Thai Airways International pax numbers down 25% in May-2014, cargo down 1%

Thai Airways International reports (20-Jun-2014) the following traffic highlights in May-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 1.3 million, -24.6% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): -16.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 59.8%, -6.6 ppts;
• • Domestic: 62%, -11.5 ppts;
  • Regional: 64.4%, -6.8 ppts;
  • Australia: 54.6%, -7.4 ppts;
  • Europe: 54.6%, -6.3 ppts;
  • North Pacific: 70.5%, +0.2 ppt;
  • Africa: 51%, +1.8 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 53,484 tons, -0.8%;
• Cargo load factor: 55.4%, +3.3 ppts. [more - original PR]