China Airlines pax numbers down 2% in Apr-2016, pax yield down 6%

China Airlines reports (16-May-2016) the following traffic highlights in Apr-2016:

• Operating revenue*: TWD10,216 million (USD315.84 million), -8.7% year-on-year;
• • Passenger: TWD6913 million (USD213.72 million), -3.5%;
  • Cargo: TWD2805 million (USD86.72 million), -21.9%;
• Passenger numbers: 1.2 million, -1.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 75.9%, -1.1 ppts;
• Passenger yield: TWD2.26 (USD7.0 cents), -6.2%;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): -1.0%;
• Cargo load factor: 68.4%, -3.9 ppts;
• Cargo yield: TWD6.09 (USD18.8 cents), -21.1%. [more - original PR]

*Based on the conversion rate USD1 = TWD32.3460