Cathay Pacific’s and Dragonair’s combined
traffic figures for December 2010 show an increase in the number
of passengers and amount of cargo and mail carried compared to the
same month in 2009, but with a fall in the passenger and
cargo/mail load factors as a result of the increase in capacity.
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of
2,279,785 passengers in December – up 2.9% on the same month in
2009. The passenger load factor was down by 3.8 percentage points
to 80.1%, while capacity for the month, measured in available seat
kilometres (ASKs), was up by 7.8%. The total number of passengers
carried in 2010 was 26,796,249, an increase of 9.1%, while ASKs
rose by 4.1%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue
Management, Tom Owen, said, "The passenger numbers in December
were up on the same month in 2009, while the load factor dipped
due to a significant increase in capacity year on year. However,
the quality of revenue in all classes of travel was higher, with
an improvement in the revenue efficiency of the operation. Demand
out of Hong Kong to all the popular holiday destinations remained
strong, and we mounted a number of extra flights in response. We
also saw strong demand on key long- haul routes, though results to
London and New York were slightly impacted by the major snow
disruptions.”
The amount of cargo and mail carried by the two
airlines in December was 161,302 tonnes, up 12.0% on December
2009. The cargo and mail load factor was down 1.2 percentage
points to 77.4%, while capacity, measured in available cargo/mail
tonne kilometres, was up by 19%. The total tonnage carried in 2010
was 1,803,921 tonnes – a rise of 18.1%. Cargo/mail tonne
kilometres were up by 23.2% for the year compared to a capacity
increase of 15.2%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Cargo Sales &
Marketing, James Woodrow, said, “Freight volumes held up well
through to the end of 2010 helped by year-end cancellations from
our competitors. The load factor was marginally down on the same
month in 2009, but there was a significant growth in tonnage and
yield held up well. We will see some slackening in the market in
early January though we anticipate an improvement in the second
half of the month prior to the Chinese New Year holiday.”
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