Cathay Pacific revenue jumps 148.3% YoY in November 2023

Total passenger carried count over 1.6m.

Cathay Pacific carried a total of 1,633,145 passengers in November 2023, an increase of 210% compared with November 2022.

 The month’s revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) increased 148.2% YoY. Passenger load factor also rose by 2.1 percentage points to 80.5%, while available seat kilometres (ASKs) increased by 141.9% YoY. 

The number of passengers carried from January to November 2023, increased by 709.2% against a 393.2% increase in ASKs and a 499.7% increase in RPKs, as compared with the same period for 2022. 

In addition, the airline also carried 123,970 tonnes of cargo in November 2023, an increase of 20.3% compared with November 2022. 

Cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) for November increased 14.2% YoY. 

Meanwhile, cargo load factor decreased by 5.8 percentage points to 61.1%, while available cargo tonne kilometres (AFTKs) increased by 25.1% year on year. 

The tonnage from January to November 2023 increased by 19.5% against a 64.2% increase in AFTKs and a 43.6% increase in RFTKs, as compared with the same period for 2022.