[ET Net News Agency, 17 July 2018] Cathay Pacific (00293) and Cathay Dragon carried a
total of 2,925,385 passengers last month - an increase of 4.1% compared to June 2017.
The passenger load factor increased 0.2 percentage points to 85.3%, while capacity,
measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 3.8%.
In the first six months of 2018, the number of passenger carried grew by 1.9% while
capacity increased by 3.2%.
The two airlines carried 180,354 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of
5.8% compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.3
percentage points to 70.6%.
Capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), was up by 2.0% while
cargo and mail revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) increased by 5.5%.
In the first six months of 2018, the tonnage rose by 7.5% against a 4.1% increase in
capacity and a 7.3% increase in RFTKs. (KL)