Romanian Flag Carrier TAROM 9-mo Passenger Numbers Fall 10.6%

TAROM’s passenger load factor was 55.6% through September, down 8.5 percentage points from a year ago, AEA said in a report.

In September alone, TAROM transported 164,400 passengers, 1.7% less than a year ago. The passenger load factor for the month was 64.7%, 2.4 percentage points lower than in September 2008.

AEA is the organisation of 33 European carriers which transport collectively 366 million passengers and 7 million tonnes of cargo each year. They operate 2,617 aircraft serving 662 destinations in 162 countries with a combined 11,585 flights a day.