Aeroflot Group saw its passenger numbers fall by 34.3% year-on-year for March to 3 million, with flag carrier itself Aeroflot posting a 41.4% decrease as it saw 1.8 million fewer passengers than in 2019.
Aeroflot Group, and airline, RPKs were down 37.4% and 43.6% year-on-year, respectively.
Aeroflot Group’s passenger load factor for March was 62.6%, representing a 17.7 percentage point decrease versus the same period a year earlier. In a statement Aeroflot Group said that COVID 19 and the resulting travel bans was the causes of the declining numbers.
“In Q1 and March 2020, operating results were affected by changes in demand as a result of significant flight restrictions imposed amid the spread of the novel coronavirus infection. International segment was hit hardest due to the shutdown of international air travel.
This also affected the domestic segment, effectively wiping out all transit traffic between international destinations and Russian regions. The domestic market was further affected by the gradual introduction of travel restrictions and increasing reluctance to fly among passengers.”