AirAsia Group pax numbers up 15% in 4Q2012, 33.8 million pax in 2012

AirAsia Group reports (04-Feb-2013) the following traffic highlights:

• 3 months ended Dec-2012:
  • AirAsia Group*:
    • Passenger numbers: 9.1 million, +15% year-on-year;
    • Seats: 11.3 million, +14%;
    • Load factor: 81%, +1 ppts;
  • Malaysia AirAsia:
    • Passenger numbers: 5.2 million, +7%;
    • Seats: 6.3 million, +7%;
    • Load factor: 82%, stable;
  • Thai AirAsia:
    • Passenger numbers: 2.3 million, +25%;
    • Seats: 2.8 million, +19%;
    • Load factor: 82%, +4 ppts;
  • Indonesia AirAsia:
    • Passenger numbers: 1.6 million, +29%;
    • Seats: 2.1 million, +31%;
    • Load factor: 76%, -1 ppts;
• 12 months ended Dec-2012:
  • AirAsia Group*:
    • Passenger numbers: 33.8 million, +13%;
    • Seats: 42.4 million, +13%;
    • Load factor: 80%, stable;
    • Size of fleet at month end^: 113;
  • Malaysia AirAsia:
    • Passenger numbers: 19.7 million, +9%;
    • Seats: 24.8 million, +10%;
    • Load factor: 80%, stable;
    • Size of fleet at month end^: 64;
  • Thai AirAsia:
    • Passenger numbers: 8.3 million, +21%;
    • Seats: 10.1 million, +18%;
    • Load factor: 82%, +2 ppts;
    • Size of fleet at month end^: 27;
  • Indonesia AirAsia:
    • Passenger numbers: 5.8 million, +17%;
    • Seats: 7.6 million, +17%;
    • Load factor: 77%, stable;
    • Size of fleet at month end^: 22. [more - original PR]

*Group refers to Malaysia AirAsia's, Thai AirAsia's and Indonesia AirAsia's operations only.
^Number of aircraft including spares