Thai Airways pax numbers down 11.7%, RPKs down 15.8%; load factor holding up in Feb-2010

Thai Airways passenger numbers down 11.7% - traffic highlights in Feb-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 1.7 million, -11.7% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): -15.8%;
  • Domestic: -5.9%;
  • Regional: -17.9%;
  • Australia: -0.5%;
  • Europe: -18.7%;
  • North Pacific: -37.0%;
• Load factor: 82.3%, +5.0 ppts;
  • Domestic: 86.1%, +3.4 ppts;
  • Regional: 80.7%, +9.0 ppts;
  • Australia: 68.2%, -4.7 ppts;
  • Europe: 89.8%, +5.6 ppts;
  • North Pacific: 71.0%, -7.2 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 51,567 tonnes, -31.9%. [more]