Tiger Airways pax numbers up 40% in Sep-2012, load factor up 2 ppts

Tiger Airways reports (10-Oct-2012) the following traffic highlights for Sep-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 552,000, +40% year-on-year;
  • Tiger Airways Singapore: 325,000, stable;
  • Tiger Airways Australia: 227,000, n/a;
• Passenger load factor: 80%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Tiger Airways Singapore: 79%, stable;
  • Tiger Airways Australia: 84%, +14 ppts. [more - original PR]

Tiger Airways: "In Sept-2012, Tiger Australia carried 227,000 passengers. Passenger volume was higher compared to 69,000 passengers carried in the same period last year, but the airline was operating at a significantly reduced capacity and on a limited schedule in Sep-2011. It has surpassed the pre-suspension level of 212,000 passengers carried in Jun-2011," Source: Company statement, 10-Oct-2012.