Fierce competition, excess capacity and suspended fuel surcharges saw cargo revenue at Cathay Pacific falling 17.2 per cent in the first half to US$1.2 billion. The decline occured despite a marginal increase in the tonnage carried in the first six months of 0.2 per cent, which was offset by a 0.6 per cent increase in capacity of both Cathay Pacific and Dragonair that pulled the load factors down to 62.2 per cent, the carrier said. But for the airline overall, the situation was far worse with … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific Cargo sees cargo revenue drop 17% in 1H
John Slosar
Cathay Pacific sees six-fold rise in 1H net profit
The Cathay Pacific Group has reported an attributable profit of HK$1,972 million (US$254.4 million) for the first six months of 2015. This is nearly a six-fold jump from the HK$347 million profit in the first half of 2014. Revenue for the period decreased by 0.9 per cent to HK$50,388 million. The Group’s performance in the first six months of 2015 was considerably better than in the same period in 2014, Cathay noted citing higher load factors in the Group’s passenger business as a key reason. … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific sees six-fold rise in 1H net profit
