China Airlines pax yield still down, cargo yield up 10% in Dec-2009

China Airlines passenger numbers up 22.8% - traffic highlights in Dec-2009:

• Operating revenue: USD359.8 million, +36.8% year-on-year;
  • Passenger: USD180.3 million, +1.5%;
  • Cargo: USD163.3 million, +125.2%;
• Passenger numbers: 914,587, +22.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.4%, +8.5 ppts;
• Passenger yield: USD 6.45 cents, -12.4%;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): +104.8%;
• Cargo yield: USD 29.1 cents, +10.0%. [more]

*Based on the conversion rate at USD1 = TWD31.765