China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers up 7% in Oct-2012, cargo down 6%

China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers up 7.1% - traffic highlights for Oct-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 6.5 million, +7.1% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 5.7 million, +8.2%;
  • International: 650,060, -0.7%;
  • Regional: 226,620, +2.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.7%, stable;
  • Domestic: 80.5%, -1.2 ppts;
  • International: 78.3%, +2.9 ppts;
  • Regional: 72.8%, -1.3 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 118,550 tonnes, -5.7%;
  • Domestic: 60,610 tonnes, +0.6%;
  • International: 50,790 tonnes, -10.1%;
  • Regional: 7,150 tonnes, -20%;
• Cargo load factor: 62.7%, +1.4 ppts;
  • Domestic: 44.8%, -2.7 ppts;
  • International: 71.1%, +3.8 ppts;
  • Regional: 48.7%, +2.7 ppts. [more - original PR]