[ET Net News Agency, 15 July 2021] Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (00293) said Cathay
Pacific carried a total of 40,651 passengers last month, an increase of 50% compared to
June 2020, but a 98.7% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in June 2019. The
month's revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 60.5% year-on-year, but were down 98%
versus June 2019. Passenger load factor decreased by 5.6 percentage points to 21.7%, while
capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 102%, but remained
92.2% down on June 2019 levels. In the first six months of 2021, the number of passengers
carried dropped by 96.4% against an 85% decrease in capacity and a 95.8% decrease in RPKs,
as compared to the same period for 2020.
The airline carried 109,423 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 17.4%
compared to June 2020, but a 33.3% decrease compared with the same period in 2019. The
month's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) rose 10.3% year-on-year, but were down
28.7% compared to June 2019. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 5.6 percentage
points to 80.6%, while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs),
was up by 2.7% year-on-year, but was down 44.4% versus June 2019. In the first six months
of 2021, the tonnage dropped by 17.6% against a 31.9% drop in capacity and a 20.3%
decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2020. (RC)