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Cathay Pacific is preparing for Easter flights for the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic in January

2023-02-15T05:10:59.291Z


Cathay Pacific (0293) announced January passenger and cargo volume data. The company pointed out that the number of passengers carried last month reached 1.0318 million, which was the first time since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia that the number of passengers carried in the month exceeded one million;


Cathay Pacific (0293) announced January passenger and cargo volume data.

The company pointed out that the number of passengers carried last month reached 1,031,800, which was the first time since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia that the number of passengers carried in the month exceeded one million; compared with January last year, the increase in passenger volume reached 40.78 times.

Cargo volume was 95,100 tons, an increase of 28.1% year-on-year.


The company pointed out that last month's passenger and cargo volume data continue to reflect positively that the company is actively rebuilding and restoring the flight network of Hong Kong's international aviation hub.

At the same time, it pointed out that it is working hard to increase flight capacity in the next few months in preparation for Easter.


Passenger load factor increased to 86.8%

The company pointed out that the number of passengers carried last month was 1.0318 million, an increase of 40.78 times year-on-year, and the number of revenue passenger kilometers increased by 38.07 times year-on-year.

The passenger load factor increased by 46.4 percentage points to 86.8%. Calculated in terms of available seat kilometers, the transport capacity increased by 17.2 times.

In terms of cargo, the cargo volume last month was 95,100 metric tons, an increase of 28.1% year-on-year. However, the company also pointed out that in January last year, due to stricter quarantine measures, its long-distance cargo flights were suspended for 7 days.

The company also pointed out that the cargo revenue ton-kilometers increased by 140.9% year-on-year last month, and the load factor dropped by 14.4 percentage points to 62.2%. The capacity calculated by available cargo ton-kilometers increased by 196.8% year-on-year.

Cathay Pacific Customer and Commercial President Liu Kaishi pointed out that the company had a good start this year. Last month, the number of passengers carried exceeded one million for the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic. The number of passengers increased by 26,000, and the passenger capacity increased by 18% month-on-month.

The company also pointed out that it will continue to increase destinations in January, including Xi'an and Phuket (Phuket).

Cathay Pacific said it carried more than one million passengers last month.

(Photo by Liang Jinying)

By the end of the month, weekly flights to and from the Mainland will increase to more than 100 pairs

She also pointed out that after Hong Kong and the Mainland resumed quarantine-free customs clearance from January 8, the demand for flights from Hong Kong or via Hong Kong to the Mainland has increased, so flights between Hong Kong and the Mainland have increased.

By the end of January, there were 3 pairs of daily flights to and from Shanghai, and 11 pairs of weekly flights to and from Beijing.

Liu Kaishi pointed out that Cathay Pacific is trying to increase the passenger flight capacity as much as possible in the next few months to prepare for Easter. It also expects that the demand for connecting flights to and from the Mainland, including point-to-point direct flights and connecting flights via Hong Kong, will increase as soon as possible. Multiple flight options, and pointed out that by the end of this month, the number of flights to and from 14 cities in the Mainland will increase to more than 100 pairs per week.

In terms of cargo, she pointed out that it will take time for demand to recover after the Lunar New Year, and it is expected that cargo on regional routes will recover faster as usual on longer-haul routes.

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Source: hk1

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