Aviation

Cathay Pacific's passenger count crashed 54.1% in February
17 Mar 20
Average Lunar Year numbers of 90,000 dropped to only 20,000 this year.
Cathay Pacific resumes US and London flights
16 Mar 20
It reinstated three flights between Hong Kong and London Heathrow in 17-21 March.
Cathay Pacific's passenger load factor fell 1.3% in January
19 Feb 20
Performance slid due to booking cancellations amidst COVID-19.
Airlines hit by job cuts and bankruptcies amidst unrest
18 Dec 19
Cathay Pacific Airways may have to cut as much as 1,000 jobs.
Air transport body calls on HKA to fix financial situation
29 Oct 19
The authority warned to take action unless the situation improves.
APAC airport traffic growth slows to below 5% in January-June 2019
13 Aug 19
Passenger traffic in Australia nearly ground to a halt whilst those in India fell below the 5% mark.
Cathay Pacific acquires Hong Kong Express Airways
22 Jul 19
HK Express will reportedly remain a low-cost carrier.
Asian flight bookings to Hong Kong fell 5.4%
18 Jul 19
Recent protests deterred would-be visitors from other Asian markets.
Weak passenger revenue and cargo business dim Cathay's growth prospects
3 Jul 19
Overall yield comes under pressure with the declining travel demand.
Hong Kong Airlines slapped with court orders over mismanagement woes
24 Apr 19
Concerns over the airlines’ financial health are growing.
Cathay Pacific to acquire budget airline HK Express for $4.93b
27 Mar 19
If the acquisition goes through, Cathay Pacific would control three of Hong Kong’s four passenger airlines.
HKIA passengers up 2.5% to 74.7 million in 2018
17 Jan 19
Total cargo throughput grew 1.5% to 5.1 million tonnes.
HKIA passenger volume up 1% to 6 million in November
21 Dec 18
The monthly surge was driven by passengers to and from Japan and North America.
Cathay Pacific hikes staff wages despite $263m loss in H1
7 Dec 18
Around 14,600 eligible employees can expect a 3-8% increase in wages.
HKIA passenger traffic inches up 0.5% to 6.19 million in October
20 Nov 18
The volume of visitors from Japan and Europe grew the largest.
Airlines slap fuel surcharge amidst rising oil costs
12 Nov 18
The most common charge added to ticket cost is $1,304.
Typhoon Mangkhut rains on HKIA's parade as September aviation figues take hit
29 Oct 18
There were no flight movement for over 20 hours.
Hackers hit Cathay Pacific as data on 9.4 million passengers breached
26 Oct 18
Around 860,000 passport numbers and 245,000 identity cards numbers were accessed.
HKIA passenger traffic soars for seventh straight month in August
24 Sep 18
Passenger volume rose 5.2% to 6.8 million visitors.
Will China's bullet trains run over Hong Kong's embattled airlines?
18 Sep 18
The high-speed rail offers faster and cheaper transport option than flying by plane.
Hong Kong unveils mutual automated immigration clearance with Thailand
17 Sep 18
The move slashes processing time to 20 seconds per person.
HKIA passenger traffic soars for sixth straight month at 6.7 million in July
28 Aug 18
Local resident travel boosted monthly air passenger volumes.
HKIA passenger traffic up 5.2% to 6.21 million in June
8 Aug 18
This represents the fifth consecutive month of growth.
Rising oil prices could trigger a 3.2% airfare hike in APAC
25 Jul 18
New Zealand's airfares could rise 7.5%.
HKIA passenger volume hits 6.04m in May
19 Jun 18
The number of visitors from Japan and the Mainland surged.
HKIA passenger traffic up 0.8% to 6.32m passengers in April
14 May 18
Visitors to and from the Mainland and Japan buoyed monthly figures.
Air cargo slump may cut Cathay Pacific's rebound short
26 Apr 18
Blame lowered revenue guidance from the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
HKIA passenger traffic up 8.5% to 6.39m in March
16 Apr 18
The Easter travel peak resulted in higher passenger volumes.
Hong Kong soars to the top of air cargo hub rankings
10 Apr 18
It has handled over 5m metric tonnes in 2017.
HKIA passenger traffic up 6% to 5.82m in February amidst CNY break
28 Mar 18
Travellers from the Mainland and Japan took advantage of the long vacation.
Cathay Pacific bounces back from fuel-hedging hit with surprise H2 profit
15 Mar 18
This narrowed the full-year net loss to $1.26b, below analysts expectation of $2.26b.
HKIA passes IATA's pharma logistics certification
12 Mar 18
It recognises the airport’s ability to transport fragile pharmaceuticals by air.
Cathay Pacific hit by massive $6.45b fuel hedging loss in 2017
6 Mar 18
The airline deep dives into the red after posting its fourth straight year of deficits.
HKIA passenger traffic down to 6.13m in January
21 Feb 18
This comes as the Lunar New Year fell on February instead of the first month.
Immigration upgrades streamline inbound tourism
15 Feb 18
The launch of facial recognition tech enhances passenger clearance capacity.
HKIA ramps up efforts to maintain lead as world's busiest cargo airport
29 Jan 18
It is enhancing overall ability to handle temperature sensitive goods like pharmaceuticals.
Hong Kong Airlines buys shares in Asian air joint venture
23 Jan 18
It joins airlines from Malaysian, Indonesian and Brunei airlines as shareholders.
HKIA air passenger volume up 4.3% to 6.42m passengers in December
22 Jan 18
Passenger traffic to and from the Mainland and Japan recorded the most significant growth.
HKIA passenger volume up 3.3% to 72.9 million passengers in 2017
19 Jan 18
The airport has also handled over 5 million tonnes of cargo and airmail in the previous year.
APAC aviation market takes off as total air passengers expected to double by 2021
18 Jan 18
Airports across the region are therefore turning to PPPs to address capacity constraints.

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