Cathay Pacific traffic rises in November

   Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair carried 147,450 tons of cargo and mail in November, an increase of 4.7 percent compared to November 2012, as capacity increased by 8.5 percent in the same time period.
   The cargo and mail load factor fell by 0.2 percentage points to 63.7 percent, and cargo and mail revenue increased by 8.1 percent.
   Cathay’s General Manager of Cargo Sales and Marketing Mark Sutch stated,”The surge in traffic was driven by hi-tech consumer goods being shipped out of Mainland China and other major manufacturing centers in Asia. Demand was especially robust on transpacific routes, and the momentum was maintained through to the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of the month.”