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Cathay Pacific lifts passenger numbers by 27% in October amid regional holidays and Hong Kong events
November 25th 2025
Cathay Pacific Airways flew 2.6 million customers in October, up 27.1% from the 2 million air travellers it transported in the same month in 2024. Read More » Capacity expanded 26.3% year-on-year in the 31 days. Passenger load factor for the reported month was higher by 2.7 percentage points at 85.8%. “October marked another solid month for our travel and cargo businesses," Cathay chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said. "Early-month traffic was buoyed by multiple regional holidays, with the National Day ‘Golden Week’ and Mid-Autumn Festival driving significant leisure demand from the Chinese Mainland to Hong Kong and onward to global destinations. Later in the month, demand for our premium cabins was stimulated by major exhibitions in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland." Cathay Group LCC, HK Express, reported passenger growth of 31.9% year-on-year to 683,476 in the reported period, while available seat kilometres increased 34% and passenger load factor declined 2.4 percentage points to 76.5%. Lau said bookings for the airline group during Christmas travel peak were strong. "We anticipate significant inbound traffic among those visiting friends and relatives from North America, the United Kingdom and other destinations in Europe," Lau said.
