Air China Limited pax numbers up 1% in Mar-2016, cargo up 5%

Air China Limited reports (18-Apr-2016) the following traffic highlights in Mar-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 7.8 million, +0.7% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 6.4 million, -2.3%;
  • International: 1.0 million, +20.5%;
  • Regional: 363,700, +9.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 78.5%, -3.1 ppts;
• • Domestic: 81.2%, -3.5 ppts;
  • International: 74.7%, -3.1 ppts;
  • Regional: 71.7%, +7.2 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 149,643 tonnes, +5.4%;
• • Domestic: 88,857 tonnes, +4.1%;
  • International: 54,228 tonnes, +7.6%;
  • Regional: 6558 tonnes, +6.1%;
• Cargo load factor: 53.6%, -1.5 ppts;
• • Domestic: 42.5%, +2.4 ppts;
  • International: 59.0%, -4.6 ppts;
  • Regional: 37.5%, +5.1 ppts. [more - original PR]