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Cathay Pacific Airways : The Cathay Group releases traffic figures for April 2026Passenger and cargo demand continued to be robust, but jet fuel prices remained at highly elevated levels
Cathay Pacific Airways : The Cathay Group releases traffic figures for April 2026Passenger and cargo demand continued to be robust, but jet fuel prices
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n The Cathay Group releases traffic figures for April 2026\n \n \n Passenger and cargo demand continued to be robust, but jet fuel prices remained at highly elevated levels\n \n \n The Cathay Group today released its traffic figures for April 2026.\n \n \n Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said: \"April continued to present a mixed picture. Travel demand was robust and passenger load factors were high driven by holiday and seasonal travel, while cargo volumes were healthy. However, jet fuel prices remained at highly elevated levels amidst the ongoing Middle East situation, increasing cost pressures. We are remaining agile in our response and continue to monitor the developments closely.\n \n \n \"Looking ahead to the summer travel peak, Cathay Pacific and HK Express will maintain the integrity of our July and August flight schedules for our customers, business partners and the Hong Kong international aviation hub. In view of softened travel demand to the Middle East in the near term, we have taken the decision to extend the suspension of Cathay Pacific's passenger services to Dubai and Riyadh until the end of August and redeploy the capacity to routes where customer demand is keen, such as Manchester and Rome. From a passenger capacity perspective, we remain on track to reach our 2026 growth target of around 10% despite the small number of cancellations announced previously for May and June.\"\n \n \n Cathay Pacific\n \n \n Cathay Pacific carried 17% more passengers in April 2026 compared with April 2025, while Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs) increased by 15%. In the first four months of 2026, the number of passengers carried increased by 19% compared with the same period for 2025.\n \n \n Lavinia said: \"The robust load factor we achieved in April was driven by strong leisure travel demand, particularly in the first half of the month coinciding with the Easter holidays and seasonal travel. This was followed by notable long-haul demand into our home hub in the middle of April, boosted by the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. Then, towards the end of the month, 'Golden Week' pre-holiday demand stimulated inbound traffic to Hong Kong as well as outbound travel to various destinations across our network. Demand for our premium cabins was robust, with major exhibitions and trade events in Hong Kong continuing to...