China Southern Airlines passenger numbers up 7% in Mar-2012, cargo up 9%

China Southern Airlines passenger numbers up 7.2% - traffic highlights for Mar-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 6.8 million, +7.2% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 6.1 million, +6.2%;
  • Regional: 160,950, +15.3%;
  • International: 552,410, +17.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.1%, -1.6 ppts;
  • Domestic: 80.7%, -1.8 ppts;
  • Regional: 71.1%, -4.4 ppts;
  • International: 73.6%, +0.9 ppt;
• Cargo volume: 106,260 tonnes, +9.0%;
  • Domestic: 73,840 tonnes, +1.5%;
  • Regional: 1530 tonnes, +32.5%;
  • International: 30,890 tonnes, +31.3%.