[ET Net News Agency, 16 August 2021] Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (00293) said it
carried a total of 54,092 passengers last month, an increase of 25.8% compared to July
2020, but a 98.4% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in July 2019. The month's
revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 22.6% year-on-year, but were down 97.6% versus
July 2019. Passenger load factor increased by 5.1 percentage points to 28.5%, while
capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 0.7%, but remained
92.9% down on July 2019 levels. In the first seven months of 2021, the number of
passengers carried dropped by 95.2% against an 81.9% decrease in capacity and a 94.3%
decrease in RPKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
The airline carried 121,600 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 19.1%
compared to July 2020, but a 28.4% decrease compared with the same period in 2019. The
month's revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTKs) rose 17.8% year-on-year, but were down
20.8% compared to July 2019. The cargo and mail load factor increased by 5.4 percentage
points to 81.8%, while capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (AFTKs),
was up by 10.1% year-on-year, but was down 38.9% versus July 2019. In the first seven
months of 2021, the tonnage decreased by 12.7% against a 26.7% drop in capacity and a
15.2% decrease in RFTKs, as compared to the same period for 2020. (RC)