Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for April 2017
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 3,003,972 passengers last month – an increase of 3.2% compared to April 2016. The passenger load factor grew by 1.5 percentage points to 86.4%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 4.8%. In the first four months of 2017, the number of passenger carried declined by 0.1% while capacity rose by 0.9%.
The two airlines carried 163,473 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 10.7% compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.2 percentage points to 65.7%. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 2.6% while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 6.2%. In the first four months of 2017, the tonnage rose by 11.2% against a 1.9% increase in capacity and an 8.6% increase in RTKs.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue Management Patricia Hwang said: “Passenger numbers in April were boosted by strong Easter holiday traffic out of Hong Kong. Volumes rose ahead of the increase in capacity, which is highlighted by a rise in the load factor. Overall, demand for regional travel remained strong throughout the month. Our Tel Aviv route, which we launched in March, has got off to a good start and has been very well received by our customers. However, yield continues to be affected by intense competition in the market.”
Cathay Pacific General Manager Cargo Sales & Marketing Mark Sutch said: “Our cargo business continued to show encouraging year-on-year tonnage growth. Demand from Hong Kong and key Asian markets to North America, Europe and India remained buoyant. Intra-Asia movement was boosted by strong e-Commerce traffic as well as capacity reduction in the market. Yield has continued its upward trend. We recently announced an agreement with Atlas Air Worldwide to wet-lease two Boeing 747-8 Freighters, which will supplement capacity on our existing network. This will enable us to provide our customers with increased options and services from June, when most market indicators are suggesting a solid year for air cargo.”
CATHAY PACIFIC / CATHAY DRAGON COMBINED TRAFFIC |
APR 2017 |
% Change VS APR 16 |
Cumulative APR 2017 |
% Change YTD |
RPK (000) |
|
|
|
|
- Mainland China |
762,272 |
-3.4% |
2,967,232 |
-1.3% |
- North East Asia |
1,415,497 |
7.4% |
5,394,739 |
3.7% |
- South East Asia |
1,528,052 |
-0.3% |
5,928,182 |
-2.5% |
- India, Middle East, Pakistan & Sri Lanka |
596,355 |
-3.6% |
2,342,579 |
-7.6% |
- South West Pacific & South Africa |
1,508,530 |
5.7% |
6,047,888 |
-1.1% |
- North America |
2,839,164 |
8.2% |
10,828,707 |
-0.2% |
- Europe |
2,033,502 |
19.1% |
7,888,787 |
12.4% |
RPK Total (000) |
10,683,372 |
6.6% |
41,398,114 |
1.4% |
Passengers carried |
3,003,972 |
3.2% |
11,503,528 |
-0.1% |
Cargo and mail revenue tonne km (000) |
907,291 |
6.2% |
3,562,003 |
8.6% |
Cargo and mail carried (000kg) |
163,473 |
10.7% |
633,468 |
11.2% |
Number of flights |
6,678 |
3.1% |
26,326 |
0.1% |
CATHAY PACIFIC / CATHAY DRAGON COMBINED CAPACITY |
APR 2017 |
% Change VS APR16 |
Cumulative APR 2017 |
% Change YTD |
ASK (000) |
|
|
|
|
- Mainland China |
990,524 |
3.0% |
3,924,991 |
3.1% |
- North East Asia |
1,638,183 |
2.5% |
6,459,294 |
-0.7% |
- South East Asia |
1,736,083 |
-1.4% |
6,949,772 |
-2.4% |
- India, Middle East, Pakistan & Sri Lanka |
687,013 |
-8.0% |
2,831,122 |
-10.5% |
- South West Pacific & South Africa |
1,655,427 |
4.7% |
6,910,597 |
1.8% |
- North America |
3,353,475 |
8.1% |
12,868,794 |
0.0% |
- Europe |
2,307,573 |
12.8% |
8,870,067 |
9.0% |
ASK Total (000) |
12,368,278 |
4.8% |
48,814,637 |
0.9% |
Passenger load factor |
86.4% |
1.5pt |
84.8% |
0.5pt |
Available cargo/mail tonne km (000) |
1,380,177 |
2.6% |
5,424,717 |
1.9% |
Cargo and mail load factor |
65.7% |
2.2pt |
65.7% |
4.0pt |
ATK (000) |
2,556,144 |
3.6% |
10,066,212 |
1.4% |