Thai Airways pax numbers and cargo down in Dec-2011; 18.4 million pax in 2011

Thai Airways reports (18-Jan-2012) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.6 million, -4.4% year-on-year;
  • Passenger load factor: 68.1%, -7.2 ppts;
    • Domestic: 79.1%, +5.7 ppts;
    • Regional: 65.2%, -10.6 ppts;
    • Australia: 71.8%, -2.5 ppts;
    • Europe: 67.7%, -7.6 ppts;
    • North Pacific: 72%, -12.7 ppts;
    • Africa: 77%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 59,194 tonnes, -3.4%;
  • Cargo load factor: 54.3%, -3.6 ppts;
• 12 months ended Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 18.4 million, +1.3%;
  • Passenger load factor: 70.4%, -3.2 ppts;
    • Domestic: 72.2%, +1.8 ppts;
    • Regional: 70.2%, -3.3 ppts;
    • Australia: 67.2%, +1.7 ppts;
    • Europe: 71.8%, -6.0 ppts;
    • North Pacific: 72.7%, -4.2 ppts;
    • Africa: 66.5%, +2.1 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 689,640 tonnes, -3.4%;
  • Cargo load factor: 56.2%, -5.3 ppts. [more - original PR]