Air France KLM: March 2012 Traffic

passenger business of Martinair. 
Activity in March benefited from a favourable comparison basis due to the Japanese tsunami and the 
political crisis in Ivory Coast last year. 
Passenger business 
Passenger activity in March 2012 recorded a 6.8% rise in traffic for capacity up by 1.8%. The load factor 
improved by 3.8 points to 82.5%. The number of passengers rose 6.3% to 6.37 millions. Unit revenue per 
available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency improved in a context of a sharp rise in the fuel price. 

• On the Americas network, traffic was up 9.7% and capacity by 2.5%, leading to a 5.8 point gain in 
load factor to the high level of 88.2%. 
• Asia network comparatives benefited from the impact on last year’s data of the Japanese tsunami, 
and recorded a 6.0% rise in traffic for capacity up by 1.8%. The load factor improved by 3.4 points to 
86.7%. 
• The Africa and Middle East network saw a 9.3% rise in traffic for capacity up by 2.8%. The load factor 
gained 4.7 points to 78.9%. 
• On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic and capacity declined by 1.7% and 2.3% 
respectively. The load factor improved slightly, by 0.5 points to 84.1%. 
• Traffic on the European network rose 7.2% for capacity up by 2.7%. The load factor stood at 71.9% 
(+3.0 points). 
Cargo business 
Cargo recorded a 3.4% drop in traffic for capacity down by 0.6%. The load factor declined by 2.0 points to 
69.2%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency was stable relative to March 2011. 
Recent developments 
• Air France continues its commercial drive from Nice and Toulouse, having inaugurated on 1st and 3rd 
April, 18 new routes to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. The target is to transport, in one year, 
two million additional passengers from its three bases, Marseille, Toulouse and Nice. 
• Air France unveiled, with Aéroports de Paris, an ambitious development plan for its Paris-Charles de 
Gaulle hub. In Summer 2012, Air France will welcome its passengers in new infrastructures, with 
improved connections and upgraded facilities. 
• Air France and KLM launched ‘SkyPriority’ on 26th March in both the hubs of Paris-Charles de Gaulle 
and Amsterdam-Schiphol as well as Paris-Orly. Via a harmonized ground service throughout the 
world, SkyTeam premium passengers benefit from numerous advantages from the point of check-in 
until luggage delivery.