Thai Airways passenger numbers down in Oct-2011, load factor down 8.6 ppts

Thai Airways reports (21-Nov-2011) the following traffic highlights in Oct-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 1.5 million, -2% year-on-year;
• Passenger load factor: 65.7%, -8.6 ppts;
  • Domestic: 72.6%, +4.7 ppts;
  • Regional: 66.1%, -10 ppts;
  • Australia: 67.5%, -2.2 ppts;
  • Europe: 64.2%, -12 ppts;
  • North Pacific: 63.3%, -12.6 ppts;
  • Africa: 74%, +8.1 ppts;
• Cargo volume: 60,687 tonnes, -3.8%;
• Cargo load factor: 56.3%, -6.2 ppts. [more - original PR]