China Southern Airlines pax up 7% and load factor stable at 79% in Oct-2013, cargo up 8%

China Southern Airlines reports (13-Nov-2013) the following traffic highlights in Oct-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 8.1 million, +6.5% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 7.3 million, +6.4%;
  • Regional: 172,740, +5.4%;
  • International: 633,600, +7.4%;
• Passenger load factor: 78.8%, +0.2 ppt;
• • Domestic: 80%, stable;
  • Regional: 66.9%, -6.4 ppts;
  • International: 75.2%, +1.6 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 113,170 tons, +7.8%;
• • Domestic: 81,640 tons, +9.1%;
  • Regional: 1190 tons, -2.6%;
  • International: 30,340 tons, +4.6%.