China Eastern Airlines pax numbers up 7% in Dec-2013, handles 79.2m pax in 2013

China Eastern Airlines reports (14-Jan-2014) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2013:
• • Passenger numbers: 6.0 million, +7.4% year-on-year;
  • • Domestic: 5.0 million, +7.3%;
    • International: 723,320, +10.8%;
    • Regional: 236,770, -1.4%;
  • Passenger load factor: 76%, -1.4 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 75.9%, -0.7 ppt;
    • International: 76.8%, -2.9 ppts;
    • Regional: 72%, -3.2 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 130,630 tons, +5.8%;
  • • Domestic: 67,530 tons, +9.3%;
    • International: 54,430 tons, +2.8%;
    • Regional: 8670 tons, -0.4%;
  • Cargo load factor: 63.3%, -3.1 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 50.6%, -4.8 ppts;
    • International: 68.9%, -2.5 ppts;
    • Regional: 45.4%, -0.6 ppt;
• 12 months ended Dec-2013:
• • Passenger numbers: 79.2 million, +8.4%;
  • • Domestic: 67.2 million, +7.8%;
    • International: 9.1 million, +14.4%;
    • Regional: 2.9 million, +4.7%;
  • Passenger load factor: 79.2%, -0.6 ppt;
  • • Domestic: 79.3%, -0.8 ppt;
    • International: 79.5%, -0.3 ppt;
    • Regional: 74.4%, -1.2 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 1.4 million tons, -0.8%;
  • • Domestic: 697,360 tons, +1.9%;
    • International: 614,570 tons, -4.4%;
    • Regional: 99,380 tons, +4.9%;
  • Cargo load factor: 60.1%, -3.3 ppts;
  • • Domestic: 43.9%, -3.1 ppts;
    • International: 67.2%, -3.1 ppts;
    • Regional: 44.9%, -4.2 ppts. [more - original PR]