CAAC reports 17% jump in Jan-2011 pax

CAAC reported (21-Mar-2011) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 22.7 million, +16.8% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 21.0 million, +16.1%;
  • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 576,000, +25.2%;
  • International: 1.7 million, +25.5%;
• Cargo volume: 496,500 tonnes, +10.1%;
  • Domestic: 343,400 tonnes, +9.4%;
  • Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: 17,800 tonnes, +8.4%;
  • International: 153,100 tonnes, +11.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.3%, +2.5 ppts;
• Aircraft utilisation rate: 9.3 hour, +0.2 hr;
  • Large aircraft: 9.7 hour, +0.2;
  • Small aircraft: 4.8 hour, -0.1.