HONG Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific carried a total 136,949 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, an increase of 19.8 per cent compared to the same month last year, but a 25.2 per cent decrease compared to the same months last year.
October's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) rose 21 per cent year on year, but were down 14.9 per cent compared to October 2019. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 4 percentage points to 82.9 per cent, while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), was up by 15.2 per cent year on year, but was down 30.3 per cent versus October 2019.
In the first ten months of 2021, the tonnage decreased by 2.9 per cent against a 14.7 per cent drop in capacity and a 4.3 per cent decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
Cathay Pacific Group chief customer and commercial officer, Ronald Lam said: 'Air cargo demand continued to strengthen in October. We maintained an optimised freighter schedule to meet this demand, supplemented by capacity provided by our scheduled passenger services.'
He said the airline operated 963 pairs of cargo-only passenger flights, including 78 sectors that were operated by its converted 'preighters' carrying cargo in the cabins - both record-high numbers.
'Overall, we operated approximately 70 per cent of our pre-pandemic cargo capacity when compared to October 2019. Meanwhile, our average load factor increased to nearly 83 per cent', Mr Lam added.
Cathay carried a total of 76,430 passengers last month, an increase of 98.3 per cent compared to October 2020, but a 97.2 per cent decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in October 2019.
In the first ten months of 2021, the number of passengers carried dropped by 87.8 per cent against an 68.4 per cent decrease in capacity and a 84 per cent decrease in RPKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
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October's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) rose 21 per cent year on year, but were down 14.9 per cent compared to October 2019. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 4 percentage points to 82.9 per cent, while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), was up by 15.2 per cent year on year, but was down 30.3 per cent versus October 2019.
In the first ten months of 2021, the tonnage decreased by 2.9 per cent against a 14.7 per cent drop in capacity and a 4.3 per cent decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
Cathay Pacific Group chief customer and commercial officer, Ronald Lam said: 'Air cargo demand continued to strengthen in October. We maintained an optimised freighter schedule to meet this demand, supplemented by capacity provided by our scheduled passenger services.'
He said the airline operated 963 pairs of cargo-only passenger flights, including 78 sectors that were operated by its converted 'preighters' carrying cargo in the cabins - both record-high numbers.
'Overall, we operated approximately 70 per cent of our pre-pandemic cargo capacity when compared to October 2019. Meanwhile, our average load factor increased to nearly 83 per cent', Mr Lam added.
Cathay carried a total of 76,430 passengers last month, an increase of 98.3 per cent compared to October 2020, but a 97.2 per cent decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in October 2019.
In the first ten months of 2021, the number of passengers carried dropped by 87.8 per cent against an 68.4 per cent decrease in capacity and a 84 per cent decrease in RPKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
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