Finnair Traffic Performance in August 2026
Finnair Plc Investor News 8 September 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EEST
Load factor and unit revenue developing well
In August, Finnair carried 1,126,000 passengers, which was 2.3% more than in August 2025. Passenger numbers grew in the European traffic, while they declined in the North Atlantic- and Domestic traffic. Flights to the Middle East were suspended on 28 February due to the heightened safety situation in the region.
Overall capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), decreased by 4.8%. Capacity grew slightly in the European traffic, driven by new destinations, as well as by the Asian traffic. Capacity decreased significantly in the North Atlantic traffic, and slightly in the Domestic traffic. It declined to all North Atlantic destinations; however, the decline was offset somewhat by the new destination Toronto. In the Domestic traffic, capacity decreased due to a higher proportion of tag flights, i.e. frequencies to Northern Norway via Lapland. In the Middle Eastern traffic, capacity was zero. Including wet lease outs, overall capacity declined by 8.4%.
Finnair's traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), decreased by 3.1%, mainly due to the lower capacity in the Middle East and significantly lower RPK in North Atlantic traffic.
Passenger load factor (PLF) was 80.3%. It improved in the European and North Atlantic traffic in August.
Revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) increased by 12.3%, supported by an improved passenger load factor and higher yield.
Total cargo tonnes increased by 2.0%, as especially European cargo traffic saw significant growth. Revenue cargo tonne kilometres decreased by 1.0%.
In August, 81.4% of all Finnair flights arrived on schedule compared to 79.8% in the comparison period.
Traffic statistics for September 2026 will be published on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
| Finnair Traffic Performance August 2026 |
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| Month | Change % | YTD | Change % |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 1,126.0 | 2.3 | 8,516.2 | 7.0 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 3,493.5 | -4.8 | 27,063.6 | 1.8 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 2,805.5 | -3.1 | 21,652.5 | 6.1 |
| Passenger load factor % | 80.3 | 1.4p | 80.0 | 3.2p |
| Available tonne kilometres mill | 495.2 | - 6.3 | 3,441,7 | 1.6 |
| Revenue tonne kilometres mill | 325.2 | 2.7 | 2,527.5 | 6.2 |
| Revenue per available seat kilometre €c | 8.7 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 11.1 |
| Available seat kilometres incl. wet lease out mill | 3,493.5 | -8.4 | 27,680.4 | -0.6 |
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| Asia |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 145.9 | -0.6 | 1,130.6 | 11.6 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 1,293.9 | 1.3 | 10,150.5 | 5.0 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 1,111.0 | - 1.0 | 8,649.6 | 11.3 |
| Passenger load factor % | 85.9 | -2.0p | 85.2 | 4.8p |
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| Europe |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 830.6 | 6.5 | 5,828.3 | 9.2 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 1,669.0 | 1.9 | 11,943.2 | 6.1 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 1,284.0 | 5.3 | 9,278.9 | 8.9 |
| Passenger load factor % | 76.9 | 2.5p | 77.7 | 2.0p |
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| North Atlantic |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 48.0 | -14.8 | 365.1 | 3.0 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 443.1 | -24.9 | 3,608.8 | - 4.4 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 358.1 | -18.0 | 2,790.3 | 1.5 |
| Passenger load factor % | 80.8 | 6.8p | 77.3 | 4.5p |
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| Middle East |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 0.0 | - 100.0 | 58.4 | - 63.3 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 0.0 | - 100.0 | 307.6 | - 63.6 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 0.0 | - 100.0 | 260.8 | - 63.2 |
| Passenger load factor % | - | - | 84.8 | 0.9p |
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| Domestic |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 101.5 | -1.6 | 1,133.8 | 3.4 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 87.5 | - 3.0 | 1,053.5 | 1.4 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 52.5 | - 5.7 | 672.9 | 2.0 |
| Passenger load factor % | 60.0 | -1.7p | 63.9 | 0.4p |
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| Cargo traffic |
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| - Europe tonnes | 3,223.3 | 33.8 | 23,410.9 | 24.3 |
| - North Atlantic tonnes | 1,504.1 | -14.8 | 13,189.5 | 5.3 |
| - Middle East tonnes | 0 | - 100.0 | 2,731.3 | - 66.1 |
| - Asia tonnes | 7,565.3 | 6.8 | 57,513.2 | 12.9 |
| - Domestic tonnes | 20.6 | 4.6 | 175.6 | 0.8 |
| - Cargo flights, tonnes* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cargo traffic tonnes total | 12,313.2 | 2.0 | 97,020.6 | 7.1 |
| Revenue cargo tonne kilometres mill | 74.2 | -1.0 | 590.8 | 6.5 |
* Including purchased traffic
- Change %: Change compared to the corresponding period in the previous year (p = points)
- Available seat kilometres (ASK): Total number of seats available × great circle distance in kilometres
- Revenue passenger kilometres (RPK): Number of revenue passengers × great circle distance in kilometres
- Passenger load factor (PLF): Share of revenue passenger kilometres of available seat kilometres
- Available tonne kilometres: Number of tonnes of capacity for carriage of passengers, cargo and mail × great circle distance in kilometres
- Revenue tonne kilometres (RTK): Total revenue load consisting of passengers, cargo and mail × great circle distance in kilometres
- Revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK): Revenue / available seat kilometres
- N/A = not available
The reported distance-based traffic figures do not consider longer routings caused by airspace closures but are based on the great-circle distance in accordance with the industry practice.
The figures presented are unaudited.