Thai Airways passenger numbers up in Aug-2011, cargo down 7.9%

Thai Airways reports (16-Sep-2011) the following traffic highlights in Aug-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 1.6 million, +7.5% year-on-year;
• Passenger load factor: 74.8%, +0.1 ppt;
• • Domestic: 80.7%, +15.2 ppts;
  • Regional: 73.8%, -1.6 ppts;
  • Australia: 70%, +8.6 ppts;
  • Europe: 77%, -3.4 ppts;
  • North Pacific: 71.5%, -7.6 ppts;
  • Africa: 73.2%, +16.3 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 54,881 tonnes, -7.9%;
• Cargo load factor: 54.2%, -6.3 ppts. [more - original PR]