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20 November 2000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CATHAY PACIFIC RELEASES OCTOBER TRAFFIC FIGURES

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%

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Source: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
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