China Eastern Airlines pax numbers down 2% in Jan-2013, cargo up 21%

China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers down 2.4% - traffic highlights for Jan-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 5.7 million, -2.4% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 4.8 million, -1.5%;
  • International: 671,700, -5.5%;
  • Regional: 220,750, -11.6%;
• Passenger load factor: 75.6%, -2.8 ppts;
  • Domestic: 74.9%, -3.7 ppts;
  • International: 78.2%, -1.1 ppts;
  • Regional: 70.2%, -0.8 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 117,710 tonnes, +20.8%;
  • Domestic: 62,480 tonnes, +27.6%;
  • International: 46,660 tonnes, +8.8%;
  • Regional: 8560 tonnes, +53.5%;
• Cargo load factor: 62.9%, +11.7 ppts;
  • Domestic: 51.7%, +13.0 ppts;
  • International: 68.5%, +11.1 ppts;
  • Regional: 44.6%, +13.5 ppts. [more - original PR]