Malaysia Airlines System pax up 33% and cargo traffic up 7% in Jun-2013, 7.8 million pax in 1H2013

Malaysia Airlines System reports (23-Jul-2013) the following traffic highlights:

• Jun-2013:
• • Passenger numbers: 1.5 million, +33.4% year-on-year;
  • • Domestic: 587,000, +30.8%;
    • International: 922,000, +35.1%;
  • Passenger load factor: 84.3%, +6.9 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 83.7%, +5.2 ppts;
    • International: 84.3%, +7.1 ppts;
  • Cargo traffic (FTKs): +7.1%;
  • • Belly: +6.4%;
    • Freighter: +8.2%;
  • Cargo load factor: 74.7%, +3.0 ppts;
  • • Belly: 76.3%, +2.8 ppts;
    • Freighter: 72.1%, +3.2 ppts;
• Six months ended Jun-2013:
• • Passenger numbers: 7.8 million, +22.5%;
  • • Domestic: 2.8 million, +18.5%;
    • International: 5.0 million, +24.8%;
  • Passenger load factor: 78.6%, +5.1 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 71.5%, +1.6 ppts;
    • International: 79.5%, +5.6 ppts;
  • Cargo traffic (FTKs): +8.2%;
  • • Belly: +3.0%;
    • Freighter: +18.1%;
  • Cargo load factor: 70.9%, +1.8 ppts;
  • • Belly: 72.4%, +2.7 ppts;
    • Freighter: 68.5%, +0.5 ppt. [more - original PR]