China Eastern Airlines pax numbers up 14% in Mar-2013, cargo down 4%

China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers up 13.8% - traffic highlights for Mar-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 6.5 million, +13.8% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 5.5 million, +13.1%;
  • International: 747,870, +21.9%;
  • Regional: 247,050, +7.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 82%, +2.9 ppts;
  • Domestic: 82.6%,+3.0 ppts;
  • International: 81.1%, +3.1 ppts;
  • Regional: 77.1%, +0.5 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 122,180 tonnes, -3.9%;
  • Domestic: 57,770 tonnes, -1.1%;
  • International: 55,260 tonnes, -8.0%;
  • Regional: 9150 tonnes, +5.3%;
• Cargo load factor: 61.3%, -4.3 ppts;
  • Domestic: 43.8%, -6.2 ppts;
  • International: 68.7%, -2.6 ppts;
  • Regional: 45.3%, -8.9 ppts. [more - original PR]