CAPA > Aviation News > Xiamen Airlines reports USD313m profit; transports 15 million pax in 2011

Xiamen Airlines reported the following preliminary operational highlights for full year 2011, according to CAAC-News:

• Profit: More than CNY2000 million (USD312.5 million), n/a year-on-year;
• Passenger numbers: 15.3 million;
• Cargo volume: 165,000 tonnes;
• Number of flights: 145,000;
• Safe hours: 260,000 hours;
• Total assets: CNY22.8 billion (USD3.6 billion);
• Net assets: CNY6.7 billion (USD1.0 billion).

The carrier stated its profit over the past two years exceeded accumulated profit in the previous 20 years.

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