[ET Net News Agency, 19 October 2021] Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (00293) said it
carried a total of 131,774 passengers last month, an increase of 180% compared to
September 2020, but a 94.6% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in September 2019.
The month's revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 158.7% year-on-year, but were down
92.1% versus September 2019. Passenger load factor increased by 20.9 percentage points to
45.8%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 40.4%,
but remained 87.4% down on September 2019 levels. In the first nine months of 2021, the
number of passengers carried dropped by 89.4% against a 71.7% decrease in capacity and an
85.9% decrease in RPKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
The airline carried 130,997 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 19.7%
compared to September 2020, but a 24.1% decrease compared with the same period in 2019.
The month's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) rose 22.3% year-on-year, but were
down 14.3% compared to September 2019. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 3.8
percentage points to 79.7%, while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres
(AFTKs), was up by 16.4% year-on-year, but was down 29.6% versus September 2019. In the
first nine months of 2021, the tonnage decreased by 5.5% against a 17.8% drop in capacity
and a 7.3% decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2020. (RC)