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Cathay Pacific combined airfreight volume increases 9.9pc in December
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 174,415 tonnes of cargo and mail in December, an increase of 9.9 per cent compared to the same month last year.
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.6 percentage points to 69.5 per cent, while capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, increased by 3.6 per cent. Cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 6.1 per cent.
For the year as a whole, tonnage rose by 3.1 per cent against a 0.6 per cent increase in capacity and there was an increase of 0.8 per cent in RTKs, Cathay Pacific said in a statement.
Cathay Pacific general manager Cargo Sales & Marketing, Mark Sutch, said: "The seasonal peak for airfreight carried into December, with exports from Mainland China, Asia and the Americas seeing encouraging year-on-year growth. Demand from our home market of Hong Kong was also sustained.
"Overall tonnage grew ahead of capacity, with our load factor improving month-on-month. The demand for perishables, machineries and e-commerce products persisted, while our new freighter services to Portland and Brisbane West Wellcamp have also been well received by the market."
The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.6 percentage points to 69.5 per cent, while capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, increased by 3.6 per cent. Cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) increased by 6.1 per cent.
For the year as a whole, tonnage rose by 3.1 per cent against a 0.6 per cent increase in capacity and there was an increase of 0.8 per cent in RTKs, Cathay Pacific said in a statement.
Cathay Pacific general manager Cargo Sales & Marketing, Mark Sutch, said: "The seasonal peak for airfreight carried into December, with exports from Mainland China, Asia and the Americas seeing encouraging year-on-year growth. Demand from our home market of Hong Kong was also sustained.
"Overall tonnage grew ahead of capacity, with our load factor improving month-on-month. The demand for perishables, machineries and e-commerce products persisted, while our new freighter services to Portland and Brisbane West Wellcamp have also been well received by the market."
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