China Southern Airlines pax numbers and cargo up in Jul-2012, pax load factor down

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

• Passenger numbers: 8.1 million, +7.2% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 7.3 million, +6.3%;
  • Regional: 182,650, +12.1%;
  • International: 637,820, +17.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 82.9%, -2.0 ppts;
  • Domestic: 84.1%, -2.7 ppts;
  • Regional: 79%, -2.5 ppts;
  • International: 78.6%, +1.3 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 97,970 tonnes, +9.1%;
  • Domestic: 68,250 tonnes. +1.9%;
  • Regional: 1520 tonnes, +33.8%;
  • International: 28,200 tonnes, +29.8%.