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Cathay/Dragon's April cargo up 6.7pc to 174,489 tonnes
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HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific group - Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon - carried 6.7 per cent more cargo in April year on year to 174,489 tonnes of cargo and mail.
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.3 percentage points to 68 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 4.2 per cent while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 7.9 per cent.
In the first four months of 2018, the tonnage rose by 7.8 per cent against a 4.7 per cent increase in capacity and a 7.7 per cent increase in RTKs.
"The earlier start to the Easter holidays this year resulted in a reduction in backend demand during April when compared to last year," said Cathay cargo chief Ronald Lam.
"However, we enjoyed a high front-end load factor during the month and yield improvements helped offset the loss in traffic volume. Our routes to Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States performed well, as did those to mainland China and Taiwan.
"Meanwhile, the positive momentum in our cargo business continued into April. Tonnage grew ahead of capacity while yield strengthened," he said.
"After a slight slow-down in our Hong Kong and mainland China markets early in the month, volumes started to pick up again during the month and network flow from the Americas, Europe, India, Japan and Southeast Asia continued to show strength," said Mr Lam.
Cathay group suffered a drop in the number of passengers, a 0.8 per cent year on year decline. The passenger load factor decreased 1.9 percentage points to 84.5 per cent, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 0.9 per cent.
In the first four months of 2018, the number of passenger carried grew by two per cent while capacity increased by 3.1 per cent.
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.3 percentage points to 68 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 4.2 per cent while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 7.9 per cent.
In the first four months of 2018, the tonnage rose by 7.8 per cent against a 4.7 per cent increase in capacity and a 7.7 per cent increase in RTKs.
"The earlier start to the Easter holidays this year resulted in a reduction in backend demand during April when compared to last year," said Cathay cargo chief Ronald Lam.
"However, we enjoyed a high front-end load factor during the month and yield improvements helped offset the loss in traffic volume. Our routes to Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States performed well, as did those to mainland China and Taiwan.
"Meanwhile, the positive momentum in our cargo business continued into April. Tonnage grew ahead of capacity while yield strengthened," he said.
"After a slight slow-down in our Hong Kong and mainland China markets early in the month, volumes started to pick up again during the month and network flow from the Americas, Europe, India, Japan and Southeast Asia continued to show strength," said Mr Lam.
Cathay group suffered a drop in the number of passengers, a 0.8 per cent year on year decline. The passenger load factor decreased 1.9 percentage points to 84.5 per cent, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 0.9 per cent.
In the first four months of 2018, the number of passenger carried grew by two per cent while capacity increased by 3.1 per cent.