Serbia’s Flag Carrier JAT 8-mo Passenger Numbers Fall 18.5%

The carrier's passenger load factor through August was 57.6%, down 4.0 percentage points from a year earlier, AEA said in its latest traffic and capacity data report.

In August alone, Croatia Airlines boarded 118,600 passengers, 16.1% down from a year earlier. The passenger load factor for the month was 66.8%, 3.0 percentage points lower than August 2008.

AEA is the organisation of 34 European carriers which collectively carry 370 million passengers and 7 million tonnes of cargo each year. They operate 2,600 aircraft serving 615 destinations in 165 countries with 11,575 flights a day.