* Raises view on Indonesia recovery, lowers India
* Aiming to have Thai capacity top pre-pandemic level
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia Group
Bhd AIRA.KL has lowered its projected recovery rate in
Malaysia to 60% of its pre-COVID-19 capacity by year-end, it
said on Monday in its third-quarter operating statistics.
The airline in August had said it expected a 70-75% recovery
in Malaysia by the last quarter.
AirAsia Group's biggest market, it said it saw a 52%
increase in domestic capacity in September compared to 40% in
July, but stricter curbs on movement in October due to rising
COVID-19 cases had reined in growth.
It said it now expected a return to 45% of pre-pandemic
capacity in Indonesia, up from a previous expectation of 35%,
but lowered its view on India to 65% from 75%.
It is aiming for its Thai operations to exceed pre-COVID-19
capacity levels.
Group load factor - a measure of how full its planes are -
grew 7 percentage points in September versus July, the group
said, without providing further detail.
It said passengers carried in that period increased by 36%
for Malaysia, 79% for India and 65% for Thailand.