Gelonghui, May 20 | Cathay Pacific (00293.HK) announced that Cathay Pacific carried 1.7416 million passengers in April 2024, an increase of 26.1% over the same month of 2023. The number of passenger kilometers earned during the month increased by 27.8% year-on-year. The passenger load rate fell 5.4 percentage points to 81.6%, while the number of available seat kilometers increased by 36.2% year-on-year. In the first four months of 2024, the number of passengers carried increased by 47.3% compared to the same period last year to 7.143,400, the number of available seat kilometers increased by 50.9%, while the number of passenger kilometers earned increased by 42.3%.

Cathay Pacific carried 117,400 tonnes of cargo in April 2024, an increase of 7.4% over the same month last year. During the month, the tonnage of cargo revenue decreased by 0.4% year-on-year, the carrying rate decreased by 4.2 percentage points to 59.5%, while the number of usable tonns/km of cargo increased by 6.6% year-on-year. In the first four months of 2024, cargo volume increased by 10.1% compared to the same period last year to 473,800 metric tons, the number of usable cargo tonnes and kilometers increased by 12.9%, while the cargo revenue ton/km increased by 4.5%.