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Cathay Pacific's and Dragonair's
combined traffic figures for April 2008 show the number of passengers carried by the two airline rising, though failing to keep pace with the increase in capacity. The increase in cargo tonnage, meanwhile, was on a par with the capacity
rise.
In April
2008 the two airlines carried a total of 2,068,951 passengers - an increase of 7.2% over the same month in 2007
- and saw a 14.3% rise in capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs). The month’s load factor was down
1 percentage point to 79.4%. For the year to date, the number of passengers carried has
risen by 13.6% - on a par with capacity growth of 13.4%.
Between them, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried 142,106 tonnes of cargo and mail in April
- up 8.5% on the same month last year - while cargo capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, climbed by 8.4%. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.7
percentage points to 67.6%. For the year to date, cargo tonnage has risen by 7.4% compared to a capacity rise of 8.2%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue Management, Sales & Distribution Ian Shiu
said, “Generally we were pleased by our passenger
performance in April, though comparisons with the same month last year are skewed by the fact that Easter fell in different months.
Looking ahead, bookings remain within expectations
through to the summer peak in July and August.”
Cathay Pacific Director & General Manager Cargo Ron Mathison
said, “Demand out of Hong Kong and Mainland China remained quite
robust in April and business was boosted by a good market reaction to our recently launched freighter service to Hanoi and Dhaka.
However, increasing jet fuel prices are inflicting serious damage on our freighter business and we stand to face increasing competition from
ocean cargo in May and June, which are traditionally slack months for cargo out of Asia.”
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