HONG Kong's Cathay Pacific carried 135,807 tonnes of cargo in May, an increase of 12.2 per cent compared with the same month last year.
The month's available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs) increased by 8 per cent year of year while load factor decreased by 0.1 percentage points year on year.
In the first five months of 2025, the total tonnage increased by 12.3 per cent to a total of 668,291 tonnes compared with the same period for 2024.
Commenting on the month's cargo business, Cathay Pacific's chief customer and commercial officer Lavinia Lau said: 'Our cargo business performed well in May, with tonnage 1.8 per cent higher than in April.
'Despite the Golden Week holidays, we saw growth in both the Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland markets, with the temporary reduction in tariffs pending an agreement between China and the United States boosting short-term demand.
'In addition, our Cathay Live Animal solution experienced robust demand, particularly exports of live seafood from Southeast Asia and horses from Australia. Turning to June, we expect that the overall market sentiment will remain reasonable and we will continue to maintain a close watch.'
'We are also delighted that Cathay Cargo has been named Airline of the Year - Asia at the World Air Cargo Awards 2025 hosted by Air Cargo Week, recognising our commitment to innovation, quality, compliance and operational excellence, and our ongoing efforts to strengthen Hong Kong as a leading global air cargo hub,' Ms Lau added.
In May, the airline carried a total of 2,284,812 passengers, an increase of 36.1 per cent compared with the same month in 2024.
Available seat kilometres (ASKs) increased by 31.2 per cent. In the first five months of 2025, the airline carried 11,325,775 passengers carried increased by 28.4 per cent compared with the same period for 2024.
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The month's available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs) increased by 8 per cent year of year while load factor decreased by 0.1 percentage points year on year.
In the first five months of 2025, the total tonnage increased by 12.3 per cent to a total of 668,291 tonnes compared with the same period for 2024.
Commenting on the month's cargo business, Cathay Pacific's chief customer and commercial officer Lavinia Lau said: 'Our cargo business performed well in May, with tonnage 1.8 per cent higher than in April.
'Despite the Golden Week holidays, we saw growth in both the Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland markets, with the temporary reduction in tariffs pending an agreement between China and the United States boosting short-term demand.
'In addition, our Cathay Live Animal solution experienced robust demand, particularly exports of live seafood from Southeast Asia and horses from Australia. Turning to June, we expect that the overall market sentiment will remain reasonable and we will continue to maintain a close watch.'
'We are also delighted that Cathay Cargo has been named Airline of the Year - Asia at the World Air Cargo Awards 2025 hosted by Air Cargo Week, recognising our commitment to innovation, quality, compliance and operational excellence, and our ongoing efforts to strengthen Hong Kong as a leading global air cargo hub,' Ms Lau added.
In May, the airline carried a total of 2,284,812 passengers, an increase of 36.1 per cent compared with the same month in 2024.
Available seat kilometres (ASKs) increased by 31.2 per cent. In the first five months of 2025, the airline carried 11,325,775 passengers carried increased by 28.4 per cent compared with the same period for 2024.
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