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Cathay Pacific combined airfreight volume increases 5.3pc in October
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 172,385 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, an increase of 5.3 per cent compared to the same month last year.
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.6 percentage points to 68.1 per cent, while capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, increased by 0.6 per cent. Cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 3.2 per cent.
In the first ten months of 2016, the tonnage carried by the two airlines rose by 2.2 per cent against a 0.5 per cent increase in capacity and there was an increase of 0.4 per cent in RTKs, Cathay Pacific said in a statement.
Cathay Pacific general manager Cargo Sales & Marketing, Mark Sutch, said: "Overall cargo demand in October was fairly strong and tonnage continued to grow. We had some negative impact on our forecasts during the month from typhoon disruptions and unscheduled aircraft maintenance but overall exports from Europe, Asia and Mainland China were robust.
"The team continues to work hard to push up the yield, and the rates are getting back to peak season levels. The new twice-weekly service to Portland, introduced in early November, further strengthened our US network."
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.6 percentage points to 68.1 per cent, while capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, increased by 0.6 per cent. Cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 3.2 per cent.
In the first ten months of 2016, the tonnage carried by the two airlines rose by 2.2 per cent against a 0.5 per cent increase in capacity and there was an increase of 0.4 per cent in RTKs, Cathay Pacific said in a statement.
Cathay Pacific general manager Cargo Sales & Marketing, Mark Sutch, said: "Overall cargo demand in October was fairly strong and tonnage continued to grow. We had some negative impact on our forecasts during the month from typhoon disruptions and unscheduled aircraft maintenance but overall exports from Europe, Asia and Mainland China were robust.
"The team continues to work hard to push up the yield, and the rates are getting back to peak season levels. The new twice-weekly service to Portland, introduced in early November, further strengthened our US network."
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