22-May-2012 10:56 AM
Thai Airways passenger numbers up 14% in Apr-2012, load factor up 6.5 ppts
Thai Airways passenger numbers up 14.2% - traffic highlights for Apr-2012:
- Passenger numbers: 1.7 million, +14.2% year-on-year;
- Passenger load factor: 78.3%, +6.5 ppts;
- Japan: 79.1%, +9.8 ppts;
- Australia and New Zealand: 80.6%, +15.7 ppts;
- Domestic: 76.1%, +10.5 ppts;
- Cargo load factor: 56.4%, -1.6 ppts. [more - original PR]
During 01-May-2012 to 16-May-2012, the carrier reported passenger numbers rose 15.6% year-on-year to 804,009 with an average passenger load factor of 72.2%. Passenger traffic (RPKs) rose 6.7% year-on-year and capacity (ASKs) fell 4.9% year-on-year during the period.