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Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y

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Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for September 2016 that show an increase in both the amount of cargo and mail uplifted and number of passengers carried, compared to the same month last year. The two airlines carried 162,116 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.6 percentage points to 65.0 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y

Cathay group volumes, yield improving

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Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for August 2016 showing an increase in the amount of cargo and mail uplifted and a drop in the number of passengers carried compared to the same month last year. The two airlines carried 153,733 tonnes of cargo and mail in August, an increase of 3.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.7 percentage points to 63.3 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay group volumes, yield improving

India helps Cathay’s April figures stay afloat

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Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair saw a glimmer of hope in April’s figures with a 2.1 per cent rise in cargo and mail volumes to 147,643 tonnes of cargo and mail in April, year-on-year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 0.9 percentage points to 63.5 per cent while capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, fell by 0.8 per cent and cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) rose by 0.6 per cent. In the first four months of 2016, the tonnage carried fell by 1.8 … [Read more...] about India helps Cathay’s April figures stay afloat

March cargo down marginally for Cathay, but improvement over Feb

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Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for March 2016 that show a marginal decrease in the volume of cargo and mail uplifted. The two airlines carried 157,006 tonnes of cargo and mail in March, a drop of 0.4 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor fell by 5.4 percentage points to 63 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, increased by 4.1 per cent while cargo and mail … [Read more...] about March cargo down marginally for Cathay, but improvement over Feb

Cathay Pacific group rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon

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The Cathay Pacific Group has rebranded its wholly owned sister airline Dragonair, as Cathay Dragon. The two will remain as separate airlines, operating under their own licenses. Cathay said that by more closely aligning the two brands the group will capitalise on Cathay Pacific’s high international brand recognition and leverage on Cathay Dragon’s unique connectivity into Mainland China – one of the world’s fastest-growing business and leisure travel markets. Since Dragonair became a … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific group rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon

Cathay’s cargo volume down 3% for Nov

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Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for November 2015 showing a fall in the volume of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2014, whilethe number of passengers carried increased substantially. The two airlines carried 160,120 tonnes of cargo and mail in November, a 3.0 per cent decrease compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor fell by 1.4 percentage points to 67 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay’s cargo volume down 3% for Nov