Cathay Pacific pax up 4% with 86% load factor in Aug-2017, cargo up 12%

Cathay Pacific reported (18-Sep-2017) the following traffic highlights for Aug-2017:

• Passengers: 3.1 million, +3.5% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +4.1%;
  • Europe: +18.7%;
  • North America: +7.4%;
  • South West Pacific & South Africa: +5.0%;
  • Southeast Asia: -0.6%;
  • China: -2.1%;
  • Northeast Asia: -2.9%;
  • India, Middle East, Pakistan & Sri Lanka: -9.5%;
• Passenger load factor: 86.3%, -0.5ppt;
• Capacity (ASKs): +4.8%;
• Cargo: 172,253 tonnes, +12.0%;
• Cargo load factor: 65.5%, +2.2ppts;
• Flights: 6830, +2.2%. [more - original PR]