Monday, October 26, 2009

DJ AirAsia Carries 3.6 Mln Passengers In Jul-Sep, Up 19% On Yr

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Malaysian low cost-carrier AirAsia Bhd (5099.KU) said Monday it carried 19% more passengers in the July-September quarter than a year earlier.

In a statement, the airline said it carried 3.6 million passengers against 3.0 million a year earlier.

It said its seat load factor remained unchanged at 75.4% because it added 13% more capacity, as measured by available seat kilometers, following the increased number of aircraft in its fleet.

AirAsia took delivery of one Airbus A320 aircraft and its associates--Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia--took delivery of three Airbus A320 aircraft during the quarter.

At the end of September, the airline had 48 aircraft, up from 46 a year earlier.



- By Elffie Chew, Dow Jones Newswires; (603) 2026 1233; elffie.chew@dowjones.com

Dow Jones Newswires

October 26, 2009 01:20 ET (05:20 GMT)

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