2008 News Archive - Flights - August passenger traffic figures - another record month

01 09 2006

Low fares airline Monarch reported another record flying month in August 2006, carrying over 359,000 passengers. Despite the increased terror threat and heightened security at airports, Monarch did not cancel any flights and carried 10,000 more passengers in one month than ever before.

Monarch’s passenger statistics for scheduled services during August 2006:

Passenger numbers (1)

August 2005 303,547

August 2006 359,209

% change + 18.3%

Load factor (2)

August 2005 87%

August 2006 85.2%

% change - 1.8%

Internet sales percentage (3)

August 2005 80%

August 2006 85%

% change + 5%

1. Represents the number of earned seats flown by Monarch. Earned seats include seats that are flown whether or not the passenger turns up because once a flight has departed a no-show customer is not entitled to change flights or seek a refund.

2. Represents the number of passengers as a proportion of the number of seats available for passengers.

3. Represents the % of bookings made via www.flyMonarch.com.