Singapore Airlines pax numbers down 4% in Mar-2014, load factor down across all regions

Singapore Airlines reports (15-Apr-2014) the following traffic highlights for Mar-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 1.5 million, -3.8% year-on-year;
• Passenger load factor: 75%, -4.3 ppts;
• • East Asia: 79.4%, -3.7 ppts;
  • Americas: 78.2%, -1.9 ppts;
  • Europe: 72.2%, -7.4 ppts;
  • South West Pacific: 74.3%, -3.1 ppts;
  • West Asia and Africa: 67.1%, -5.3 ppts;
• Capacity (ASKs): stable. [more - original PR]

Singapore Airlines: "PLFs declined across all route regions. The weaker passenger carriage was attributed to a combination of the Easter demand shift from March last year to April this year, and soft demand to Bangkok. Yields are expected to remain under pressure as efforts are made to boost loads in the challenging operating environment," Source: Company statement, 15-Apr-2014.