China Southern Airlines pax numbers up 7% in May-2013, cargo down 2%

China Southern Airlines passenger numbers up 7.1% - traffic highlights for May-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 7.4 million, +7.1% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 6.6 million, +7.8%;
  • Regional: 155,530, -6.6%;
  • International: 578,490, +3.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 78.5%, +1.2 ppts;
  • Domestic: 80.1%, +0.8 ppt;
  • Regional: 65.1%, -4.9 ppts;
  • International: 73.6%, +3.2 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 102,020 tonnes, -2.3%;
  • Domestic: 74,220 tonnes, -2.5%;
  • Regional: 1300 tonnes, -12.6%;
  • International: 26,500 tonnes, -1.2%.