Cathay Pacific reported carrying a total of 526,827 passengers in November 2022, showing an increase of 652.1% compared to November 2021, reflecting encouraging signs of recovery for the airline and the Hong Kong international aviation hub.
The figure for November 2022, revenue per passenger kilometer increased 565.5% year-on-year but was down 73.7% versus November 2019. The airline also reported an increase in the passenger load factor by 78.5% and a capacity increase of 127.2% year-on-year but decreased by 73.1% compared with November 2019 levels. In the first 11 months of 2022, the number of passengers carried increased by 220.5% against a 33.9% increase in capacity and a 211.9% increase in RPKs, as compared with the same period for 2021.
The airline carried 103,092 tonnes of cargo last month, a decrease of 23.8% compared with November 2021, and a 42.1% decrease compared with the same period in 2019. The month’s cargo revenue tonne kilometers (RFTKs) decreased 27.8% year-on-year and were down 38% compared with November 2019.