AirAsia Group pax numbers up 12% in 3Q2012, load factor stable

AirAsia reports (30-Oct-2012) the following traffic highlights for the three months ended Sep-2012:

• AirAsia Group*:
  • Passenger numbers: 8.2 million, +12% year-on-year;
  • Seats: 10.5 million, +12%;
  • Load factor: 78%, stable;
  • Size of fleet at month end: 103;
• Malaysia AirAsia:
  • Passenger numbers: 4.7 million, +9%;
  • Seats: 6.2 million, +10%;
  • Load factor: 77%, stable;
  • Size of fleet at month end: 59;
• Thai AirAsia:
  • Passenger numbers: 2.0 million, +22%;
  • Seats: 2.4 million, +19%;
  • Load factor: 82%, +2 ppts;
  • Size of fleet at month end: 25;
• Indonesia AirAsia:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.5 million, +8%;
  • Seats: 1.9 million, +8%;
  • Load factor: 78%, stable;
  • Size of fleet at month end: 19. [more - original PR]

*Group refers to Malaysia AirAsia, Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia operations only.