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Cathay, Dragonair cargo increases 2.8pc in September to 151,358 tonnes
HONG KONG's Cathay Pacific Airways and sister airline Dragonair combined carried 151,358 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, an increase of 2.8 per cent compared to the same month last year.
The cargo/mail load factor was up 0.2 percentage points to 62.4 per cent. Capacity, in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose three per cent while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) flown increased 3.4 per cent.
In the year to the end of September, tonnage was up 5.6 per cent against a capacity increase of 7.2 per cent and a 7.4 per cent rise in RTKs.
"As expected, demand in the cargo markets began to climb as we moved into September, though it was more of a trickle than a surge," said cargo chief Mark Sutch. "Our business received a boost from the movement of new consumer IT products out of the key manufacturing areas of western China, but overall the momentum in the markets remained flat," he said.
"Our main focus was on transpacific routes to the Americas though demand to and from India continued to remain buoyant. We still expect to see a traditional winter peak and will be operating a full freighter schedule from mid-October through November," he said.
The cargo/mail load factor was up 0.2 percentage points to 62.4 per cent. Capacity, in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose three per cent while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) flown increased 3.4 per cent.
In the year to the end of September, tonnage was up 5.6 per cent against a capacity increase of 7.2 per cent and a 7.4 per cent rise in RTKs.
"As expected, demand in the cargo markets began to climb as we moved into September, though it was more of a trickle than a surge," said cargo chief Mark Sutch. "Our business received a boost from the movement of new consumer IT products out of the key manufacturing areas of western China, but overall the momentum in the markets remained flat," he said.
"Our main focus was on transpacific routes to the Americas though demand to and from India continued to remain buoyant. We still expect to see a traditional winter peak and will be operating a full freighter schedule from mid-October through November," he said.
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