Virgin Australia Holdings pax numbers up 3.7% in Jan-2012, load factor down

Virgin Australia Holdings reports (01-Mar-2012) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2012 and Dec-2011:

• Jan-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.6 million, +3.7% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 1.4 million, +4.6%;
    • International: 233,202, -1.2%;
  • Load factor: 80.4%, -1.8 ppts;
    • Domestic: 79%, -0.9 ppt;
    • International: 81.1%, -2.2 ppts;
• Dec-2011:
  • Passenger numbers: 1.6 million, +2.9%;
    • Domestic: 1.4 million, +2.7%;
    • International: 225,793, +4.0%;
  • Load factor: 80.5%, -1.5 ppts;
    • Domestic: 79.2%, -1.5 ppts;
    • International: 81.7%, -1.6 ppts. [more - original PR]