China Eastern Airlines pax numbers up 19% to 7.9m in Jan-2016, cargo up 9%

China Eastern Airlines reports (25-Feb-2016) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 7.9 million, +18.5% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 6.5 million, +16.9%;
  • International: 1.1 million, +29.6%;
  • Regional: 273,190, +15.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 78.8%, +2.9 ppts;
• • Domestic: 78.3%, +1.7 ppts;
  • International: 80.1%, +4.8 ppts;
  • Regional: 76.9%, +6.2 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 124,400 tonnes, +9.4%;
• • Domestic: 68,600 tonnes, +28.6%;
  • International: 46,760 tonnes, -9.3%;
  • Regional: 9040 tonnes, -3.0%;
• Cargo load factor: 50.9%, -7.7 ppts;
• • Domestic: 44.9%, +1.6 ppts;
  • International: 53.4%, -11.0 ppts;
  • Regional: 44.4%, -1.5 ppts. [more - original PR]