Air China pax up 2%, load factor down in Aug-2012

Air China passenger numbers up 2% - traffic highlights for Aug-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 4.7 million, +1.9% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 3.8 million, +1.3%;
  • International: 670,600, +6.5%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 163,700, -3.1%;
• Passenger load factor: 84.2%, -1.9 ppts;
  • Domestic: 83.4%, -3.4 ppts;
  • International: 85.5%, +0.2 ppts;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 83.8%, -1.5 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 101,841 tonnes, +10.3%;
  • Domestic: 54,418, +6.5%;
  • International: 40,852, +10.8%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 6,570, +50.7%;
• Cargo load factor: 59.0%, +1.2 ppts;
  • Domestic: 46.6%, +4.3 ppts;
  • International: 63.8%, -1.0 ppts;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 50.5%, +9.3 ppts. [more- original PR - Chinese]