Oneworld factor lifts MAS passenger load 3.5% in Q1

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) entry into the oneworld alliance, among other factors, has lifted loads, although not drastically. The airline saw a 3.5% rise in passenger loads for the first three months of 2013 to 76.6% from the 73% recorded a year ago.

It also saw a 16.5% rise in revenue passenger km (RPK) over the said quarter as opposed to the same period last year. RPK is the average amount an airline makes for flying a paying passenger over a distance of one km.