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Cathay and Dragon up 12%
By Doug Newhouse, 11 June 2010
Cathay Pacific Airways (CPA) has released combined CPA and Dragonair traffic figures for May 2010 that show significant rises in both the number of passengers and the amount of cargo and mail carried compared with the same month in 2009.
Both airlines carried a total of 2,183,623 passengers in May - up 12% on the same month last year. The passenger load factor was 81.3%, a rise of 5.5 percentage points, while capacity for the month, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), was up by 2.8%. In the first five months of the year, the number of passengers carried rose by 5.3% compared to an ASK drop of 1.6%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue Management Tom Owen said: "Our passenger business held up well in May, despite it traditionally being one of the softer months in the year. Volume and yield improved over the same month in 2009, when our business was being hit hard by the economic downturn and regional flights were affected by the swine flu outbreak.
"The China network in particular performed well, boosted by Shanghai Expo demand. Although still below pre-crisis levels, the pick-up in demand in our premium cabins continued last month and the overall outlook for the summer peak still remains solid."
By Doug Newhouse, 11 June 2010
Cathay Pacific Airways (CPA) has released combined CPA and Dragonair traffic figures for May 2010 that show significant rises in both the number of passengers and the amount of cargo and mail carried compared with the same month in 2009.
Both airlines carried a total of 2,183,623 passengers in May - up 12% on the same month last year. The passenger load factor was 81.3%, a rise of 5.5 percentage points, while capacity for the month, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), was up by 2.8%. In the first five months of the year, the number of passengers carried rose by 5.3% compared to an ASK drop of 1.6%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Revenue Management Tom Owen said: "Our passenger business held up well in May, despite it traditionally being one of the softer months in the year. Volume and yield improved over the same month in 2009, when our business was being hit hard by the economic downturn and regional flights were affected by the swine flu outbreak.
"The China network in particular performed well, boosted by Shanghai Expo demand. Although still below pre-crisis levels, the pick-up in demand in our premium cabins continued last month and the overall outlook for the summer peak still remains solid."
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