12-Dec-2011 12:24 PM
Taiwan air pax up 8% in Oct-2011
Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications reported air passengers across Taiwan's airports increased 8.3% year-on-year to 3.5 million in Oct-2011, the highest level in five years. Details include:
- Passenger numbers: 3.5 million, +8.3% year-on-year;
- Domestic: 879,928, +17.3%;
- Cross-Strait: 623,551, +18.6%;
- International: 1.9 million, +2.9%;
- Cargo volume: 145,538 tonnes, -8.7%;
- Domestic: 2873 tonnes, +17.9%;
- Cross-Strait: 12,104 tonnes, +3.8%;
- International: 76,494 tonnes, -10.9%;
- Aircraft movements: 32,329, +8.1%;
- Domestic: 14,725, +7.1%;
- Cross-Strait: 3811, +25.1%;
- International: 13,793, +5.3%.