China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers and cargo volume up 3% in Apr-2012

China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers up 3.3% - traffic highlights for Apr-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 6.1 million, +3.3% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 5.2 million, +1.5%;
  • International: 674,060, +20.3%;
  • Regional: 244,290, +1.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 81.2%, +1.1 ppts;
  • Domestic: 81.7%, -0.6 ppt;
  • International: 79.9%, +5.0 ppts;
  • Regional: 80.6%, +6.4 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 118,680 tonnes, +3.1%;
  • Domestic: 55,560 tonnes, -5.6%;
  • International: 55,180 tonnes, +22.1%;
  • Regional: 7930 tonnes, -28.1%;
• Cargo load factor: 62.9%, +2.1 ppts;
  • Domestic: 46.8%, +2.2 ppts;
  • International: 69.2%, -0.9 ppt;
  • Regional: 53.8%, +2.2 ppts. [more - original PR]