CAAC reports 11% pax growth, cargo stable in Dec-2012; 319 million pax in 2012

CAAC reported (21-Jan-2013) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 25.6 million, +11.4% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 23.8 million, +11.8%;
    • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 711,000, +9.6%;
    • International: 1.9 million, +6.8%;
  • Cargo volume: 500,100 tonnes, +0.2%;
    • Domestic: 368,000 tonnes, +2.3%;
    • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 18,400 tonnes, +14.6%;
    • International: 132,100 tonnes, -5.2%;
• 2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 319.0 million, +9.2%;
    • Domestic: 295.7 million, +9.0%;
    • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 8.3 million, +9.7%;
    • International: 23.3 million, +10.7%;
  • Cargo volume: 5.4 million tonnes, -2.0%;
    • Domestic: 3.9 million, +2.5%;
    • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 200,200, -3.4%;
    • International: 1.6 million, -11.7%.