HONG KONG'S Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic carried 180,623 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, a year-on-year increase of 1.7 per cent, the company said.
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.1 percentage points to 69.2 per cent. Capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), increased 0.7 per cent while cargo and mail revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) increased 2.3 per cent.
In the first nine months of 2018, tonnage rose 6.4 per cent against a three per cent increase in capacity and a 6.1 per cent increase in RFTKs.
'On the cargo front, demand continued to strengthen as we moved into the seasonal peak and we saw both year-on-year load factor and yield improvements during the month,' said Cathay cargo chief Ronald Lam.
'Disruption caused by Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong and Typhoon Jebi in Japan impacted passenger and cargo businesses in September, leading to lower capacity and revenue growth than anticipated,' said Mr Lam.
'On the passenger front, the load factor remained stable based on the operated capacity, whereas gross yield only achieved small growth, with the previous favourable currency trend ceasing in September,' he said.
Cathay lines carried a total of 2,612,643 passengers last month, a decrease of one per cent compared to September 2017.
The passenger load factor decreased 0.2 percentage points to 80.8 per cent, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased 0.7 per cent. In the first nine months of 2018, the number of passenger carried grew two per cent while capacity increased 3.1 per cent.
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.1 percentage points to 69.2 per cent. Capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), increased 0.7 per cent while cargo and mail revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) increased 2.3 per cent.
In the first nine months of 2018, tonnage rose 6.4 per cent against a three per cent increase in capacity and a 6.1 per cent increase in RFTKs.
'On the cargo front, demand continued to strengthen as we moved into the seasonal peak and we saw both year-on-year load factor and yield improvements during the month,' said Cathay cargo chief Ronald Lam.
'Disruption caused by Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong and Typhoon Jebi in Japan impacted passenger and cargo businesses in September, leading to lower capacity and revenue growth than anticipated,' said Mr Lam.
'On the passenger front, the load factor remained stable based on the operated capacity, whereas gross yield only achieved small growth, with the previous favourable currency trend ceasing in September,' he said.
Cathay lines carried a total of 2,612,643 passengers last month, a decrease of one per cent compared to September 2017.
The passenger load factor decreased 0.2 percentage points to 80.8 per cent, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased 0.7 per cent. In the first nine months of 2018, the number of passenger carried grew two per cent while capacity increased 3.1 per cent.