Malaysia Airlines' passenger numbers up 9.7% in 2010

Malaysia Airlines reports (28-Jan-2011) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.3 million, +3% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 460,000, -3.5%;
    • International: 792,000, +7.2%;
  • Passenger load factor: 79.6%, -0.8 ppt;
    • Domestic: 80.1%, +0.9 ppt;
    • International: 79.5%, -1.1 ppts;
• 12 months ended Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 13.1 million, +9.7%;
    • Domestic: 4.7 million, -1.9%;
    • International: 8.4 million, +17.7%;
  • Passenger load factor: 76.2%, +7.4 ppts;
    • Domestic: 69.4%, -1.0 ppts;
    • International: 77.1%, +8.5 ppts. [more]