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Cathay Pacific and Dragonair's
combined traffic figures for October 2007 show a healthy growth in both passenger numbers and cargo
tonnage for the month.
In October the two airlines carried a total of 2,038,077 passengers, a rise of 6.8% on the same month last year. The passenger load factor
climbed by 2.3 percentage points to 80.8% while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), was up 4.4%. For the year to date,
the 3% increase in passenger numbers is ahead of a capacity rise of 1.8%.
On the cargo side, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair between them carried a total of 153,549 tonnes of freight last month, a rise of 6.6% year on
year. October's capacity was up 8.3%, while the cargo and mail load factor dipped by
1 percentage points to 68.8%. So far this year cargo
tonnage has risen by 3% against a capacity rise of 6.9%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue Management, Sales & Distribution Ian Shiu
said, "It was another high load factor in October and
our passenger numbers were boosted by additional flights to destinations such as Melbourne and San Francisco. Front-end business,
especially on long-haul routes, remained strong, as it has throughout 2007. Capacity is set to climb further in the coming months, with more
new aircraft and further flight enhancements, but we expect passenger demand to remain high."
Cathay Pacific Director & General Manager Cargo Ron Mathison
added, "October saw another healthy tonnage growth, boosted once again
by demand out of Mainland China and heavy traffic on routes such as Australia and India. As we moved into the seasonal peak there were
indications that we could see a big pickup in demand, though Northeast Asia remains a concern with yields still under considerable
pressure."
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