Thai Airways Aug-2009 pax up 0.7%

Thai Airways passenger numbers up 0.7% - traffic highlights in Aug-2009:

• Passenger numbers: 1.6 million, +0.7% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): -2.2%;
  • Domestic: +12.7%;
  • Regional: -2.4%;
  • Australia: -7.8%;
  • Europe: +2.8%;
  • North Pacific: -8.9%;
• Load factor: 76.1%, +1.3 ppt;
  • Domestic: 81.7%, -7.0 ppts;
  • Australia: 69.9%, -3.7 ppts;
  • Europe: 81.3%, +1.2 ppt;
  • North Pacific: 79.4%, -4.0 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 46,805 tonnes, -9.4%. [more]