AviancaTaca pax up 12% in Dec-2011 to 1.9 million. 20.8 million pax in FY2011
26-Jan-12 10:37 AM
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AviancaTaca reported (24-Jan-2012) the following traffic highlights:
- Dec-2011: 1.9 million, +11.9% year-on-year;
- Domestic: 1.1 million, +18.1%;
- International: 823,447, +4.8%;
- FY2011: 20.8 million, 17.8%;
- Domestic: 11.3 million, +23.4%;
- International: 9.4 million, 11.7%. [more - Original PR]
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