Kenya Airways pax numbers up 4% in 3QFY2013, load factor down

Kenya Airways reports (28-Jan-2013) the following traffic highlights for the three months ended Dec-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 991,149, +3.6% year-on-year;
  • Europe: 95,036, -19.1%;
  • Middle East/Far East/India: 151,100, +15.2%;
  • Within Africa (excluding Kenya): 516,894, +2.9%;
  • Within Kenya: 228,119, +10.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 69.7%, -2.0 ppts;
  • Europe: 81.7%;
  • Middle East/Far East/India: 69.3%, -6.1 ppts;
  • Within Africa (excluding Kenya): 63.6%, -4.5 ppts;
  • Within Kenya: 81.5%, +6.9 ppts;
• Cargo capacity: -10.7%. [more - original PR]