Operating Results
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger traffic, million PAX | 39.4 | 43.4 | 50.1 | 55.7 | 60.7 |
| change, % | 13.4 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 11.1 | 9.0 |
| Passenger turnover, billion RPK | 97.6 | 112.1 | 130.2 | 143.2 | 156.3 |
| change, % | 8.4 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Available seat-kilometres, billion ASK | 124.7 | 137.7 | 157.2 | 173.1 | 190.9 |
| change, % | 7.7 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Passenger load factor, % | 78.3 | 81.4 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 81.9 |
| изменение, п. п. | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | –0.1 | –0.8 |
| Cargo and mail, thousand tonnes | 156.3 | 205.8 | 273.4 | 303.9 | 317.0 |
| change, % | –6.0 | 31.6 | 32.8 | 11.2 | 4.3 |
| Revenue tonne-kilometres, billion TKM | 9.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 15.4 |
| change, % | 7.0 | 16.5 | 17.7 | 9.5 | 8.4 |
| Flights, thousand | 323.8 | 331.9 | 368.5 | 411.5 | 446.0 |
| change, % | 13.0 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 8.4 |
| Stage length, km | 2,479 | 2,581 | 2,598 | 2,570 | 2,573 |
| change, % | –4.4 | 4.1 | 0.7 | –1.1 | 0.1 |
Aeroflot Group: domestic flights
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger traffic, million PAX | 23.4 | 25.1 | 27.6 | 31.0 | 33.6 |
| change, % | 32.5 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 8.5 |
| Passenger turnover, billion RPK | 44.7 | 48.7 | 53.2 | 59.9 | 64.9 |
| change, % | 27.8 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 8.3 |
| Available seat-kilometres, billion ASK | 56.3 | 58.3 | 63.8 | 70.2 | 77.1 |
| change, % | 29.0 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| Passenger load factor, % | 79.4 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 85.3 | 84.1 |
| изменение, п. п. | –0.8 | 4.1 | –0.1 | 1.9 | –1.2 |
| Cargo and mail, thousand tonnes | 79.1 | 107.8 | 120.0 | 132.7 | 144.2 |
| change, % | –3.4 | 36.2 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 8.6 |
| Revenue tonne-kilometres, billion TKM | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| change, % | 24.5 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 7.8 |
| Flights, thousand | 195.0 | 196.0 | 215.0 | 238.0 | 259.0 |
| change, % | 29.2 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 8.8 |
| Stage length, km | 1,912 | 1,935 | 1,929 | 1,934 | 1,930 |
| change, % | –3.5 | 1.2 | –0.4 | 0.3 | –0.2 |
Aeroflot Group: international flights
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger traffic, million PAX | 16.0 | 18.3 | 22.5 | 24.7 | 27.1 |
| change, % | –6.2 | 14.1 | 23.3 | 9.7 | 9.6 |
| Passenger turnover, billion RPK | 52.9 | 63.4 | 77.0 | 83.2 | 91.4 |
| change, % | –3.9 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Available seat-kilometres, billion ASK | 68.5 | 79.4 | 93.4 | 102.8 | 113.8 |
| change, % | –5.2 | 15.8 | 17.8 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
| Passenger load factor, % | 77.3 | 80.0 | 82.5 | 80.9 | 80.3 |
| изменение, п. п. | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | –1.5 | –0.6 |
| Cargo and mail, thousand tonnes | 77.2 | 98.0 | 153.3 | 171.1 | 172.8 |
| change, % | –8.5 | 27.0 | 56.5 | 11.6 | 1.0 |
| Revenue tonne-kilometres, billion TKM | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
| change, % | –4.3 | 20.3 | 24.5 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Flights, thousand | 128.8 | 135.9 | 153.4 | 173.4 | 187.0 |
| change, % | –5.1 | 5.5 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 7.8 |
| Stage length, km | 3,304 | 3,468 | 3,416 | 3,366 | 3,370 |
| change, % | 2.5 | 5.0 | –1.5 | –1.5 | 0.2 |
Passenger traffic
Aeroflot Group
The number of aircraft in Aeroflot Group’s fleet remained broadly unchanged throughout 2019, however, average fleet size increased by 5.5% given previous year’s additions. The drive for fleet utilisation efficiency helped increase capacity by 10.3% to 190.9 billion ASK. Capacity utilisation remained high, with the passenger load factor at 81.9%. Passenger turnover increased by 9.2% to 156.3 billion RPK.
