Air Canada passenger traffic increases in June

Canada’s national flag carrier Air Canada put up good performance in June this year. The airline recently announced the passenger traffic results for June 2012 and was jubilant at the outcome.

The airline in a statement said Air Canada flights tickets showed strong sale during the month of June this year.
 
According to the results, Air Canada flights carried passengers to its full capacity in June. The airline stated that its load factor (percentage of available seats filled with paying customers) increased to a record 85.6 percent as compared to 84.2 percent in June 2011.

Air Canada further stated that its passenger traffic grew 1.5 percent, while its capacity (measured in available seat miles) decreased 0.1 percent.

Calin Rovinescu, Chief Executive of Air Canada, said that the record load factor of the airline for June 2012 amply shows that the airline’s strategy to manage capacity to ensure high efficiency has been quite effective.