China Airlines pax numbers down 6% in Feb-2017, pax yield down 13%

China Airlines reported (14-Mar-2017) the following traffic highlights in Feb-2017:

• Operating revenue*: TWD9752 million (USD315.9 million), -8.5% year-on-year;
• • Passenger: TWD6934 million (USD224.6 million), -14.6%;
  • Cargo: TWD2390 million (USD77.4 million), +14.5%;
• Passenger numbers: 1.2 million, -6.2%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.5%, +1.7ppts;
• Passenger yield: TWD2.25 (USD7.3 cents), -12.8%;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): +10.9%;
• Cargo load factor: 70.5%, +9.9ppts;
• Cargo yield: TWD6.59 (USD21.3 cents), +3.3%. [more - original PR]

*Based on the conversion rate USD1 = TWD30.8719