Cathay Cargo sees volumes boom in September

Hong Kong-based Cathay Cargo, the freight division within the Cathay Group, carried more than 150,000 tonnes of cargo last month (September), a figure up by 14.2% on the same month of last year.

Cathay chief customer and commercial officer pointed to the increase being driven by “resilient cargo demand”. Capacity as measured in available freight tonne km (AFTKs) was up by 5.3% year on year.

Over the first nine months of 2026, total tonnage carried was up by 8.9% compared with the same period of 2025, reaching a figure of 1.3m tonnes.

The cargo load factor reached 58.9% in September, up by 1.8% on the same month of 2025. The cargo load factor also averaged 58.9% over the first three quarters of this year, up by 0.8% year on year.

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