIC STATISTICS JANUARY 2011

SWISS SCHEDULED SERVICES

January
2011

January
2010

Year-on-Year
Variation

Cumulative
2011

Cumulative
2010

Year-on-Year
Variation

860'485
255'531
1'116'016

821'639
228'636
1'050'275

4.7%
11.8%
6.3%

860'485
255'531
1'116'016

821'639
228'636
1'050'275

4.7%
11.8%
6.3%

11'245
1'398
12'643

10'298
1'292
11'590

9.2%
8.2%
9.1%

11'245
1'398
12'643

10'298
1'292
11'590

9.2%
8.2%
9.1%

1'000
1'882
2'882

10.3%
13.6%
12.5%

1'102
2'139
3'241

1'000
1'882
2'882

10.3%
13.6%
12.5%

690
1'767
2'457

651
1'553
2'203

6.0%
13.8%
11.5%

690
1'767
2'457

651
1'553
2'203

6.0%
13.8%
11.5%

62.6%
82.6%
75.8%

65.1%
82.5%
76.5%

-2.5%P
0.1%P
-0.7%P

62.6%
82.6%
75.8%

65.1%
82.5%
76.5%

-2.5%P
0.1%P
-0.7%P

76.6%

1.4%P

78.0%

76.6%

1.4%P

12.9%

109'953

97'411

12.9%

Passengers
Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Flights 1)
Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Available Seat km (ASK, in millions)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

1'102
2'139
3'241

Revenue Passenger km (RPK, in millions)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Seat Load Factor (SLF %) 2)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Estimated Cargo Load Factor (%)

Total

78.0%

3)

Estimated Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000)

Total

109'953

97'411

3)

Notes
1)

A flight includes all flight legs which are operated under one single flight number;
intermediate stops are not considered.

2)

SLF = RPK / ASK

Including mail

3)

TRAFFIC STATISTICS FEBRUARY 2011

SWISS SCHEDULED SERVICES

February
2011

February
2010

Year-on-Year
Variation

Cumulative
2011

Cumulative
2010

Year-on-Year
Variation

850'572
223'344
1'073'916

792'464
209'029
1'001'493

7.3%
6.8%
7.2%

1'711'057
478'875
2'189'932

1'614'103
437'665
2'051'768

6.0%
9.4%
6.7%

10'266
1'260
11'526

9'605
1'150
10'755

6.9%
9.6%
7.2%

21'511
2'658
24'169

19'903
2'442
22'345

8.1%
8.8%
8.2%

913
1'715
2'628

9.7%
12.2%
11.3%

2'104
4'063
6'166

1'913
3'597
5'510

10.0%
12.9%
11.9%

679
1'546
2'225

614
1'415
2'029

10.6%
9.2%
9.6%

1'369
3'313
4'682

1'265
2'968
4'233

8.2%
11.6%
10.6%

67.8%
80.3%
76.0%

67.2%
82.6%
77.2%

0.6%P
-2.3%P
-1.2%P

65.1%
81.5%
75.9%

66.1%
82.5%
76.8%

-1.0%P
-1.0%P
-0.9%P

86.0%

-4.6%P

79.7%

81.0%

-1.3%P

5.3%

217'539

199'626

9.0%

Passengers
Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Flights 1)
Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Available Seat km (ASK, in millions)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

1'001
1'924
2'926

Revenue Passenger km (RPK, in millions)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Seat Load Factor (SLF %) 2)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Estimated Cargo Load Factor (%)

Total

81.4%

3)

Estimated Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000)

Total

107'586

102'215

3)

Notes
1)

A flight includes all flight legs which are operated under one single flight number;
intermediate stops are not considered.

2)

SLF = RPK / ASK

Including mail

3)

TRAFFIC STATISTICS MARCH 2011

SWISS SCHEDULED SERVICES

March
2011

March
2010

Year-on-Year
Variation

Cumulative
2011

Cumulative
2010

Year-on-Year
Variation

990'896
251'830
1'242'726

948'612
242'211
1'190'823

4.5%
4.0%
4.4%

2'701'953
730'705
3'432'658

2'562'715
679'876
3'242'591

5.4%
7.5%
5.9%

11'387
1'400
12'787

10'864
1'286
12'150

4.8%
8.9%
5.2%

32'898
4'058
36'956

30'767
3'728
34'495

6.9%
8.9%
7.1%

1'024
1'910
2'934

9.1%
12.8%
11.5%

3'221
6'217
9'438

2'936
5'507
8'443

9.7%
12.9%
11.8%

791
1'733
2'524

744
1'637
2'381

6.3%
5.8%
6.0%

2'160
5'045
7'206

2'009
4'605
6'614

7.5%
9.6%
8.9%

70.8%
80.4%
77.2%

72.7%
85.7%
81.2%

-1.9%P
-5.3%P
-4.0%P

67.1%
81.2%
76.4%

68.4%
83.6%
78.3%

-1.3%P
-2.4%P
-1.9%P

87.1%

-3.4%P

81.1%

83.1%

-2.0%P

9.7%

342'184

313'233

9.2%

Passengers
Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Flights 1)
Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Available Seat km (ASK, in millions)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

1'117
2'154
3'271

Revenue Passenger km (RPK, in millions)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Seat Load Factor (SLF %) 2)

Europe
Intercontinental
Total

Estimated Cargo Load Factor (%)

Total

83.7%

3)

Estimated Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000)

Total

124'645

113'607

3)

Notes
1)

A flight includes all flight legs which are operated under one single flight number;
intermediate stops are not considered.

2)

SLF = RPK / ASK

Including mail

3)