The Cathay Group has released its traffic figures for January 2025 which shows that Cathay Cargo carried 13.7% more cargo in January 2025 compared with January 2024.

Available Freight Tonne Kilometres (AFTKs) increased by 14.7% while load factor decreased by 2.5 percentage points year-on-year.

Cathay Group chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said: “Cargo got off to a slower start after the New Year holidays, but demand gradually picked up pace as we approached the traditional pre-Lunar New Year rush.

“Perishables and seasonal produce from the Southwest Pacific remained robust, and we also observed increased demand for our Cathay Secure solution attributed to increased valuable cargoes from Southeast Asia as well as South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Softer cargo demand is expected following the Lunar New Year period.

“Last week, we were also proud to have the opportunity to showcase our expertise in transporting live animals at the Hong Kong International Horse Show, for which we flew in around 70 competing horses as the event’s official airline partner.”

The group’s figures show it achieved a new post-pandemic record, carrying over 110,000 passengers in a single day during Lunar New Year. Cathay Pacific saw a 37% increase in January 2025 passengers compared to 2024, while HK Express reached a record high of over 667,000 passengers.

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