Cathay Pacific reports May 2022 performance

Cathay Pacific Airways carried a total of 57,982 passengers in May 2022, an increase of 141.5% compared to May 2021, but a 98% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in May 2019. The month’s revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) increased 164.4% year-on-year, but were down 97.1% versus May 2019. Passenger load factor increased by 33.7 percentage points to 60.5%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 16.8% year-on-year, but decreased by 96% compared with May 2019 levels. In the first five months of 2022, the number of passengers carried increased by 59.1% against a 48.5% decrease in capacity