Originally Posted by
8420PR
A 0.8% cost decrease excluding fuel is quite significant I think!
Does anybody know the trend for yield per revenue km in previous years, or a comparison with other airlines? I would be willing to bet that a big chunk of this yield reduction is due to external factors (i.e. competition to ME & Asia) and is impacting other airlines as well.
From a business point of view, the target of lowering costs and increasing customer satisfaction (i.e. become a 5 Star airline) is of course the holy grail....
IAG reported for the same period (1H 2013)
Yield per RPK: +2.0%
Cost (ex fuel): -0.2%
AF/KLM reported for the same period (1H 2013)
Yield per RPK: -2.5%
Cost (ex fuel): -1.5%