Air China Limited pax up 10% in Dec-2016, 96.6m pax in 2016

Air China Limited reports (16-Jan-2017) the following traffic:

• Dec-2016
• • Passenger numbers: 7.9 million, +10.4% year-on-year;
  • • Domestic: 6.5 million, +11.3%;
    • International: 1.1 million, +9.2%;
    • Regional: 365,100, -1.2%;
  • Passenger load factor: 79.5%, +3.0 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 80.9%, +1.9 ppts;
    • International: 77.4%, +4.3 ppts;
    • Regional: 75.7%, +4.4 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 169,352 tonnes, +11.1%;
  • • Domestic: 101,828 tonnes, +10.4%;
    • International: 60,054 tonnes, +12.5%;
    • Regional: 7470 tonnes, +8.4%;
  • Cargo load factor: 59.0%, +2.7 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 46.5%, -4.3 ppts;
    • International: 65.2%, +6.3 ppts;
    • Regional: 43.1%, +4.9 ppts;
• 2016:
• • Passenger numbers: 96.6 million, +7.5%;
  • • Domestic: 78.9 million, +6.1%;
    • International: 13.2 million, +20.1%;
    • Regional: 4.5 million, +1.0%;
  • Passenger load factor: 80.7%, +0.8 ppt;
  • • Domestic: 82.8%, +0.9 ppt;
    • International: 77.9%, +0.5 ppt;
    • Regional: 74.6%, +3.8 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 1.8 million tonnes, +6.3%;
  • • Domestic: 1.1 million tonnes, +6.8%;
    • International: 639,789 tonnes, +6.3%;
    • Regional: 75,103 tonnes, -1.1%;
  • Cargo load factor: 54.9%, +0.1 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 45.6%, -0.4 ppt;
    • International: 59.1%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Regional: 38.4%, +2.8 ppts. [more - original PR]