Finnair carried 1.36 million passengers during August 2019, representing an increase of more than 12.9% from the same period last year.
The overall capacity measured in available seat kilometres (ASK) increased in August by 9.3%.
Finnair's traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) increased by 12.8%, and the passenger load factor (PLF) increased year-on-year by 2.6% points to 86.8%.
The North American capacity increased by 31.8% following the opening of the new Los Angeles route in March and added frequencies to San Francisco.
In European traffic, the ASKs were up by 4.3%. The growth derived from additional seating capacity in some of the existing narrow-body aircraft and the changes in route network.
RPKs increased in Asian traffic by 9.2%, in North American traffic by 34.3%, in European traffic by 13.5% and in domestic traffic by 5.2%.
Passenger numbers increased in Asian traffic by 8.9%, in North American traffic by 27.2%, in European traffic by 14.9% and in domestic traffic by 4.9%.