Hainan Airlines Group pax up 29% in Aug-2016, cargo up 6%

Hainan Airlines Group reported (18-Sep-2016) the following traffic* highlights in Aug-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 4.3 million, +28.7% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 4.0 million, +27.9%;
  • International: 256,530, +46.8%;
  • Regional: 25,260, +4.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 89.8%, -0.9 ppt;
• • Domestic: 91.2%, -0.3 ppt;
  • International: 85.9%, -2.7 ppts;
  • Regional: 77.0%, -8.6 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 31,070 tonnes, +6.0%
• • Domestic: 25,800 tonnes, +1.0%;
  • International: 5220 tonnes, +39.8%;
  • Regional: 50 tonnes, +18.8%. [more - original PR]

*Includes traffic for Hainan Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines, Chang'an Airlines, Shanxi Airlines, Lucky Air Company Limited, Fuzhou Airlines and Urumqi Airlines.