20 November 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cathay Pacific Airways carried 999,793 passengers in October as demand remained strong across its global network. This brought the total for the first ten months of the year to 9.92 million, growth of 14.4% over the same period in 1999. The airline operated 2,191 return flights during October, up from 2,105 in September as extra flights were added to meet increasing demand.
Cathay Pacific also carried a new record of 74,062 tonnes of freight during the month, surpassing the previous record of 69,965 tonnes transported in September. The airline has now carried 631,606 tonnes of freight over the first 10 months, growth of 16.4% over the same period the year before.
Cathay Pacific's General Manager Network Revenue Ian Shiu said: "Overall demand remains very robust throughout our network, particularly in the area of cargo. The number of business travellers is also much higher than it was a year ago."
| TRAFFIC RPK (000) - Europe - Pacific and South Africa - North Asia - South East Asia and Middle East RPK Total (000) Passengers carried Cargo and mail tonne km (000) Freight carried (000Kg) Number of flights |
October 2000 1,085,438 1,619,302 631,006 727,424 4,063,171 999,793 419,195 74,062 2,191 |
Cumulative Jan-Oct 2000 9,999,374 15,925,783 6,122,078 7,274,931 39,322,168 9,920,998 3,391,083 631,606 20,266 |
Cumulative Jan-Oct 1999 8,721,276 13,841,360 5,252,153 6,520,336 34,335,125 8,669,061 3,093,359 542,747 18,643 |
% Change 14.7% 15.1% 16.6% 11.6% 14.5% 14.4% 9.6% 16.4% 8.7% |
| CAPACITY ASK (000) - Europe - Pacific & South Africa - North Asia - South East Asia and Middle East ASK Total (000) Passenger load factor Available cargo/mail tonne km (000) Cargo and mail load factor ATK (000) |
October 2000 1,283,501 2,264,331 847,341 1,098,525 5,493,698 74.0% 557,510 75.2% 1,080,153 |
Cumulative Jan-Oct 2000 12,045,090 20,886,261 8,233,585 9,882,438 51,047,374 77.0% 4,692,412 72.3% 9,549,721 |
Cumulative Jan-Oct 1999 11,613,781 19,304,471 7,836,647 9,397,090 48,151,989 71.3% 4,402,259 70.3% 8,984,421 |
% Change 3.7% 8.2% 5.1% 5.2% 6.0% 5.7pt 6.6% 2.0pt 6.3% |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lisa Wong, Corporate Communication Manager, Public Affairs, (852) 2747-5393
Maria Yu, Assistant Corporate Communication Manager, (852) 2747-5363
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