tcook052

https://www.aviation.ca/201602025301...anuary-traffic

MONTREAL, Feb. 3, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - For the month of January, Air Canada reported a system-wide capacity increase of 7.1 per cent
and a record load factor of 80.1 per cent tying last year's record. On this additional capacity, traffic increased 7.1 per cent. Air Canada reports traffic results on a system-wide basis, including regional airlines from which Air Canada purchases capacity and Air Canada rouge®.
"I am pleased to report a record load factor of 80.1 per cent for the month of January," said Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief Executive Officer. "In January, Air Canada generated greater traffic in all markets served led by Atlantic, Pacific, Latin American and Caribbean markets in which we also achieved increases in load factors from the previous year. These strong results underscore the effectiveness of our commercial strategy with its focus on international growth, aggressive expansion of Air Canada rouge in leisure markets, focus on sixth freedom traffic to feed Canadian hubs, Boeing 777 aircraft seat densification, introduction of a Premium Economy product, A++ Joint Venture with Star Alliance partners and regional airline diversification. This strategy along with the transformative changes we have made in recent years provide us with the cost structure, fleet and flexibility to respond not only to competitive market conditions, but also to fluctuations in the Canadian dollar and economic downturns. We have a proven track record of proactively and effectively managing capacity to meet demand and we will continue to adjust capacity to maximize profitability. I would like to thank our customers for choosing Air Canada as their preferred carrier and our employees for taking care of them while transporting them safely to their destination."

The Lev

Wow - big jump in capacity, Alberta meltdown and still able to fill the aircraft. Impressive, especially compared with WS.

acysb87

Trying to get a flight change next week to Caribbean and darn near impossible to re-book, in J ,as flights are full or near capacity

Jumper Jack

YOU DO KNOW
That next week on friday is when spring break starts for UNI students.... Right?

acysb87

Found that out, may have to go early in week.^ Will know tomorrow. Change was entirely my doing as a last minute situation came about requiring me to shuffle flight(s). I had these flights booked in June 2015.

pitz

I know you can't draw conclusions based on one data point, but:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...pty-cabin.html

(BTW, this is probably the best AC 787-8 Y class video I've seen on YouTube thus far, and that seat pitch is shockingly tight!)

Jumper Jack

Not to mention the complete trash low prices for YVR-PVG at less than 800.
Tango from YYZ-YVR cost 520- 600 round trips in comparison lmao.

But what's interesting is that they still have four daily flights

HangTen

Loads, schmoads.

Asia yields are completely in the toilet, but stimulating big loads. Brazil yields are in the tank. Domestic yields are weak. Transborder and Europe yields are no screaming hell. The bright spot is Australia.

It's going to come down to cost structure to figure out who's going to best withstand the current malaise, which is not as isolated as various ace reporters who are airline experts on Tuesday and pipeline experts on Wednesday, would like you to believe.

That may become more apparent in 2 weeks and again on the last Friday of April and July.

jc94

It was pretty close to full 18/12

Jumper Jack

lmao

upgradesecret

I thought maybe you had lost yout Internet connection.
Where have you been, bean.

dyzs

I've noticed this nearly across the board for the last few weeks out there. Has something changed? Also, are you going Rouge or regular?

acysb87

Minor medical issue has me grounded nearly 3 weeks(have cancelled 10 flights on AC, great to have latitude passes^)
Flights are Rouge to Rouge in J although originally the BGI were mainline(switch to Rouge happened early January)

Foxtbh

How come AC are happy to operate with that sort of load factor on TATL flights? I'm finding stubbornly high fares for many TATL routes - if they are not filling these flights it seems odd the fares stay high.

Bonaventure

Because their load factors are 80%. You are extrapolating from a single flight. Remind us how many flights AC has every day.