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JUN 16, 2003 (newstodate): In May, SARS took a heavy toll on Asian carrier Cathay Pacific where passenger volumes were down by 74.9 percent, compared to May last year, to a total of 243,976 passengers.
The average number of passengers carried each day was approximately 7,800. By comparison, the airline carried a total of 915,741 passengers in March this year.
Cargo traffic dampened a little in May, though the airline maintained its full freighter schedule throughout the month.
A total of 64,401 tonnes of cargo was carried, down 9.6 per cent on the same month last year. The month's cargo load factor was 76.1 per cent, up 6.1 percentage points from May 2002.
-We saw some drop-off in cargo demand in May. The slight reduction in cargo capacity in the belly holds of passenger aircraft was offset by an additional freighter service, which was mounted following the return of our last parked B747-200 freighter to the fleet. The increase in capacity due to passenger services being restored will leave us well equipped to cope with demand in the coming months, says Kenny Tang, Cathay Pacific General Manager Cargo.
The average number of passengers carried each day was approximately 7,800. By comparison, the airline carried a total of 915,741 passengers in March this year.
Cargo traffic dampened a little in May, though the airline maintained its full freighter schedule throughout the month.
A total of 64,401 tonnes of cargo was carried, down 9.6 per cent on the same month last year. The month's cargo load factor was 76.1 per cent, up 6.1 percentage points from May 2002.
-We saw some drop-off in cargo demand in May. The slight reduction in cargo capacity in the belly holds of passenger aircraft was offset by an additional freighter service, which was mounted following the return of our last parked B747-200 freighter to the fleet. The increase in capacity due to passenger services being restored will leave us well equipped to cope with demand in the coming months, says Kenny Tang, Cathay Pacific General Manager Cargo.