Air China passenger numbers up 8.8% in Dec-2010

Air China reports (12-Jan-2011) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 3.5 million, +8.8% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 2.9 million, +9.1%;
    • International: 513,800, +5.8%;
    • Regional: 133,200, +14.4%;
  • Load factor: 77.7%, +1.8 ppts;
    • Domestic: 80.8%, +6.7 ppts;
    • International: 73.8%, -4.9 ppts;
    • Regional: 75.9%, +1.5 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 107,008 tonnes, +14.8%;
    • Domestic: 56,125 tonnes, +6.5%;
    • International: 45,939 tonnes, +29.8%;
    • Regional: 4,945 tonnes, -4.1%.
• 12 months ended Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 46.2 million, +16.1%;
    • Domestic: 38.3 million, +14.7%;
    • International: 6.4 million, +20.1%;
    • Regional: 1.6 million, +36.8%;
  • Load factor: 80.3%, +3.4 ppts;
    • Domestic: 80.2%, +3.5 ppts;
    • International: 80.6%, +3.1 ppts;
    • Regional: 76.5%, +5.6 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 1.1 million tonnes, +21.7%;
    • Domestic: 615,351 tonnes, +10.4%;
    • International: 477,840 tonnes, +39.3%;
    • Regional: 54,926 tonnes, +27.4%. [more]