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Cathay Pacific has released its traffic figures for December 2024, revealing significant growth in both passenger and cargo operations. The Cathay Group, which includes Cathay Pacific and HK Express, reported carrying over 28 million passengers throughout the year, marking a 30.7% increase compared to the previous year. Cargo operations also saw an uptick, with Cathay Cargo transporting 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in 2024, up by 11% from 2023.
In December alone, Cathay Pacific carried 2,248,950 passengers, reflecting a 26.4% rise from December 2023. Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) increased by 27.9%, while the passenger load factor improved by 3.6 percentage points to reach 84.8%. Available seat kilometres (ASKs) rose by 22.5%.
Cargo figures for December showed an increase as well, with the airline handling 143,564 tonnes of cargo—a growth of 11.7% compared to the same month in the previous year. Cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) went up by 6.5%, and the cargo load factor increased slightly by 0.6 percentage points to reach 61.4%. Available cargo tonne kilometres (AFTKs) grew by 5.5%.
