Taiwanese airlines report 17% increase in pax in 1Q2010

Taiwan's Ministry of Transport and Communications reports the following traffic highlights for the three months ended 31-Mar-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 6.0 million, +17.4% year-on-year;
  • China Airlines: 2.7 million, +20.4%;
  • Mandarin Airlines: 386,685, +11.8%;
  • EVA Air: 1.6 million, +17.0%;
  • TransAsia Airways: 611,671, +18.0%;
  • UNI Air: 585,480, +8.7%;
  • Daily Air: 28,692, +5.0%;
• Passenger load factor: 80.7%, +6.0 ppts;
  • China Airlines: 80.6%, +6.8 ppts;
  • Mandarin Airlines: 71.7%, +2.9 ppts;
  • EVA Air: 82.1%, +5.1 ppts;
  • TransAsia Airways: 76.1%, +4.0 ppts;
  • UNI Air: 70.9%, +2.4 ppts;
  • Daily Air: 75.2%, +3.1 ppts.