Air China passenger numbers down 3% in Jan-2013, cargo up 31%

Air China passenger numbers down 2.7% - traffic highlights for Jan-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 3.9 million, -2.7% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 3.3 million, -1.9%;
  • International: 522,600, -6.8%;
  • Regional: 152,100, -5.0%;
• Passenger load factor: 78.8%, -0.9 ppt;
  • Domestic: 78.3%, -3.1 ppts;
  • International: 79.9%, +2.4 ppts;
  • Regional: 77.2%, +0.5 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 96,272 tonnes, +31.3%;
  • Domestic: 59,982 tonnes, +51.5%;
  • International: 32,108 tonnes, +6.8%;
  • Regional: 4181 tonnes, +14.4%;
• Cargo load factor: 55%, +8.2 ppts;
  • Domestic: 47.3%, +14.2 ppts;
  • International: 59.6%, +6.1 ppts;
  • Regional: 35%, +5.6 ppts.