Lufthansa Group pax up 6%, cargo down 11% for Mar-2012

Lufthansa Group passenger numbers up 6% - traffic highlights for Mar-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 8.2 million, +5.9% year-on-year;
  • Europe: 6.5 million, +5.8%;
  • America: 696,000, +5.1%;
  • Asia Pacific: 523,000, +11.1%;
  • Middle East/Africa: 390,000, +2.8%
• Passenger load factor: 76.8%, +3.0 ppts;
  • Europe: 68.2%, +1.3 ppt;
  • America: 84.6%, +4.6 ppts;
  • Asia Pacific: 81.6%, +3.7 ppts;
  • Middle East/Africa: 73.1%, +3.7 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 183,000 tons, -10.6%;
  • Europe: 59,000, -9.4%;
  • America: 56,000, -9.9%;
  • Asia Pacific: 50,000, -12.3%;
  • Middle East/Africa: 17,000, -13.0%;
• Cargo load factor: 69.7%, +0.1 ppt;
  • Europe: 45.5%, +1.3 ppt;
  • America: 69.7%, -1.5 ppt;
  • Asia Pacific: 75.3%, +1.7 ppt;
  • Middle East/Africa: 60.8%, -1.5 ppt.