Finnair Traffic Performance in July 2026
Finnair Plc Investor News 7 August 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EEST
Passenger volumes, load factor and cargo traffic continued to develop well
In July, Finnair carried 1,243,800 passengers, which was 9.3% more than in July 2025, when the number of passengers was limited by capacity reductions following industrial action. Passenger numbers grew significantly in North Atlantic and European traffic, clearly in Asian traffic and slightly also in 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), increased by 3.6%. In the comparison period, capacity was limited by industrial action. In July 2026, capacity grew significantly in North Atlantic and European traffic, driven by the Toronto flights launched in May and new European destinations. Capacity increased slightly also in Asian traffic. In Domestic traffic, capacity decreased significantly due to a higher proportion of tag flights, i.e. frequencies to Northern Norway via Lapland. In Middle Eastern traffic, capacity fell to zero. Including wet lease outs, overall capacity remained stable.
Finnair's traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), increased by 6.2%, supported by lower market capacity due to the war in the Middle East. RPKs grew significantly in North Atlantic and European traffic and clearly also in Asian traffic. In Middle Eastern and Domestic traffic, RPKs declined.
Passenger load factor (PLF) improved by 2.1% points to 85.0%. PLF improved in all traffic areas operated by Finnair in July.
Revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) for July is not available at the time of publication of the traffic performance release, as financial reporting will be completed later in August due to the holiday season.
Total cargo tonnes increased by 13.1%, as European, Asian and North Atlantic cargo traffic tonnes saw significant growth. Revenue cargo tonne kilometres increased by 11.4%.
In July, 74.1% of all Finnair flights arrived on schedule compared to 75.8% in the comparison period. On-time performance was negatively affected by difficult weather conditions in Europe.
Traffic statistics for August 2026 will be published on Tuesday 8 September 2026.
| Finnair Traffic Performance July 2026 |
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| Month | Change % | YTD | Change % |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 1,243.8 | 9.3 | 7,390.3 | 7.8 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 3,704.5 | 3.6 | 23,570.1 | 2.9 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 3,148.0 | 6.2 | 18,847.0 | 7.6 |
| Passenger load factor % | 85.0 | 2.1p | 80.0 | 3.5p |
| Available tonne kilometres mill | 527.6 | 3.2 | 3,441.7 | 2.9 |
| Revenue tonne kilometres mill | 357.7 | 7.2 | 2,202.4 | 7.6 |
| Revenue per available seat kilometre €c | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Available seat kilometres incl. wet lease out mill | 3,704.5 | -0.3 | 24,186.9 | 0.7 |
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| Asia |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 148.3 | 5.4 | 984.7 | 13.6 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 1,288.6 | 1.5 | 8,856.6 | 5.6 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 1,127.8 | 5.2 | 7,538.6 | 13.4 |
| Passenger load factor % | 87.5 | 3.1p | 85.1 | 5.9p |
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| Europe |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 945.2 | 12.1 | 4,997.6 | 9.7 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 1,761.9 | 9.9 | 10,274.1 | 6.8 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 1,487.2 | 10.4 | 7,994.9 | 9.5 |
| Passenger load factor % | 84.4 | 0.4p | 77.8 | 1.9p |
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| North Atlantic |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 64.3 | 14.1 | 317.2 | 6.4 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 589.2 | 5.9 | 3,165.6 | - 0.7 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 488.8 | 11.9 | 2,432.2 | 5.2 |
| Passenger load factor % | 83.0 | 4.4p | 76.8 | 4.3p |
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| Middle East |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 0.0 | - 100.0 | 58.4 | - 59.8 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 0.0 | - 100.0 | 307.6 | - 60.0 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 0.0 | - 100.0 | 260.8 | - 59.6 |
| Passenger load factor % | - | - | 84.8 | 0.7p |
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| Domestic |
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| Passengers 1,000 | 86.0 | 3.4 | 1,032.3 | 3.9 |
| Available seat kilometres mill | 64.9 | - 11.9 | 966.0 | 1.9 |
| Revenue passenger kilometres mill | 44.3 | - 1.7 | 620.5 | 2.7 |
| Passenger load factor % | 68.3 | 7.1p | 64.2 | 0.5p |
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| Cargo traffic |
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| - Europe tonnes | 3,168.8 | 43.4 | 20,187.6 | 22.9 |
| - North Atlantic tonnes | 1,917.1 | 22.4 | 11,685.4 | 8.7 |
| - Middle East tonnes | 0 | - 100.0 | 2,731.3 | - 62.4 |
| - Asia tonnes | 7,388.9 | 15.2 | 49,947.9 | 13.9 |
| - Domestic tonnes | 21.0 | 5.5 | 155.0 | 0.4 |
| - Cargo flights, tonnes* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cargo traffic tonnes total | 12,495.7 | 13.1 | 84,707.4 | 7.9 |
| Revenue cargo tonne kilometres mill | 76.0 | 11.4 | 516.6 | 7.7 |
* 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.