China Eastern pax up 4%, cargo up 3%, load factor also up in Mar-2012

China Eastern Airlines passenger numbers up 4% - traffic highlights for Mar-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 5.7 million, +3.8% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 4.9 million, +3.1%;
  • International: 613,420, +9.9%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 229,410, +5.2%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.0%, +1.4 ppts;
  • Domestic: 79.6%, -0.9 ppt;
  • International: 77.9%, +6.5 ppts;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 76.7%, +7.2 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 127,130 tons, +2.7%;
  • Domestic: 58,400, -1.3%;
  • International: 60,050, +13.1%;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 8690, +651.7%;
• Cargo load factor: 65.6%, +3.0 ppts;
  • Domestic: 50.0%, +3.2 ppts;
  • International: 71.3%, +0.6 ppt;
  • Hong Kong and Macau: 54.2%, +3.2 ppts.