CATHAY PACIFIC RELEASES JANUARY TRAFFIC FIGURES

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CATHAY PACIFIC RELEASES JANUARY TRAFFIC FIGURES

*Travel News Asia*	*Date: 20 February 2001*

Cathay Pacific Airways carried 991,756 passengers in January, a rise of 9.7% compared to the same month in 2000. Contributing to this increase was the fact the Chinese New Year holiday fell in January rather than February this year. The early Chinese New Year had a negative impact on cargo with 49,884 tonnes carried in January, 6.2% less than in the same month a year earlier.

The best performing regions for passenger revenue were North Asia and Southeast Asia/Middle East which both saw double digit gains in revenue passenger kilometres. Long-haul routes to Europe and the United States saw lower growth. The overall passenger load factor dropped 0.8 of a percentage point to 73.1%.

Cathay Pacific’s General Manager Network Revenue Ian Shiu said: “Our revenue performance in January was rather mixed. Passenger revenue was relatively strong across most routes, particularly in the Asia region. Cargo revenue and volumes however were both affected by the early Chinese New Year.”

TRAFFIC	January	% change	Cumulative	Cumulative	%
	2001	vs Jan 2000	Jan 2001	Jan 2000	Change
RPK (000)
- Europe	937,684	6.1%	937,684	883,396	6.1%
- Pacific and South Africa	1,762,977	6.6%	1,762,977	1,654,509	6.6%
- North Asia	615,583	22.3%	615,583	503,505	22.3%
- South East Asia and Middle East	754,044	11.1%	754,044	678,808	11.1%
RPK Total (000)	4,070,290	9.4%	4,070,290	3,720,218	9.4%
Passengers carried	991,756	9.7%	991,756	903,706	9.7%
Cargo and mail tonne km (000)	267,273	-3.9%	267,273	278,196	-3.9%
Freight carried (000Kg)	49,884	-6.2%	49,884	53,209	-6.2%
Number of flights	2,159	13.6%	2,159	1,900	13.6%

CAPACITY	January	% change	Cumulative	Cumulative	%
	2001	vs Jan 2000	Jan 2001	Jan 2000	Change
ASK (000)
- Europe	1,280,264	8.8%	1,280,264	1,176,187	8.8%
- Pacific & South Africa	2,269,695	7.8%	2,269,695	2,105,224	7.8%
- North Asia	866,472	6.0%	866,472	817,146	6.0%
- South East Asia and Middle East	1,149,866	22.7%	1,149,866	936,951	22.7%
ASK Total (000)	5,566,297	10.5%	5,566,297	5,035,507	10.5%
Passenger load factor	73.1%	-0.8pt	73.1%	73.9%	-0.8pt
Available cargo/mail tonne km (000)	451,262	9.8%	451,262	411,133	9.8%
Cargo and mail load factor	59.2%	-8.5pt	59.2%	67.7%	-8.5pt
ATK (000)	980,740	10.1%	980,740	890,379	10.1%

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