Air China pax rise, cargo traffic down in Sep-2011

Air China announced (13-Oct-2011) the following traffic highlights in Sep-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 4.2 million, +5.8% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 3.5 million, +5.1%;
  • International: 595,500, +9.1%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 142,100, +9.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 82.8%, +0.8 ppts;
  • Domestic: 84.3%, +1.7 ppts;
  • International: 81.4%, -0.6 ppts;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 76.0%, +1.5 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 103,093 tonnes, -2.5%;
  • Domestic: 59,190, +1.4%;
  • International: 38,949, -9%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 4,954, +8.9%;
• Cargo load factor: 57.7%, -5.9 ppts;
  • Domestic: 50.2%, -1.8 ppts;
  • International: 61.1%, -7ppts;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 40.5%, -6.1 ppts. [more]