China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers up 8% in Jul-2012, cargo down 9%

China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers up 8.3% - traffic highlights for Jul-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 7.0 million, +8.3% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 6.0 million, +7.9%;
  • International: 747,930, +12.9%;
  • Regional: 256,090, +3.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 82.4%, -0.6 ppt;
  • Domestic: 82.3%, -2.0 ppts;
  • International: 83%, +3.1 ppts;
  • Regional: 81.4%, stable;
• Cargo volume: 116,190 tonnes, -9.3%;
  • Domestic: 53,300 tonnes, -4.9%;
  • International: 55,020 tonnes, -10.1%;
  • Regional: 7880 tonnes, -27.2%;
• Cargo load factor: 64%, +0.7 ppt;
  • Domestic: 41.2%, -1.2 ppts;
  • International: 73.6%, +1.6 ppts;
  • Regional: 51.1%, +1.3 ppts. [more - original PR]