Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for October 2012
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 2,405,027 passengers in October – an increase of 1.0% compared to the same month last year. The passenger load factor fell by 1.8 percentage points to 78.3%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), dropped by 3.1%. For the year to date, passenger numbers have risen by 5.4% compared to a capacity increase of 4.1%.
The two airlines carried 138,608 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 1.9% compared to October 2011. The cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.2 percentage points to 64.0%. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose by 0.5%, while cargo and mail tonne kilometres flown dropped by 2.8%. For the year to date, tonnage has declined by 7.3% against a capacity drop of 4.3%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue Management James Tong said: “Our capacity in October showed a decline for the second consecutive month as a result of the trimming of a number of long-haul frequencies introduced in September. We continue to strengthen our regional services, however, with flights to Haikou recommencing in late October. The pick-up in demand in premium cabins was slow last month. Passenger demand in the Economy cabin held up reasonably well for long-haul flights but was soft in the region. Yield remained under pressure in a highly competitive environment.”
Cathay Pacific General Manager Cargo Sales & Marketing James Woodrow said: “We saw a small uptick in demand in October, driven by the launch of a number of new hi-tech consumer products out of key manufacturing centres in the region. Following a lull in demand over the long National Day holiday period in Mainland China, we were therefore able to operate close to a full freighter schedule by the end of the month. However, in the longer term, demand from Asia to Europe will continue to be affected by the economic fragility in a number of euro-zone countries.”
CATHAY PACIFIC / DRAGONAIR COMBINED TRAFFIC |
Oct2012 | % change vs Oct11 | Cumulative Oct2012 | % change YTD |
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RPK (000) | ||||
China | 686,249 | 1.5% | 6,643,609 | 6.5% |
North East Asia | 994,371 | 0.2% | 10,138,576 | 11.8% |
South East Asia | 1,196,953 | 11.4% | 11,710,797 | 7.2% |
India, Middle East, Pakistan & Sri Lanka | 659,465 | -2.9% | 6,957,865 | -1.8% |
South West Pacific & South Africa | 1,166,675 | -9.2% | 11,657,242 | -1.4% |
North America | 2,128,423 | -13.1% | 24,339,612 | 6.1% |
Europe | 1,518,431 | -9.0% | 15,553,702 | -3.0% |
RPK Total (000) | 8,350,567 | -5.4% | 87,001,403 | 3.4% |
Passengers carried | 2,405,027 | 1.0% | 24,078,688 | 5.4% |
Cargo and mail tonne km (000) | 781,520 | -2.8% | 7,275,804 | -9.1% |
Cargo and mail carried (000Kg) | 138,608 | 1.9% | 1,274,788 | -7.3% |
Number of flights | 5,923 | 7.6% | 56,631 | 6.9% |
CATHAY PACIFIC / DRAGONAIR COMBINED CAPACITY | Oct2012 | % change vs Oct2011 |
Cumulative Oct2012 |
% change YTD |
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ASK (000) | ||||
China | 980,441 | 8.2% | 9,134,338 | 8.1% |
North East Asia | 1,457,517 | 15.0% | 14,085,208 | 13.2% |
South East Asia | 1,567,129 | 14.6% | 14,859,958 | 12.0% |
India, Middle East, Pakistan & Sri Lanka | 928,100 | -6.9% | 9,188,827 | -3.2% |
South West Pacific & South Africa | 1,469,408 | -5.5% | 15,262,381 | -2.0% |
North America | 2,452,068 | -17.4% | 27,839,735 | 6.5% |
Europe | 1,812,771 | -7.0% | 18,175,178 | -4.1% |
ASK Total (000) | 10,667,434 | -3.1% | 108,545,625 | 4.1% |
Passenger load factor | 78.3% | -1.8pt | 80.2% | -0.4pt |
Available cargo and mail tonne km (000) | 1,220,426 | 0.5% | 11,386,363 | -4.3% |
Cargo and mail load factor | 64.0% | -2.2pt | 63.9% | -3.4pt |
ATK (000) | 2,234,783 | -1.2% | 21,708,512 | -0.5% |