Malaysian Airline System pax up 44%, load factor up 12ppts in Aug-2013; cargo traffic up 6%

Malaysian Airline System passenger numbers up 44% - traffic highlights for Aug-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 1.6 million, +44.1% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 630,000, +41.9%;
  • International: 994,000, +45.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 85.8%, +11.7ppts;
• • Domestic: 83.3%, +7.2ppts;
  • International: 86.2%, +12.4ppts;
• Cargo traffic (RFTKs) +6.1%;
• • Belly: +4.7%;
  • Freighter: +8.7%;
• Cargo load factor: 66.2%, -2.1ppts;
• • Belly: 69.9%, -0.7ppts;
  • Freighter: 60.2%, -3.9ppts.