Glossary
In this Annual Report, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Capacity Measurements
“available seat kilometres” or “ASKs” the number of seats made available for sale multiplied by the kilometres flown
“available tonne kilometres” or “ATKs” the tonnes of capacity available for the transportation of revenue load (passengers and cargo) multiplied by the kilometres flown
Traffic Measurements
“revenue passenger kilometres” or “RPKs” the number of passengers carried multiplied by the kilometres flown
“cargo tonne kilometres” the load in tonnes multiplied by the kilometres flown
“revenue tonne kilometres” the load (passengers and cargo) in tonnes multiplied or “RTKs” by the kilometres flown
Yield Measurements
“passenger yield” revenue from passenger operations divided by RPKs “cargo yield” revenue from cargo operations divided by cargo tonne kilometres “average yield” revenue from airline operations (passenger and cargo) divided by RTKs “tonne” a metric ton, equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds
Load Factors
“passenger load factor” RPKs expressed as a percentage of ASKs “overall load factor” RTKs expressed as a percentage of ATKs
Utilisation
“utilisation rates” the actual number of flight and taxi hours per aircraft per operating day
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