JAL Group forecast int'l pax numbers to rise 1.9% during New Year vacation period

JAL Group reports (15-Dec-2011) the following traffic forecast during the Japanese New Year vacation period between 22-Dec-2011 to 09-Jan-2012. Details include:

• Passenger numbers:
  • Domestic: 1.3 million, stable;
  • International: 427,733, +1.9% year-on-year;
    • Hawaii: 55,009, -11.1%;
    • Transpacific: 40,306, -5.4%;
    • Europe: 35,296, +0.6%;
    • Southeast Asia: 113,975, +2.8%;
    • Oceania: 9547, -11.2%;
    • Guam: 9440, -3.0%;
    • South Korea: 50,101, -11.1%;
    • China: 63,065, +31.7%;
    • Taiwan: 50,994, +14.4%;
• Passenger load factor:
  • Domestic: 52.3%;
  • International: 80.3%;
    • Hawaii: 90.2%;
    • Transpacific: 90.6%;
    • Europe: 74.2%;
    • Southeast Asia: 84.3%;
    • Oceania: 81.2%
    • Guam: 94.8%;
    • South Korea: 71.9%;
    • China: 67.6%;
    • Taiwan: 85.8%;
• Available seats:
  • Domestic: -3.0%;
  • International: -2.3%. [more - original PR]