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Cathay Pacific Airways today released traffic figures
for April 2002 showing negative growth in passenger
traffic yet strong gains in cargo, when compared to the
same month last year. The airline carried 993,285
passengers, a 3.8% decline from April 2001, and 64,151
tonnes of cargo, up 12.7% from a year ago.
Cumulative figures for the
first four months of 2002 showed a positive 0.3%
increase in passenger traffic over the same period last
year and strong 10% growth in cargo.
The volume of passenger
traffic in April measured in terms of revenue passenger
kilometres (RPK) fell by 6.5%, as a result of weaker
demand on long-haul routes during the month, with the
Easter peak travel season falling in March this year
compared to April in 2001. The passenger load factor for
the month was 79.2%, partly reflecting selective
capacity reductions.
The cargo load factor was
69.5%. Cargo traffic was already showing signs of
slowing in April 2001. Although strong growth recorded
in April this year comes from a weaker base, export
demand to the US is generating strong absolute growth.
Cargo capacity measured in terms of available tonne
kilometres was up 0.4% from April 2001.
Cathay Pacific General
Manager Revenue Management, Sales & Distribution Ian
Shiu said: "Traffic volumes for the first four
months are much better than we would have predicted at
the start of the year. Yields are still soft, the
business travel market has not fully recovered and the
market remains very competitive. Holidays falling at
different times can influence comparisons between
monthly figures. Yet the trend is that more people are
travelling, which augurs well for the rest of the
year."
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TRAFFIC
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April
2002
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%
change
vs Apr 01
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Cumulative
April 2002
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Cumulative
April 2001
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%
change
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RPK
(000)
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-
Europe
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927,132
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-4.2%
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3,583,752
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3,709,940
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-3.4%
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Pacific and South Africa
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1,410,314
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-13.8%
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6,218,053
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6,341,159
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-1.9%
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-
North Asia
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622,967
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0.3%
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2,481,889
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2,502,603
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-0.8%
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-
Southeast Asia and Middle East
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806,685
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0.6%
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3,195,952
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3,005,758
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6.3%
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RPK
Total (000)
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3,767,099
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-6.5%
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15,479,648
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15,559,461
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-0.5%
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Pax
carried
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993,285
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-3.8%
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3,949,893
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3,939,056
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0.3%
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Cargo
and mail tonne km (000)
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332,229
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9.5%
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1,324,630
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1,224,424
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8.2%
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Freight
carried (000 kg)
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64,151
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12.7%
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250,745
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227,922
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10.0%
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Number
of flights
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2,092
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-4.3%
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8,439
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8,583
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-1.7%
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CAPACITY
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April
2002
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%
change
vs Apr01
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Cumulative
April 2002
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Cumulative
April 2001
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%
change
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ASK
(000)
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Europe
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1,053,619
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-14.4%
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4,232,059
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4,933,939
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-14.2%
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Pacific and South Africa
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1,735,236
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-20.2%
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7,381,729
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8,739,011
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-15.5%
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North Asia
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870,244
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3.4%
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3,521,418
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3,351,856
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5.1%
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Southeast Asia and Middle East
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1,099,093
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-6.8%
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4,434,191
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4,562,111
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-2.8%
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ASK
Total (000)
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4,758,192
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-12.3%
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19,569,396
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21,586,918
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-9.3%
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Passenger
load factor
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79.2%
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5.0pt
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79.1%
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72.1%
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7.0pt
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Available
cargo/mail tonne km (000)
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477,873
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0.4%
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1,909,571
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1,880,649
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1.5%
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Cargo
and mail load factor
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69.5%
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5.8pt
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69.4%
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65.1%
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4.4pt
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ATK(000)
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930,604
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-6.2%
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3,771,407
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3,934,040
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-4.1%
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