Thai Airways International pax numbers up 6% in May-2013, cargo down 4%

Thai Airways International reports (19-Jun-2013) the following traffic highlights in May-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 1.7 million, +5.9% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +3.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 66.4%, -5.1 ppts;
  • Domestic: 73.5%, +5.9 ppts;
  • Regional: 71.1%, -1.6 ppts;
  • Australia: 62%, -9.1 ppts;
  • Europe: 60.9%, -8.6 ppts;
  • North Pacific: 70.3%, -5.8 ppts;
  • Africa: 49.2%, -28.2 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 53,922 tonnes, -4.3%;
• Cargo load factor: 52.1%, -3.8 ppts. [more - original PR]