| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 13th September 2004 |
Cathay Pacific Airways today released traffic figures for August 2004, traditionally a peak month for leisure travel and an off-season for cargo.
In August, the airline carried 1,268,343 passengers, almost flat from 1,268,634 passengers carried in July, which was a record month. The passenger load factor remained high at 80.3 percent, again little changed from 81.3 percent in July.
The airline carried 77,395 tonnes of cargo, down from 80,811 tonnes in July, in a reflection of the quieter summer period for shippers. The cargo load factor was 64.7 percent, down from 69.6 percent the previous month for similar reasons.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue Management, Sales & Distribution Ian Shiu said: "We responded to higher summer demand in August by operating a number of extra sectors including some special charters to Male in the Maldives. Yet with load factors already above 80 percent in July there was little room for an even higher spike in August."
Cathay Pacific Director & General Manager Cargo Ron Mathison said: "Demand for goods manufactured in the Chinese Mainland remains strong and Hong Kong continues to play an increasingly important role as the leading gateway to the Pearl River Delta. Cathay cargo loads should grow next month as we enter into the beginning of the traditional peak season but high fuel prices remain a serious concern."
| TRAFFIC | Aug 2004 | % change vs Aug 03 |
Cumulative Aug 2004 |
Cumulative Aug 2003 |
% change |
| RPK (000) | |||||
| - North Asia | 855,890 | 26.2% | 5,372,989 | 3,417,320 | 57.2% |
| - South East Asia and Middle East | 1,100,002 | 21.9% | 7,676,261 | 5,140,268 | 49.3% |
| - Europe | 1,125,064 | 2.9% | 8,360,201 | 5,845,052 | 43.0% |
| - South West Pacific & South Africa | 643,486 | -4.4% | 5,608,586 | 4,426,825 | 26.7% |
| - North America | 1,475,992 | 29.2% | 10,271,588 | 6,694,093 | 53.4% |
| RPK Total (000) | 5,200,434 | 15.8% | 37,289,625 | 25,523,558 | 46.1% |
| Passengers carried | 1,268,343 | 17.1% | 8,941,241 | 5,975,863 | 49.6% |
| Cargo and mail tonne km (000) | 484,643 | 12.4% | 3,835,360 | 3,284,680 | 16.8% |
| Freight carried (000 kg) | 77,395 | 9.9% | 628,114 | 543,784 | 15.5% |
| Number of flights | 2,622 | 17.4% | 20,010 | 15,480 | 29.3% |
| CAPACITY | Aug 2004 | % change vs Aug 03 |
Cumulative Aug 2004 |
Cumulative Aug 2003 |
% change |
| ASK (000) | |||||
| - North Asia | 1,098,289 | 25.1% | 8,204,010 | 5,629,210 | 45.7% |
| - South East Asia and Middle East | 1,387,710 | 24.0% | 10,355,483 | 7,955,440 | 30.2% |
| - Europe | 1,309,318 | 5.1% | 10,115,919 | 7,791,531 | 29.8 |
| - South West Pacific & South Africa | 985,022 | 21.7% | 7,870,135 | 6,280,872 | 25.3% |
| - North America | 1,700,090 | 40.7% | 11,647,502 | 8,931,224 | 30.4% |
| ASK Total (000) | 6,480,429 | 23.2% | 48,193,049 | 36,588,277 | 31.7% |
| Passenger load factor | 80.3% | -5.0pt | 77.4% | 69.8% | 7.6pt |
| Available cargo/mail tonne km (000) | 748,615 | 10.1% | 5,618,470 | 4,829,389 | 16.3% |
| Cargo and mail load factor | 64.7% | 1.3pt | 68.3% | 68.0% | 0.3pt |
| ATK(000) | 1,365,044 | 15.7% | 10,203,206 | 8,309,926 | 22.8% |
| TRAFFIC | Aug 2002 | Cumulative |
| RPK (000) | ||
| - Europe | 1,086,432 | 7,592,821 |
| - Pacific and South Africa | 1,845,331 | 12,754,288 |
| - North Asia | 739,271 | 5,090,559 |
| - South East Asia and Middle East | 937,518 | 6,683,027 |
| RPK Total (000) | 4,608,551 | 32,120,696 |
| Passengers carried | 1,143,520 | 8,186,137 |
| Passengers load factor | 82.1% | 79.2% |
| Freight carried (000kg) | 74,222 | 562,240 |
| Cargo and mail load factor | 67.7% | 70.5% |
| ASK (000) | 5,612,568 | 40,562,595 |
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