Japan MLITT: International pax growth exceeds domestic in Apr-2015, int'l cargo lags behind domestic

Japan MLITT reported (10-Jul-2015) the following traffic highlights in Apr-2015:

• Passenger numbers:
• • Domestic: 7.0 million, +1.8% year-on-year;
  • International: 1.4 million, +13.8%;
  • • China: 308,960, +20.9%;
    • South Korea: 117,415, stable;
    • Rest of Asia: 613,296, +17.5%;
    • Americas: 178,322, +11.0%;
    • Pacific Island: 107,363, +8.2%;
    • Europe: 102,191, +3.7%;
    • Oceania: 11,543, +0.4%;
• Passenger load factor:
• • Domestic: 61.3%;
  • International: 73.8%;
• Cargo volume:
• • Domestic: 82,783 tons, +2.9%;
  • International: 124,490, +0.8%.