China Airlines pax down 84.7% in 2020, cargo traffic up 18.7%

12 January, 2021

China Airlines reported (12-Jan-2021) the following traffic highlights:

  • Dec-2020:
    • Passengers: 25,435, -98.0% year-on-year;
    • Passenger load factor: 13.5%, -67.4pp;
    • Passenger traffic (RPKs): -97.5%;
    • Passenger capacity (ASKs): -85.3%;
    • Cargo traffic (RFTKs): +27.1%;
    • Cargo capacity (AFTKs): +16.6%;
    • Cargo load factor: 74.7%, +6.2pp;
  • 12 months ended Dec-2020:
    • Passengers: 2.4 million, -84.7%;
    • Passenger load factor: 55.3%, -25.5pp;
    • Passenger traffic (RPKs): -81.1%;
    • Passenger capacity (ASKs): -72.4%;
    • Cargo traffic (RFTKs): +18.7%;
    • Cargo capacity (AFTKs): +10.3%;
    • Cargo load factor: 72.1%, +5.1pp. [more - original PR]