Thai Airways International pax and load factor up in Mar-2012; cargo down 5%

Thai Airways International passenger numbers up 7% - traffic highlights:

• Mar-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.8 million, +7.0% year-on-year;
  • Passenger traffic (RPKs): +7.5%;
    • Domestic: +9.2%;
    • Regional: +9.3%;
    • Australia: +19.6%;
    • Europe: +5.6%;
    • North Pacific: -31.1%;
    • Africa: +4.2%;
  • Passenger load factor: 78.4%, +5.5 ppts;
    
    • Domestic: 77.8%, +6.9 ppts;
    • Regional: 76.3%, +1.2 ppt;
    • Australia: 67.9%, +14.3 ppts;
    • Europe: 85.3%, +7.0 ppts;
    • North Pacific: 74.3%, -5.7 ppts;
    • Africa: 76.5%, +20.4 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 60,380 tons, -5.2%;
  • Cargo load factor: 59.8%, +0.3 ppt;
• Three months ended 31-Mar-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 5.2 million, +4.8%;
  • Passenger traffic: +4.9%;
    • Domestic: +7.0%;
    • Regional: +4.9%;
    • Australia: +10.1%;
    • Europe: +4.9%;
    • North Pacific: -20.2%;
    • Africa: -3.6%;
  • Passenger load factor: 78.2%, +2.2 ppts;
    • Domestic: 81.5%, +6.8 ppts;
    • Regional: 73.0%, -2.7 ppts;
    • Australia: 72.9%, +7.6 ppts;
    • Europe: 86.2%, +4.8 ppts;
    • North Pacific: 77.0%, -2.4 ppts;
    • Africa: 68.9%, +14.2 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 170,625 tones, -1.2%;
  • Cargo load factor: 54.4%, -2.2 ppts.