Aeroflot Group made a total of 446.0 thousand flights in 2019, or over 1.2 thousand flights per day on average and over 1.3 thousand flights in August, the busiest month of the year in terms of traffic. With those flights, Aeroflot Group carried 60.7 million passengers, up 9.0% year-on-year.
Aeroflot Group’s passenger traffic
Aeroflot Group’s passenger turnover and passenger load factor
Aeroflot Group’s operational performance by region (scheduled and charter flights)
| Passenger traffic, million PAX | Passenger turnover, billion RPK | Available seat-kilometres, billion ASK | Passenger load factor, % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | change, % | 2018 | 2019 | change, % | 2018 | 2019 | change, % | 2018 | 2019 | change, % | |
| Russia | 30.2 | 32.7 | 8.4 | 58.4 | 63.2 | 8.2 | 68.6 | 75.4 | 9.9 | 85.1 | 83.9 | –1.3 |
| Europe | 12.0 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 27.3 | 30.6 | 12.3 | 36.0 | 40.2 | 11.6 | 75.7 | 76.1 | 0.5 |
| Asia | 3.6 | 4.1 | 13.9 | 23.0 | 26.9 | 17.1 | 28.1 | 34.0 | 20.7 | 81.6 | 79.2 | –2.4 |
| CIS | 3.0 | 3.0 | –1.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 84.0 | 81.9 | –2.1 |
| Middle East | 2.1 | 2.4 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 13.8 | 77.7 | 78.9 | 1.2 |
| Americas | 1.0 | 1.0 | –1.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | –1.9 | 10.7 | 10.2 | –4.3 | 81.8 | 83.9 | 2.1 |
| Scheduled flights | 51.9 | 56.5 | 9.0 | 130.2 | 143.2 | 10.0 | 159.3 | 177.1 | 11.2 | 81.7 | 80.9 | –0.9 |
| Charter flights | 3.8 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | –0.1 | 94.1 | 94.7 | 0.6 |
| Total flights | 55.7 | 60.7 | 9.0 | 143.2 | 156.3 | 9.2 | 173.1 | 190.9 | 10.3 | 82.7 | 81.9 | –0.8 |
Domestic flights
Domestic flights make a major contribution to the total passenger traffic with 55.3% of the total passengers carried. Given the difference in average stage length between Russian and international destinations, domestic flights account for 40.4% of the total capacity.
Aeroflot Group’s airlines carried 33.6 million passengers on domestic routes in 2019, up 8.5% year-on-year, with Pobeda accounting for almost all of the Group’s domestic growth, or 2.5 million passengers out of the 2.6 million total Group-wide traffic growth.
International flights
Aeroflot Group’s airlines carried 27.1 million passengers on international routes in 2019, up 9.6% year-on-year. Most of that traffic came from network carriers, Aeroflot and Rossiya, due to the focus on international transfer development in line with the Group’s Development Strategy, as well as Rossiya’s capacity utilisation for a number of major international destinations from Sheremetyevo airport and the contribution from Rossiya’s charter programme.
Aeroflot airline
Aeroflot airline carried 37.2 million passengers in 2019, up 4.1% year-on-year. The company focused on ramping up a number of destinations opened in 2018 during the winter 2018/2019 season, which explains the moderate growth in passenger traffic in 2019.
Aeroflot airline’s passenger turnover exceeded a major milestone of 100 billion RPK and stood at 101.6 billion RPK, up 3.8% year-on-year. Available seat-kilometres increased by 5.5% to 128.3 billion ASK.
The company made 291.7 thousand flights, with a passenger load factor of 79.2% (down 1.3 p. p. year-on-year). The passenger load factor remained high but experienced some pressure in 2019 due to excess capacity in the market.
Aeroflot airline’s passenger traffic
Aeroflot airline’s passenger turnover and passenger load factor
Throughout the year, Aeroflot maintained flight punctuality at a high level and ranked first among the 20 largest global and European airlines in the OAG monthly rating multiple times. The airline also received the highest five-star rating for punctuality.
This was the outcome of a number of effective measures undertaken during the past few years, including strict observance of boarding rules. Punctuality both enhances customer experience and boosts operational and financial performance of the company.
