Bangkok--Nov 1--eTurboNews
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31 /-- Cathay Pacific Airways today released improved passenger and cargo traffic figures for September 2005.
The airline carried 1,245,828 passengers in September, a 13.8% increase year-on-year, just ahead of a corresponding 12.7% increase in passenger capacity, measured in terms of Available Passenger Kilometers, or ASKs. The passenger load factor increased to 76.4%, up 1.2 points from the same month last year, helped by the Chinese Mainland's Golden Week holiday.
Cathay Pacific carried 100,292 tons of cargo, up 19.8% from September last year, a figure that includes significant transhipment tonnage growth. Increased competition on key trunk routes to the US and Europe added to downward pressure on yield. The cargo load factor dipped slightly to 68%.
Recent market jet fuel prices have topped US$85 a barrel, up by more than one-third from the first half of this year.
CATHAY PACIFIC TO ADD FIFTH DAILY SERVICE TO SEOUL
Cathay Pacific Airways today announced the addition of a fifth daily flight to Seoul, South Korea, offering passengers even greater coverage of services throughout the day and further strengthening connections across its Hong Kong hub. The new non-stop service, starting 27 January 2006, will depart Hong Kong shortly after midnight, arriving early morning in the South Korean capital. The return flight from Seoul will be the first departure for Hong Kong from the city and will arrive before noon.
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