SIA load factor rises in Feb

Singapore Airlines passenger load factor rose 2.1 percentage points to 78.2% from 76.1% in February. Systemwide, passenger traffic grew 5.1%, while capacity grew by 2.4%. The number of passengers carried increased 5.1 per cent to 1.4 million from a year ago. SilkAir’s passenger load factor increased 0.5 percentage points to 74.4% compared to the year-ago period. Systemwide passenger carriage rose 16% year on year against a 15.3% growth in capacity.