Air China's passenger numbers up 3.5% in Aug-2011, cargo volume slides

Air China announced (15-Sep-2011) the following traffic highlights in Aug-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 4,598,900, +3.5% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 3,800,400, +2.8%;
  • International: 629,600, +4.9%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 169,000, +15%;
• Passenger load factor: 86.1%, +2.1 ppts;
  • Domestic: 86.7%, +3.2 ppts;
  • International: 85.2%, +0.1 ppts;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 85.4%, +3.5 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 92,334 tonnes, -1.5%;
  • Domestic: 51,113 tonnes, +0.1%;
  • International: 36,861 tonnes, -3.5%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 4360 tonnes, -1.7%;
• Cargo load factor: 57.7%, -1.5 ppts;
  • Domestic: 42.2%, +0.7 ppts;
  • International: 64.8%, -2.3 ppts;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 41.3%, -2.4 ppts.