Cathay Pacific set a single-day post-pandemic passenger carryings record last month.
The Hong Kong airline flew almost 75,000 passenger on August 10, contributing to more than two million passengers carried for the second consecutive month.
The August performance was 16% up on the same month last year, while passenger numbers in the first eight months of the year rose 30% to 14.7 million.
The August load factor declined by 2.9 percentage points to 85.2% as capacity increased by almost 20% over the same month last year.
Chief customer and commercial officer Lavinia Lau said: “August marks the second half of the traditional summer travel peak.
“The strong demand we saw in July continued in August with more than two million passengers carried for the second month in a row. We also set a new single-day post-pandemic record on 10 August carrying almost 75,000 passengers.
“Leisure travel demand from Hong Kong and the rest of the Greater Bay Area was strong throughout August with short-haul destinations being particularly popular.”
She added: “As National Day approaches, travel demand from the Chinese mainland for the upcoming ‘golden week’ holiday period is looking promising. Destinations in Southeast Asia are among the most popular, with Japan and South Korea also seeing strong interest from customers.
“In terms of new destinations, we are looking forward to launching our new passenger flights to and from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia at the end of October, which will enhance our network in the Middle East and strengthen Hong Kong’s connectivity with this important region.
“Additionally, HK Express recently announced it will be launching services to Hiroshima in November and Phu Quoc [in Vietnam] in December.”