[ET Net News Agency, 20 September 2021] Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (00293) said
Cathay Pacific carried a total of 135,353 passengers last month, an increase of 278.4%
compared to August 2020, but a 95.3% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in August
2019. The month's revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 294.1% year-on-year, but were
down 92.4% versus August 2019. Passenger load factor increased by 26.5 percentage points
to 46.4%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by
68.9%, but remained 86.9% down on August 2019 levels. In the first eight months of 2021,
the number of passengers carried dropped by 92.2% against a 76.2% decrease in capacity and
an 89.7% decrease in RPKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
The airline carried 124,278 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 21.7%
compared to August 2020, but a 23% decrease compared with the same period in 2019. The
month's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) rose 20.7% year-on-year, but were down
15.4% compared to August 2019. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 2.3 percentage
points to 77.7%, while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs),
was up by 17.2% year-on-year, but was down 33.8% versus August 2019. In the first eight
months of 2021, the tonnage decreased by 8.7% against a 21.8% drop in capacity and a 10.9%
decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2020. (RC)