Peach Aviation targets 4.0 million pax in 2013

Peach Aviation CEO Shinichi Inoue forecasts the carrier will transport 4.0 million passengers in 2013, which will be four times its expected passenger traffic this year, according to CAAC-News. The carrier transported 240,000 passengers in the three months ended May-2012 and reported an average load factor of 77%, surpassing its target of 70% to 75%. The Osaka Kansai-based carrier launched operations in Mar-2012.