Thai Airways pax up 2% to 1.7m in Aug-2018, load factor down slightly to 79.4%

Thai Airways reported (16-Sep-2018) the following traffic highlights for Aug-2018:

• Passengers: 1.7 million, +1.8% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +1.2%;
  • Domestic: +16.9%;
  • Australia: +5.0%;
  • Europe: +4.6%;
  • Regional: -2.8%;
• Passenger load factor: 79.4%, -0.7ppt;
  • Domestic: 75.9%, -8.4ppts;
  • Europe: 84.9%, +1.2ppts;
  • Australia: 78.6%, +1.2ppts;
  • Regional: 75.9%, -2.7ppts;
• Cargo: 57,904 tonnes, +1.2%;
• Cargo load factor: 57.9%, -6.8ppts. [more - original PR]