The two airline s carried 170,476 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 12.8% compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 4.0 percentage points to 68.3%. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 4.8% while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 11.3%. In the first six months of 2017, the tonnage rose by 11.5% against a 2.3% increase in capacity and an 8.9% increase in … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific combined traffic figures for June 2017
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Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for January 2017
Cathay Pacific Airways released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for January 2017 that show an increase in both the number of passengers carried and the volume of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2016. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 2,966,845 passengers in January 2017 – an increase of 2.4 percent compared to January 2016. The passenger load factor increased to 86.5 percent, while capacity, measured in available seat … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for January 2017
Cathay Pacific eyeing a boost in maindeck capacity to India
Driven primarily by pharmaceutical traffic, India is proving to be a bright spot in the cargo sector for Cathay Pacific Airways with its current 25 freighter frequencies per week. The carrier has seen an eight per cent growth in cargo volumes in first nine months (January-September) of this year between Hong Kong and the six indian cities it serves with maindeck capacity. The carrier provides freighter services from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kolkata. The twice-a-week … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific eyeing a boost in maindeck capacity to India
Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y
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
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
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