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For immediate release 18th May, 2001

Cathay Pacific releases April traffic figures

Cathay Pacific Airways carried a total of 1,032,995 passengers in April, marginally higher than in the same month in 2000. While total numbers remained stable, the increased number of flights meant passenger load factor was 6.5 percentage points lower at 74.2%. Over the first four months, the airline carried a total of 3.9 million passengers, 3.1% higher than in the same period last year.

The amount of cargo carried in April fell by 10% to 56,914 tonnes compared to the same month last year, reflecting a general slowdown in the air cargo market. The cargo load factor declined was 9.1 percentage points lower at 63.7%. For the year to date, Cathay Pacific carried 227,922 tonnes of cargo, 3% lower than in the same period last year.

General Manager Network Revenue Ian Shiu said: "The global economic slowdown is clearly having an impact on the air cargo business. Passenger numbers are holding up relatively well, although load factors have fallen due to increased capacity."

TRAFFIC
April 2001
% change vs Apr 2000
Cumulative Jan - Apr 2001
Cumulative Jan - Apr 2000
% change
RPK (000)
- Europe
967,678
-3.6%
3,709,940
3,672,421
1.0%
- Pacific and South Africa
1,637,013
2.1%
6,341,159
6,215,692
2.0%
- North Asia
621,399
3.6%
2,502,603
2,291,373
9.2%
- Southeast Asia and Middle East
801,834
3.8%
3,005,758
2,853,266
5.3%
RPK Total (100)
4,027,924
1.2%
15,559,461
15,032,752
3.5%
Pax carried
1,032,995
0.2%
3,939,056
3,819,003
3.1%
Cargo and mail tonne km (000)
303,301
-8.0%
1,224,424
1,246,977
-1.8%
Freight carried (000 kg)
56,914
-10.0%
227,922
234,861
-3.0%
Number of flights
2,187
10.0%
8,583
7,788
10.2%

CAPACITY
April 2001
% change vs Apr 2000
Cumulative Jan - Apr 2001
Cumulative Jan - Apr 2000
% change
ASK (000)
- Europe
1,230,704
5.5%
4,933,939
4,651,347
6.1%
- Pacific and South Africa
2,174,819
8.0%
8,739,011
8,224,110
6.3%
- North Asia
841,850
5.1%
3,351,856
3,238,911
3.5%
- Southeast Asia and Middle East
1,179,914
24.0%
4,562,111
3,751,570
21.6%
ASK Total (000)
5,427,288
10.0%
21,586,918
19,865,938
8.7%
Pax load factor
74.2%
-6.5pt
72.1%
75.7%
-3.6pt
Available cargo and mail tonne km (000)
476,128
5.2%
1,880,649
1,734,125
8.4%
Cargo and mail load factor (000 kg)
63.7%
-9.1pt
65.1%
71.9%
-6.8pt
ATK(000)
992,403
7.6%
3,934,040
3,624,753
8.5%


Source: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
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