[ET Net News Agency, 18 June 2021] Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (00293) said it
carried a total of 24,006 passengers last month, an increase of 30% compared to May 2020,
but a 99.2% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in May 2019. The month's revenue
passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 24.5% year-on-year, but were down 98.9% versus May 2019.
Passenger load factor decreased by 2.9 percentage points to 26.7%, while capacity,
measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 38%, but remained 96.5% down on
May 2019 levels. In the first five months of 2021, the number of passengers carried
dropped by 97.3% against an 88.6% decrease in capacity and a 97% decrease in RPKs, as
compared to the same period for 2020.
The airline carried 92,394 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, a decrease of 6.4%
compared to May 2020. The month's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) fell 16.9%
year-on-year. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 7.5 percentage points to 81%,
while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs), was down by 24.5%.
In the first five months of 2021, the tonnage fell by 23.2% against a 37.3% drop in
capacity and a 25.5% decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2020. (RC)