Aeroflot airline’s operational performance by region (scheduled and charter flights)
| Passenger traffic, million PAX | Passenger turnover, billion RPK | Available seat-kilometres, billion ASK | Passenger load factor, % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | change, % | 2018 | 2019 | change, % | 2018 | 2019 | change, % | 2018 | 2019 | change, p. p. | |
| Russia | 17.5 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 33.9 | 32.7 | (3.5) | 40.1 | 40.0 | (0.2) | 84.5 | 81.7 | (2.8) |
| Europe | 9.5 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 21.7 | 23.6 | 8.9 | 29.5 | 32.1 | 8.7 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 0.2 |
| Asia | 3.2 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 9.6 | 26.9 | 30.2 | 12.3 | 82.4 | 80.4 | (2.0) |
| CIS | 2.6 | 2.6 | (1.4) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 83.2 | 80.7 | (2.4) |
| Middle East | 1.9 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 15.4 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 14.2 | 77.4 | 78.2 | 0.8 |
| Americas | 1.0 | 1.0 | (1.8) | 8.7 | 8.6 | (1.9) | 10.7 | 10.2 | (4.3) | 81.8 | 83.9 | 2.1 |
| Scheduled flights | 35.7 | 37.2 | 4.1 | 97.9 | 101.6 | 3.8 | 121.5 | 128.2 | 5.5 | 80.6 | 79.3 | (1.3) |
| Charter flights* | 0.02 | 0.01 | (59.7) | 0.04 | 0.02 | (56.4) | 0.17 | 0.08 | (50.5) | 26.0 | 22.9 | (3.1) |
| Total flights | 35.8 | 37.2 | 4.1 | 98.0 | 101.6 | 3.8 | 121.7 | 128.3 | 5.5 | 80.5 | 79.2 | (1.3) |
Aeroflot was ranked the world’s most on-time mainline airline globally according to the On-Time Performance Review, with 86.7% of its flights arriving on time.
Aeroflot airline’s 2019 passenger traffic breakdown by destination
Rossiya airline
Rossiya airline carried 11.6 million passengers in 2019, up 3.7% year-on-year.
Rossiya focuses on three key segments: flights from Saint Petersburg, scheduled flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo airport and a charter programme (flights from Moscow Vnukovo airport and from other Russian cities).
Rossiya airline’s passenger traffic
Rossiya airline’s passenger turnover and passenger load factor
Rossiya’s original base airport, Pulkovo, accounted for over 5.5 million passengers of its total traffic. Rossiya is the leader in carrying transfer passengers of Saint Petersburg’s airport, with some 12%, or 670 thousand of the airport’s passengers, choosing to make a connection in Saint Petersburg to continue their journey on Rossiya flights. The airline carried over 5 million passengers from Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
An important contribution to the airline’s traffic came from its cooperation with Biblio Globus tour operator. Charter flights accounted for 35.4% of the airline’s total traffic and 38.5% of its passenger turnover.
Rossiya airline’s 2019 passenger traffic breakdown by destination
Pobeda airline
Pobeda continued its accelerated development in 2019, its passenger traffic increased by 43.2% year-on-year to 10.3 million passengers. The airline’s capacity grew by 41.5% as a result of the addition of six new Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Despite this capacity increase, Pobeda’s passenger load factor remained at the same level as in the previous year, at 94.0%.
Pobeda airline’s passenger traffic
Pobeda airline’s passenger turnover and passenger load factor
Pobeda airline’s 2019 passenger traffic breakdown by destination
Aurora airline
Aurora airline carried 1.7 million passengers in 2019, up 2.2% year-on-year. Local flights to remote destinations were growing rapidly. Aurora carried 176.2 thousand passengers on socially important flights in 2019, up 35% year-on-year. In particular, the airline carried 107.7 thousand passengers on local flights within the Sakhalin region, 35 thousand passengers within the Primorye Territory and 33.5 thousand passengers within the Khabarovsk Territory. Local flights accounted for 10.6% of Aurora’s total passenger traffic.
Aurora airline’s passenger traffic
Aurora airline’s passenger turnover and passenger load factor
Aurora airline’s 2019 passenger traffic breakdown by destination
Cargo and mail operations
Aeroflot Group uses a belly cargo model, transporting cargo and mail in aircraft cargo holds on passenger flights. Aeroflot Group carried 317.0 thousand tonnes of cargo and mail in 2019, up 4.3% year-on-year.
The cargo/mail tonne-kilometres (TKM) increased by 8.4% to 15.4 billion TKM, while the revenue load factor was 67.7%.
Aeroflot airline, which accounts for 68.7% of Aeroflot Group’s total cargo/mail traffic, carried 217.8 thousand tonnes of cargo and mail, down 2.7% year-on-year. Aeroflot airline’s cargo/mail tonne-kilometres increased by 2.9% to 10.1 billion TKM, while the revenue load factor was 65.6%.
Aeroflot Group’s cargo and mail operations
Aeroflot Group’s revenue tonne-kilometres
Aeroflot Group’s 2019 cargo and mail operations breakdown by airline, %
