China Airlines pax traffic up 3% and cargo traffic up 21% in Mar-2014, yields down

China Airlines reports (21-Apr-2014) the following traffic highlights in Mar-2014:

• Operating revenue*: TWD11,531 million (USD381 million), +5.1% year-on-year l
• • Passenger: TWD7106 million (USD234.8 million), +0.6%;
  • Cargo: TWD3996 million (USD132 million), +13.9%;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +3.3%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.3%, -1.6 ppts;
• Passenger yield: TWD2.39 (USD7.90 cents), -2.6%;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): +20.6%;
• Cargo load factor: 73.3%, +0.1 ppt;
• Cargo yield: TWD7.95 (USD26.27 cents), -5.6%. [more - original PR]

*Based on the conversion rate USD1 = TWD30.2625