Air China pax stable, cargo down 8% for Mar-2012; load factors also weaker

Air China passenger numbers stable - traffic highlights for Mar-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 3.9 million, stable year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 3.2 million, -1.7%;
  • International: 557,000, +6.9%;
  • Regional: 147,300, +14.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.6%, -0.7 ppt;
  • Domestic: 80.9%, -1.8 ppt;
  • International: 77.8%, +0.9 ppt;
  • Regional: 77.1%, +2.0 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 96,627 tonnes, -8.1%;
  • Domestic: 53,097, -5.3%;
  • International: 37,997, -14.0%;
  • Regional: 5533, +14.3%;
• Cargo load factor: 58.8%, -2.1 ppts;
  • Domestic: 45.2%, -0.4 ppt;
  • International: 65.1%, -2.2 ppts;
  • Regional: 42.9%, -0.5 ppt.