CAAC: Pax up 9%, cargo down 2% in Jun-2012. 151 million pax in 1H2012

CAAC reported (24-Jul-2012) the following traffic highlights:

• Jun-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 25.3 million, +8.8% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 23.4 million, +8.4%;
      • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 675,000, +16.2%;
    • International: 1.9 million, +14.7%;
  • Cargo volume: 428,600 tonnes, -1.5%;
    • Domestic: 297,300 tonnes, +2.0%;
      • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 16,700 tonnes, -7.2%;
    • International: 131,300 tonnes, -8.6%;
• Six months ended 30-Jun-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 151.1 million, +8.7%;
    • Domestic: 139.9 million, +8.3%;
      • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 4.1 million, +12.6%;
    • International: 11.2 million, +13.2%;
  • Cargo volume: 2.5 million tonnes, -5.0%;
    • Domestic: 1.8 million tonnes, +0.1%;
      • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 95,700 tonnes, -10.7%;
    • International: 738,800 tonnes, -15.3%.