Cathay Pacific Airways announced its February passenger and cargo volume figures on the 21st. This month coincides with the Lunar New Year, with strong passenger demand. The daily passenger volume once exceeded 70000, setting a record for the highest daily passenger volume after the epidemic. Cathay Pacific carried 1.801 million passengers in February, an increase of 61.6% compared to the same month in 2023. Among them, Cathay Pacific Airways operated the 272 passenger segment on February 18th, with a passenger capacity exceeding 70000, both of which set a single day high record after the epidemic. In the first two months of this year, the number of passenger trips increased by 63.9% compared to the same period last year, the number of available seat kilometers increased by 60.6%, and the number of revenue passenger kilometers increased by 53.4%. In terms of cargo, Cathay Pacific carried 107000 tons of cargo in February, an increase of 3% compared to the same month last year. The monthly revenue of goods in tons and kilometers increased by 3.8% year-on-year, while the transportation rate decreased by 7.5 percentage points to 59.2%, while the available goods in tons and kilometers increased by 16.9% year-on-year. In the first two months of this year, the cargo volume increased by 11.4% compared to the same period last year, the available cargo ton kilometers increased by 17.6%, and the cargo revenue ton kilometers increased by 7.5%. Cathay Pacific's President of Customer and Business, Liu Kaishi, stated that February this year coincides with the Lunar New Year holiday, with an ideal performance in passenger transportation business and a surge in travel demand, with particularly significant growth in short haul routes. The demand for passenger transportation between Hong Kong and the mainland is also very high, with a passenger occupancy rate of up to 85% on mainland routes during the Lunar New Year period. Liu Kaishi mentioned that with the implementation of visa free arrangements between mainland China and multiple Southeast Asian countries in recent months, it is believed that the demand for flights to and from Southeast Asia from customers will continue to be strong. As different exhibitions are held in Hong Kong, the demand for business customers to come to Hong Kong will continue to be strong. In addition, the "personal travel" plan in Hong Kong has recently expanded to Xi'an and Qingdao, which will help stimulate the demand for Hong Kong tourism in the future, especially during the May Labor Day holiday. (Lai Xin She)