Capital A Berhad Q3 operating statistics across all its business pointed to positive recovery, load factor stood at 86% since the onset of the pandemic. Consolidated airlines carried over 7.1 million passengers, a 1925% increase year-on-year and 28% increase quarter-on-quarter. The group operated a total of 68 aircraft, restoring 48 aircraft to service compared to a year ago.
The airlines had 45,000 flights in the quarter, up 1460% YoY from less than 3,000 flights flown in the same period last year and with more than 9,000 flights compared to the preceding quarter, supported by the upsurge in domestic and international travel demand in our key markets. Seats sold for domestic and international flights increased by 10% and 107% QoQ respectively, signalling a strong rebound for international flight services. Correspondingly, Available Seat Kilometres (“ASK”) rose by 1760% YoY while Revenue Passenger Kilometres (“RPK”) increased by 2408% YoY.
AirAsia Malaysia posted a stronger load factor of 86% in 3Q2022, up by 25 percentage points (“ppts”) YoY and 2 ppts QoQ. Indonesia recorded a notable load factor of 82% in 3Q2022, an increase of 43 ppts YoY. Domestic flights achieved a healthy load factor at 78% while the load factor for international flights was even stronger at 86%. Philippines and Thailand also posted a marked improvement.
As a group, all four airlines carried 9.9 million passengers in 3Q2022, 2189% higher YoY, utilising 103 aircraft. This resulted in an ASK of 11,417 million, recovering 44% of pre-pandemic levels.
