Air Canada pax traffic up in Mar-2012, load factor up

Air Canada reports (04-Apr-2012) the following traffic highlights:

• Mar-2012:
  • Revenue passenger miles: +4.8% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: +0.7%;
    • US: +5.8%;
    • Europe: +10.2%;
    • Asia Pacific: +3.6%;
    • Other*: +5.1%;
  • Passenger load factor: 81.5%, +2.0 ppts;
    • Domestic: 81.6%, +1.6 ppts;
    • US: 81.4%, +1.1 ppts;
    • Europe: 79.7%, +4.2 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 85%, +1.7 ppts;
    • Other: 80.3%, +1.2 ppts;
• 3 months ended Mar-2012:
  • Revenue passenger miles: +4.8%;
    • Domestic: +3.8%;
    • US: +7.2%;
    • Europe: +5.9%;
    • Asia Pacific: +3.5%;
    • Other: +3.6%;
  • Passenger load factor: 79.2%, +1.3 ppts;
    • Domestic: 80.1%, +1.4 ppts;
    • US: 78.5%, +0.8 ppt;
    • Europe: 72.6%, +1.7 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 84.2%, +1.0 ppts;
    • Other: 81.8%, +1.5 ppt. [more - original PR]

*Includes Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America