CATHAY PACIFIC RELEASES SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC FIGURES

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CATHAY PACIFIC RELEASES SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC FIGURES

*Travel News Asia*	*Date: 18 October 2000*

Cathay Pacific Airways transported 69,965 tonnes of freight in September, its highest ever amount in a single month. The strong growth in Cathay Pacific’s cargo volumes was mainly due to the seasonal surge of air cargo exports from Hong Kong. The airline carried a total of 557,543 tonnes of freight over the first nine months of this year, a rise of 17.3% over the same period in 1999.

Cathay Pacific carried a total of 990,985 passengers in September, bringing the total for the year so far to 8.92 million. The airline is therefore well on track to surpass last year’s total of 10.51 million. The passenger load factor in September remained strong at 75.8%.

Cathay Pacific’s General Manager Network Revenue Ian Shiu said: “The strong growth in many Asian economies has helped boost both our passenger and cargo revenue this year. Although total passenger numbers dropped a little compared to August, the overall level of demand is still very positive.”

TRAFFIC	September	Cumulative	Cumulative	%
	2000	Jan-Sep 2000	Jan-Sep 1999	Change
RPK (000)
- Europe	1,130,287	8,913,936	7,684,575	16.0%
- Pacific and South Africa	1,570,304	14,306,480	12,412,858	15.3%
- North Asia	644,408	5,491,073	4,700,519	16.8%
- South East Asia and Middle East	707,926	6,547,506	5,808,313	12.7%
RPK Total (000)	4,052,927	35,258,997	30,606,265	15.2%
Passengers carried	990,985	8,921,205	7,725,234	15.5%
Cargo and mail tonne km (000)	379,234	2,971,887	2,708,210	9.7%
Freight carried (000Kg)	69,965	557,543	475,293	17.3%
Number of flights	2,105	18,075	16,719	8.1%

CAPACITY	September	Cumulative	Cumulative	%
	2000	Jan-Sep 2000	Jan-Sep 1999	Change
ASK (000)
- Europe	1,258,243	10,761,589	10,390,208	3.6%
- Pacific & South Africa	2,193,375	18,621,930	17,335,577	7.4%
- North Asia	822,359	7,386,244	7,049,512	4.8%
- South East Asia and Middle East	1,075,351	8,783,914	8,449,647	4.0%
ASK Total (000)	5,349,328	45,553,677	43,224,945	5.4%
Passenger load factor	75.8%	77.4%	70.8%	6.6pt
Available cargo/mail tonne km (000)	517,612	4,134,902	3,877,591	6.6%
Cargo and mail load factor	73.3%	71.9%	69.8%	2.0pt
ATK (000)	1,026,543	8,469,568	8,018,536	5.6%

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