[ET Net News Agency, 14 August 2020] Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (00293) said Cathay
Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 42,984 passengers last month, a decrease of
98.7% compared to July 2019. The month's revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) fell 98.1%
year-on-year. Passenger load factor dropped by 62.6 percentage points to 23.4%, while
capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), decreased by 92.9%.
In the first seven months of 2020, the number of passengers carried dropped by 79.4%
against a 69.9% decrease in capacity and a 76.6% decrease in RPKs, as compared to the same
period for 2019.
The two airlines carried 102,129 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, a decrease of
39.8% compared to July 2019. The month's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) fell
33.3% year-on-year. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 12.7 percentage points to
75.8%, while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), was down by
44.5%.
In the first seven months of 2020, the tonnage fell by 33.1% against a 33% drop in
capacity and a 25.9% decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2019. (RC)