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20-Apr-2026 11:18 AM

Cathay Pacific pax up 24.5% to 2.8m in Mar-2026

Cathay Pacific Group reported (17-Apr-2026) the following traffic highlights for Cathay Pacific for Mar-2026:

  • Passengers: 2.8 million, +24.5% year-on-year;
  • RPK: +21.9%;
  • ASK: +9.3%;
  • Passenger load factor: 92.2%, +9.5pp;
  • Number of flights: 10,602, +8.9%. [more - original PR]

Background ✨

Cathay Pacific’s passenger volumes rose through early 2026, with Feb-2026 carrying 2.6 million passengers (+24.3% YoY) and achieving an 85.6% load factor, up 2.7pp, on 9936 flights (+14.8%).1 Jan-2026 traffic totalled 2.6 million passengers (+11.5% YoY) with an 84.9% load factor, down 1.5pp, across 10,744 flights (+11.1%).2

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