AirAsia Group pax numbers up 13% in 2Q2012, load factor down 1 ppt

AirAsia reports (25-Jul-2012) the following traffic highlights for the three months ended Jun-2012:

• AirAsia Group*:
  • Passenger numbers: 8.3 million, +13% year-on-year;
  • Seats: 10.5 million, +13%;
  • Load factor: 79%, -1.0 ppts;
  • Fleet size: 100;
• Malaysia AirAsia:
  • Passenger numbers: 4.9 million, +10%;
  • Seats: 6.2 million, +12%;
  • Load factor: 80%, -1.0 ppts;
  • Fleet size: 58;
• Thai AirAsia:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.9 million, +20%;
  • Seats: 2.5 million, +19%;
  • Load factor: 79%, +1.0 ppts;
  • Fleet size: 24;
• Indonesia AirAsia:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.4 million, +15%;
  • Seats: 1.8 million, +12%;
  • Load factor: 78%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Fleet size: 18. [more - original PR]

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