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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said Monday it filled 66.9 per cent of the space available on its planes for passengers in May.
The figure is lower than the 74.7 per cent passenger load factor it recorded a year ago.
SIA said this follows the planned reduction in frequencies and termination of services to Los Angeles, Osaka, Amritsar and Vancouver.
The carrier said it registered lower passenger load factors compared to last year as a result of the global economic slowdown.
In addition, it said the uncertainty over the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) will also impact demand for air travel.
The airline said it will continue to monitor traffic movements and make appropriate adjustments where necessary.
However, the carrier's cargo load factor improved by 0.5 percentage point to 61.2 per cent.
This was mainly due to better capacity management coupled with improvements in the South West Pacific, Americas and East Asia routes.
- AFP/yb
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