Cathay Pacific launched its July 2024 site visitors figures, appearing how the airline accomplished a brand new milestone via sporting over two million passengers in one month for the primary time because the pandemic.
In July, the airline carried a complete of two,008,225 passengers, marking an building up of 15.1 % from July 2023. The month’s earnings passenger kilometres (RPKs) larger 16.1 % yr on yr.
In step with Cathay Pacific leader buyer and industrial officer Lavinia Lau: “Such powerful call for used to be pushed via the larger approval for long-haul flights to and from Hong Kong within the first part of the month amongst scholars and the ones visiting pals and family members. This used to be adopted via a surge in call for for trip to widespread short-haul locations in Japan and Southeast Asia in the second one part of July.”
Lau added that in addition they famous a robust call for for flights to Paris because of the Olympic Video games, and that Cathay Pacific carried a vital choice of athletes and spectators to wait the arena’s paramount wearing match.
Then again, passenger load issue lowered via 3.8 share issues to 85.5 %, whilst to be had seat kilometres (ASKs) larger via 21.2 % yr on yr.
Within the first seven months of 2024, the choice of passengers carried larger via 32.5 %, totalling 12,667,826, in opposition to a 39 % building up in ASKs and a 31.6 % building up in RPKs, as when put next with the similar duration for 2023.
Shipment in July 2024
Cathay Pacific carried 126,797 tonnes of shipment in July, up via 9.6 % when put next with what used to be observed right through the similar duration ultimate yr.
The month’s shipment earnings tonne kilometres (RFTKs) lowered 0.5 % yr on yr, whilst its shipment load issue lowered via 1.5 share issues to 58.3 %.
To be had shipment tonne kilometres (AFTKs) rose via 2.1% yr on yr.
Within the first seven months of 2024, the tonnage larger via 10.3 % to a complete of 846,261 tonnes, in opposition to a 9.9 % building up in AFTKs and a three.8 % building up in RFTKs, as when put next with the similar duration for 2023.
