CATHAY Pacific’s, air cargo division has reported a 13% jump in airfreight year on year.
Cathay Cargo carried 13% more cargo in August 2025 than in August 2024, while Available
Freight Tonne Kilometres (AFTKs) increased by 15%.
In the first eight months of 2025, the total tonnage increased by 11% compared with the same period for 2024.
Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said the year-on-year tonnage growth in August was healthy.
“Demand for capacity into the Americas remains robust, and our Cathay Dangerous Goods solution has also seen considerable growth, particularly from lithium batteries movements to Oceania,” Ms Lau said.
“Turning to September, we expect momentum to continue as the traditional air cargo peak begins, spurred by new high-tech product launches.
“To meet rising demand, we will be introducing additional freighter schedules, including a new weekly service to Madrid from 13 October 2025.”
As well as its freight figures Cathay reported the second half of the traditional summer travel peak, August, was another positive month for the passenger business, carrying an average of more than 110,000 passengers per day.
“Our global network continues to expand, with HK Express launching flights to Kuala Lumpur (Subang) in early August. We are also excited to have just announced that Cathay Pacific will launch flights to Seattle starting 30 March 2026, reestablishing a direct connection between Hong Kong and an important tech hub on the West Coast of the United States. In terms of frequencies, we are also pleased to be increasing our Riyadh and Dallas-Fort Worth services to daily for the upcoming winter season,” Ms Lau said.