China Southern Airlines pax numbers down 5% in Jan-2013, cargo up 39%

China Southern Airlines passenger numbers down 5.1% - traffic highlights for Jan-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 6.8 million, -5.1% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 6.1 million, -5.3%;
  • Regional: 136,970, -11.3%;
  • International: 563,010, -0.7%;
• Passenger load factor: 77.2%, -3.4 ppts;
  • Domestic: 77.5%, -4.8 ppts;
  • Regional: 70.9%, +3.1 ppts;
  • International: 76.5%, +1.2 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 111,530 tonnes, +38.6%;
  • Domestic: 83,950 tonnes, +38%;
  • Regional: 1200 tonnes, +48.8%;
  • International: 26,390 tonnes, +40.1%.