Cathay Pacific reports its March passenger figures

Airline Industry Information, April 12, 2005

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Cathay Pacific Airways reported on Monday (11 April) an increase in the number of passengers.

The airline said in March it recorded a 17.1% increase in the number of passengers carried and 3.1% increase in cargo over the same period last year.

In March the airline carried 1.26m passengers, up from 1.16m in February. At the same time the airline carried 96,860 tons of freight, an 8.1% increase from 73,420 tons carried in February.

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