Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

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19 April 2001 Cathay Pacific releases March traffic figures

Cathay Pacific Airways carried 1,043,117 passengers in March, a rise of 8.4% over the same month in 2000. The passenger load factor remained relatively stable at 73%. Over the first three months of the year, Cathay Pacific has carried 2.9 million passengers, up 4.2% compared to the same period last year. In contrast to passenger operations, the amount of cargo carried in March declined by 4.4% to 65,524 tonnes. During the first quarter, Cathay Pacific transported 171,008 tonnes of cargo, 0.4% lower than in the first quarter of 2000. General Manager Network Revenue Ian Shiu said: "We are seeing a relatively good performance from our passenger operations especially on our Asian routes. Cargo is more of a concern as we have seen signs of softening demand for Hong Kong exports. While the yield for passenger operations has remained steady, cargo yields and load factor have both weakened."

TRAFFIC March 2001 % change vs Mar 2000 Cumulative Jan - Mar 2001 Cumulative Jan - Mar 2000 % change RPK (000) - Europe 999,368 2.7% 2,742,262 2,668,547 2.8% - Pacific and South Africa 1,595,794 6.1% 4,704,146 4,611,916 2.0% - North Asia 671,375 11.9% 1,881,204 1,691,492 11.2% - Southeast Asia and Middle East 812,782 13.5% 2,203,924 2,080,446 5.9% RPK Total (100) 4,079,319 7.5% 11,531,537 11,052,402 4.3% Pax carried 1,043,117 8.4% 2,906,061 2,788,549 4.2% Cargo and mail tonne km (000) 361,143 -0.9% 921,123 917,352 0.4% Freight carried (000 kg) 65,524 -4.4% 171,008 171,619 -0.4% Number of flights 2,266 11.7% 6,396 5,801 10.3% CAPACITY March 2001 % change vs Mar 2000 Cumulative Jan - Mar 2001 Cumulative Jan - Mar 2000 % change ASK (000) - Europe 1,267,996 5.8% 3,703,235 3,485,258 6.3% - Pacific and South Africa 2,257,365 6.8% 6,564,192 6,211,123 5.7% - North Asia 864,891 5.2% 2,510,006 2,437,899 3.0% - Southeast Asia and Middle East 1,200,933 26.4% 3,382,197 2,799,898 20.8% ASK Total (100) 5,591,184 9.9% 16,159,630 14,934,179 8.2% Pax load factor 73.0% -1.6pt 71.4% 74.0% -2.6pt Available cargo and mail tonne km (000) 520,761 11.6% 1,404,521 1,281,349 9.6% Cargo and mail load factor (000 kg) 69.3% -8.7pt 65.6% 71.6% -6.0pt ATK(000) 1,052,653 10.7% 2,941,637 2,702,513 8.8% Source: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Press Releases Company's Index irasia.com © Copyright 1996-2023 irasia.com Ltd. All rights reserved. DISCLAIMER: irasia.com Ltd makes no guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of any information provided on this website. Under no circumstances shall irasia.com Ltd be liable for damages resulting from the use of the information provided on this website. TRADEMARK & COPYRIGHT: All intellectual property rights subsisting in the contents of this website belong to irasia.com Ltd or have been lawfully licensed to irasia.com Ltd for use on this website. All rights under applicable laws are hereby reserved. Reproduction of this website in whole or in part without the express written permission of irasia.com Ltd is strictly prohibited. TERMS OF USE: Please read the Terms of Use governing the use of our website.