Malaysia AirAsia (“MAA”) posted a high load factor of 82% in 4Q12. Total passengers carried were approximately 5.2 million, a 7% increase year-on-year which is in line with the increase in capacity to cater to the additional frequencies on existing routes and the opening of 5 new routes: Kuala Lumpur — Lombok, Kuala Lumpur — Nanning, Kuala Lumpur — Kunming, Kota Kinabalu — Guangzhou and Kuala Lumpur — Solo (re-launched). MAA added 5 new aircraft this quarter and closed the year with a total of 64 aircraft.
Thai AirAsia (“TAA”) recorded a load factor of 82% in 4Q12, a commendable 4% increase year-on-year. Approximately 2.3 million passengers were carried - 25% increase versus capacity increase of 19%. Operating from Don Mueang International Airport since 1st October 2012, TAA has opened 3 new routes: Bangkok — Mandalay, Bangkok — Wuhan and Bangkok — Xian. TAA added 2 aircraft this quarter which brings to a total fleet of 27 aircraft at the end of 2012.
Indonesia AirAsia (“IAA”) posted a strong load factor of 76% this quarter with approximately 1.6 million passengers carried, a 29% increase year-on-year. The 31% increase in capacity from the same period in 2011 is to support the increase in frequencies and the additional 7 new routes that were added this quarter: Surabaya — Johor Bahru, Medan — Pekan Baru, Medan — Banda Aceh, Surabaya — Semarang, Surabaya — Jakarta, Ujung Pandang — Balikpapan, and Ujung Pandang — Jakarta. IAA received 3 additional aircraft in 4Q12, ending the year with 22 aircraft.
In 4Q12, the Group* recorded an increase in load factor - 81% as compared to 80% in the same period in 2011. Number of passengers increased 15% year-on-year to approximately 9.1 million with a 14% increase in capacity. For the full financial year ended 2012 (“FY2012”), the Group* recorded a strong passenger growth of 13% year-on-year with approximately 33.8 million passengers carried, in line with the 13% increase in capacity. Load factor for FY2012 remained strong at 80%. Year-on-year MAA, TAA and IAA took in an additional 17 aircraft in total bringing the total fleet size of the Group* to 113 at the end of 2012 (118 aircraft including Philippines’ AirAsia and AirAsia Japan).
*Group refers to MAA, TAA and IAA only
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