Bangkok--18 Oct--Thai Airways
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) held its Board of Directors Meeting, chaired by Mr. Ampon Kittiampon, THAI’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, with the following results.
1. Operating Results for September 2013
THAI’s Board of Directors acknowledged the Company’s operating performance for September 2013 compared to the same month in 2012. Available Seat-Kilometer (ASK) increased 5.2 percent due to delivery of new aircraft and route adjustments based on passenger demand. Revenue Passenger-Kilometer (RPK) increased 6.1 percent, resulting in an average Cabin Factor of 72.3 percent, which is higher than the same month last year at an average of 71.7 percent, due to domestic flights increasing from 71.1 percent to 80.4 percent, European flights increasing from 67.3 percent to 68.3 percent, Southern Regional routes from 76.7 percent to 78.4 percent, and Northern routes from 74.4 percent to 76.6 percent. The number of passengers carried increased 9.5 percent, compared to the same month in 2012.
For the THAI Smile business unit, in September 2013, Cabin Factor averaged 74.0 percent, higher than the same month last year which averaged 72.5 percent, which resulted from an increase in domestic and international flights.
As a result of the world economic slowdown and fierce competition, the Company’s Cargo and Commercial Mail operations reported a Revenue Freight Ton-Kilometer (RFTK) that decreased 7.0 percent, compared to the same month last year. Available Dead Load Ton-Kilometers (ADTK) also decreased 2.2 percent compared to the same month last year. As a result the combined Freight Load Factor for belly and Freighter averaged 52.4 percent was lower than the 55.3 percent achieved last year.