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GLOSSARY
AirAsia Group
Comprises of AirAsia Berhad (Consolidated AOCs - AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia Indonesia,
AirAsia Philippines), AirAsia Thailand, AirAsia India and AirAsia Japan.
Aircraft at end of period
Number of aircraft owned or on lease arrangements of over one month’s duration at the
end of the period.
Aircraft utilisation
Average number of block hours per day per aircraft operated.
Available Seat Kilometres (ASK)
Total seats flown multiplied by the number of kilometres flown.
Average fare
Passenger seat sales, surcharges and fees divided by number of passengers.
Block hours
Hours of service for aircraft, measured from the time that the aircraft leaves the terminal
at the departure airport to the time that it arrives at the terminal at the destination airport.
Capacity
The number of seats flown.
Cost per ASK (CASK)
Revenue less operating profit divided by available seat kilometres.
Cost per ASK, excluding fuel (CASK ex fuel)
Revenue less operating profit and aircraft fuel expenses, divided by available seat
kilometres.
Load factor
Number of passengers as a percentage of capacity.
Passengers carried
Number of earned seats flown. Earned seats comprises seats sold to passengers (including
no-shows), seats provided for promotional purposes and seats provided to staff for
business travel.
Revenue per ASK (RASK)
Revenue divided by available seat kilometres.
Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK)
Number of passengers multiplied by the number of kilometres those passengers have
flown.
Stage
A one-way revenue flight.
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