Thai Airways passenger numbers down 4.9% in Dec-2010

Thai Airways reports (01-Feb-2011) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.7 million, -4.9% year-on-year;
  • Passenger load factor: 75.3%, -1.7 ppts;
    • Domestic: 73.4%, -9.5 ppts;
    • Regional: 75.8%, +1.0 ppts;
    • Australia: 74.3%, -2.7 ppts;
    • Europe: 75.3%, -3.6 ppts;
    • North Pacific: 84.7%, +7.5 ppts;
    • Africa: 75%, stable;
  • Cargo volume: 62,089 tonnes, +8.1%;
  • Cargo load factor: 57.9%, -0.4 ppt.
• 12 months ended Dec-2010:
  • Passenger numbers: 18.2 million, -1.7% year-on-year;
  • Passenger load factor: 73.6%, +0.6 ppt;
    • Domestic: 70.5%, -9.2 ppts;
    • Regional: 73.5%, +4.0 ppts;
    • Australia: 65.5%, -5.2 ppts;
    • Europe: 77.8%, +1.2 ppts;
    • North Pacific: 76.9%, +1.3 ppts;
    • Africa: 64.4%, -4.8 ppts;
  • Cargo volume: 713,931 tonnes, +30.8%;
  • Cargo load factor: 61.5%, +9.4 ppts. [more]