[ET Net News Agency, 16 October 2018] China Eastern Airlines Corporation (CEA)(00670)
said its passenger transportation capacity (measured by available seat-kilometres) in
September increased by 4.48% year-on-year, passenger traffic volume (measured by revenue
passenger-kilometres) increased by 5.84% year-on-year, and passenger load factor increased
by 1.04 percentage points to 81.25% year-on-year.
The freight transportation business of the company only consists of bellyhold space
freight operated through passenger aircraft, and the business is under contractual
operation by a subsidiary of the controlling shareholder of the Company. Freight load
volume in September increased by 1.76% year-on-year.
In September, CEA launched new routes such as Shanghai-Dubai. (KL)