During the course of this year the airline increased production by 30% and opened six new on line points namely New York, Shanghai, Glasgow, Vienna, Seychelles and Christchurch. Income grew by 36%, yields by 6.0% whilst the number of passengers carried rose by 20% to 12.5 million and cargo by 27% to 838,400 tonnes. This growth had to be managed against the backdrop of rocketing fuel prices and in the latter part of the year, the tsunami effect.