Thai Airways pax up 6%, load factor down in Aug-2013; cargo down 7%

Thai Airways passenger numbers up 6% - traffic highlights for Aug-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 1.9 million, +6.2% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +9.9%;
• • Domestic: -15.9%;
  • Regional: +10.5%;
  • Australia: -0.4%;
  • Europe: +12.7%;
  • North America: +18.9%;
  • Africa: -7.4%;
• Passenger load factor: 78%, -0.7ppts;
• • Domestic: 82.1%, -1.5ppts;
  • Regional: 79.1%, -0.3ppts;
  • Australia: 70.6%, -5.0ppts;
  • Europe: 79.3%, +1.5ppts;
  • North America: 79.3%, -4.8ppts;
  • Africa: 73.2%, -6.4ppts;
• Cargo volume: 49,462 tons, -6.9%;
• Cargo load factor: 45.6%, -4.8ppts;
• Number of single flights: 8102, +8.7%.