Korean Air expects Sep-2009 traffic to increase

Korean Air reported (09-Sep-2009) international passenger traffic rose 9% year-on-year in Aug-2009. The carrier also stated forward bookings on international routes in Sep-2009 are up 21% year-on-year on the back of a 9% increase in capacity, adding the number of business and leisure passengers have been increasing since Jul-2009. Details include:

• Sep-2009 international forward bookings: +21% year-on-year;
  • Japan: +59%;
  • Americas: +12%;
  • Europe: +10%;
  • Southeast Asia: +7%;
  • Oceania: +6%;
  • China: stable. [more]

Korean Air: "For Korea, increased demand in outbound and inbound travel and a growing number of transit passengers are expected to drive steady growth in overall demand for international air travel in the latter half of this year," Jong-Hee Lee, President & COO. Source: Korean Air, 09-Sep-2009.