Capital A Berhad Second Quarter results for its aviation business posted a healthy load factor of 88%, having carried 14.2 million passengers, almost double the number year-on-year. Across the group, 16.2 million seats were available, operated by 146 of the 166 activated aircraft.
To date, consolidated airlines have recovered 73% and 74% of 1H2019 capacity and passengers carried respectively. With the strong resurgence of travel demand, the group Available Seat Kilometres grew to 18,989 million, improved 132% YoY and Revenue Passenger Kilometres up by 146% YoY, recorded at 16,312 million.
During the quarter, the largest short-haul airline in the group, AirAsia Malaysia recorded a strong overall load factor of 87% reaching 6.4 million passengers. AirAsia Thailand, on the other hand, posted a load factor of 89% carrying 4.6 million passengers. While AirAsia Indonesia and AirAsia Philippines posted robust load factor at 84% and 91%, with passengers carried of 1.5 million and 1.6 million, respectively.
airasia Superapp recorded its highest quarterly average Monthly Active Users of 15 million in 2Q2023, up 40% YoY. This led to a 102% YoY jump in the number of transactions at 7.9 million. Gross Booking Value also improved notably by 110% YoY.
BigPay’s carded users grew by 16% YoY reaching 1.4 million users. The Gross Transaction Value also posted an upward trend, climbing 40% YoY driven by domestic transactions within the Payment and Remittance products.
Teleport moved 45,250 tonnes of cargo for the quarter, up 105% YoY, driven by the increased cargo belly capacity from the return of international flights and increased utilisation. The delivery segment also showed strong uplift, delivering 4.9 million parcels in 2Q2023. The 321% YoY improvement showcases Teleport’s success to capture wallet share from key marketplaces.
Asia Digital Engineering, the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul service provider in the region completed 22 base maintenance checks in 2Q2023, up from 12 checks conducted in the same period last year, due to the commencement of two additional maintenance lines in Senai. Line maintenance services also grew substantially by 179% YoY, of which 98% were from narrowbody aircraft and remaining 2% from widebody aircraft.
