Thai Airways pax numbers down in Jan-2012, cargo up

Thai Airways reports (22-Feb-2012) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 1.7 million, -4.5% year-on-year;
• Passenger load factor: 77.3%, -0.4 ppt;
  • Domestic: 83.9%, +7.9 ppts;
  • Regional: 69.6%, -4.5 ppts;
  • Australia: 77.7%, +2.7 ppts;
  • Europe: 85.2%, +1.9 ppts;
  • North Pacific: 79.1%, -4.4 ppts;
  • Africa: 72.1%, +9.8 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 55,538 tonnes, +3.1%;
• Cargo load factor: 49.7%, -4.0 ppts. [more - original PR]