The passenger load factor for flights from Kaohsiung to Japan during the August summer vacation was below 80%. Kumamoto was affected by the earthquake, and Thai Lion Air’s Hokkaido flight dropped the average.
Quick Look
- Statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China show that the average passenger load factor for routes from Kaohsiung to Japan during the summer vacation in August this year was less than 80%.
- The passenger load factor for Kumamoto was only 72.2% due to the earthquake on July 28.
- The popular Hokkaido route was only 63.5% due to the passenger load factor of Thai Lion Air, which lowered the overall average.
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Why It Matters
According to statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the passenger load factor for flights from Kaohsiung to Japan during the August summer vacation was affected by the Kumamoto earthquake and the low passenger load factor of Thai Lion Air’s Hokkaido flight. The overall average did not reach 80%.
The average passenger load factor for flights from Kaohsiung to Japan during the August summer vacation was less than 80% for Kumamoto and Hokkaido. The picture shows the departure hall of Kaohsiung Airport. (Photo by reporter Hong Dinghong)
The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that the passenger load factor for flights from Kaohsiung to Japan during the summer vacation in August this year was less than 80% not only for Kumamoto but also for the popular Hokkaido. It turns out that due to the earthquake in Kumamoto, the passenger load factor of China Airlines and Tiger Air was less than 80%, with an average passenger load factor of 72.2%. However, Tiger Airways' flight to Hokkaido was as high as 96.4%, and Thai Lion Air was only 63.5%, causing the average passenger load factor to drop sharply to less than 80%.
There are nine routes from Kaohsiung to Japan in the August peak season, including Tokyo Narita, Osaka Kansai, Okinawa Naha, Fukuoka, Central Nagoya, Kumamoto, Hokkaido Chitose, Okayama, and Sendai. The average passenger load factor is Nagoya, which is flown by Tiger Airways alone, at 97.4%, followed by Sendai, which is flown by Tiger Airways at 95.4%.
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What surprised netizens the most was that Hokkaido, the most popular destination during the summer vacation, had an average passenger load factor of less than 80%. It turned out to be not bad, but Tiger Airways had as high as 96.4% and Thai Lion Air had only 63.5%. As for Kumamoto's average passenger load factor is only 72.2%, the main reason is due to the impact of the earthquake on July 28.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Tigerair will maintain or increase flight frequencies to Nagoya and Sendai
Likely · Within weeks
Thai Lion Air may reduce or adjust Hokkaido flights
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- When will Kumamoto routes return to normal load factors after the earthquake?
- Will Thai Lion Air adjust the frequency or aircraft types of flights to Hokkaido?
