76,895 more people got on a Brussels Airlines flight in January than in the same month of the previous year. There was a lot of growth in both the European and African sectors. The number of people on board also caused the seat load factor to go up by 5.6 percentage points.

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Brussels Airlines grew at the start of the new year. Brussels Airlines flew 5,413 flights last month and had 590,329 passengers on board, which is 76,895 more than in January 2017. Most of the Belgian airline's growth came from the European and African markets, which grew by 14.4% and 12.4%, respectively.

The increase in passengers by 15% also caused the average seat load factor to go up by 5.6 percentage points, to 74%. The amount of freight that Brussels Airlines carried in the back of its passenger planes also increased by 36%. The cargo load factor went from 59.4% to 71.6% because the cargo hold was used more efficiently. This caused the Revenue Ton-Kilometers (RTK) to go up by 24.9%.

Compared to January of last year, 5.8% less flights were made by Brussels Airlines. Still, the airline was able to speed up its rate of growth. This is because the last AVRO jets (with 100 seats) were replaced by Airbus planes with more seats. There is still a lot of pressure on airline ticket prices. Because it had more to offer, Brussels Airlines was able to keep its prices low and bring in even more customers.

These numbers don't include the people on the many charter flights that Brussels Airlines runs for tour operators.
Month

Month

VLY difference

in %

jan/18

jan/17

Flights

5,413

5,749

-5.8%

Total Passengers

590,329

513,434

15.0%

— Passengers Europe

458,443

400,845

14.4%

— Passengers Africa

94,986

84,491

12.4%

— People travelling in North America

15,445

16,394

-5.8%

— Passengers Middle East

11,313

11,704

-3.3%

— Passengers Asia

10,142

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Available seat-kilometers

1,461,013,944

1,291,669,850

13.1%

Revenue Passenger-Kilometers

1,085,692,172

886,791,848

22.4%

How many people are on a plane?

74.3%

68.7%

5.6 % pt

Available Ton-Kilometers

176,206

154,738

13.9%

Revenue Ton-Kilometers

129,190

103,462

24.9%

Cargo Load Factor (%)

71.6%

59.4%

12.2 % pt