Press release 9.2.2009 Finnair's scheduled traffic capacity was cut in January by more than five per cent. The load factor of international scheduled traffic load rose by nearly five and a half percentage points compared with January last year. Tickets prices, however, are low. “The average price is still clearly below last year's level, because business travel continues to fall,” says Finnair SVP Communications Christer Haglund. Growth in Asian traffic has fallen to less than two per cent. The impact of the capacity cuts in Asian traffic was nearly eight per cent. The load factor rose in Asian traffic by nearly eight percentage points. North American traffic grew by more than 21 per cent, influenced to a large extent by the addition of one flight per week to New York. North American traffic accounts for around six per cent of scheduled traffic's revenue passenger kilometres. Domestic traffic figures reflect planned capacity cuts; capacity was nearly seven per cent less than last year. Leisure traffic grew in January by nearly 16 per cent and capacity increased by nearly 17 per cent. The leisure traffic load factor was high, 93.5 per cent. The fall in cargo demand continues. In January more than 20 per cent less cargo was carried. Finnair traffic Finnair traffic altogether increased by 6.3%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity increased by 0.3%. Passenger load factor was 4.4 percentage points higher than year before, 77.8%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 1.0% and was 624 593. Scheduled traffic Scheduled traffic increased by 1.8%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 5.2%. Passenger load factor was 4.9 percentage points higher than year before, 71.3%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 3.4% and was 505 018. Scheduled international traffic, increased by 2.6%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 5.0%. Passenger load factor was 5.4 percentage points higher than year before, 72.7%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 1.1% and was 381 996. European scheduled traffic, increased by 0.5%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 3.6%. Passenger load factor was 2.3 percentage points higher than year before, 58.2%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 3.4% and was 263 874. North Atlantic scheduled traffic increased by 21.9%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity increased by 18.2%. Passenger load factor was 2.5 percentage points higher than year before, 81.9%. Number of passengers carried increased by 21.9% and was 12 006. Asian scheduled traffic increased by 1.9%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 7.8%. Passenger load factor was 7.8 percentage points higher than year before, 81.3%. Number of passengers carried increased by 2.6% and was 106 116. Domestic scheduled traffic decreased by 10.0%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity decreased by 6.9%. Passenger load factor was 1.9 percentage points lower than year before, 53.4%. Number of passengers carried decreased by 9.8% and was 123 022. Leisure traffic Leisure traffic increased by 15.7%, measured in revenue passenger kilometres. Capacity increased by 16.7%. Passenger load factor was 0.8 percentage points lower than year before, 93.5%. Number of passengers carried increased by 11.0% and was 119 575. Cargo Cargo traffic decreased by 20.7% in terms of cargo tonnes carried. Decrease in scheduled traffic was 20.9%. Cargo traffic decreased by 23.2% in Asian traffic, by 20.0% in European traffic and increased by 0.9% in North-Atlantic traffic. Cargo traffic carried on chartered cargo flights decreased by 47.7%. The cargo load factor in the Asian traffic was 52.1% and in the North Atlantic traffic 60.7%. Full traffic performance data available at http://www.finnairgroup.com/linked/en/sijoittajat/Monthly_traffic_data_JAN2009EN .pdf Finnair Plc Communications 9.2.2009 Additional information: Mr. Lasse Heinonen. SVP & CFO. tel. +358 9 818 4950 Mr. Christer Haglund. SVP Corporate Communications. tel. +358 9 818 4007 Mr. Taneli Hassinen. VP Financial Communications and Investor Relations. tel. +358 9 818 4976 Mr. Petteri Kostermaa. VP Traffic Planning. tel. +358 9 818 8504 Mr. Timo Riihimäki. Vice President. Cargo. tel. +358 9 818 5487