Cathay Group hits passenger milestone

June Chen

The Cathay Group carried more than 100,000 passengers on a single day last month, the most since the start of its rebuild.

On December 15, Cathay Pacific and HK Express, the group's two passenger airlines, carried a combined total of 100,856 passengers, surpassing the 100,000-passenger mark.

Since the milestone was first reached, the group has exceeded the 100,000-passenger mark for a total of eight days during the year-end travel peak ending December 31.

Cathay Group chief executive Ronald Lam said: "We are pleased to have successfully completed our two-year rebuilding journey, during which we were firmly focused on adding more flights and destinations for our customers and our home hub. A new chapter has now begun for Cathay."

Together as a group, Cathay Pacific and HK Express have reached 100 percent of pre-pandemic flights from January 2025.

It is projected that the two airlines anticipate operating passenger services to 100 destinations globally within 2025, marking another meaningful milestone.

The airline company recently resumed its seasonal service to Cairns, Australia, and will be launching several long-haul routes in 2025, including Hyderabad in India, Dallas in the United States, and Munich and Brussels in Europe. In addition, HK Express added Shizuoka, Japan, to its network recently and will be launching a new service to Sendai, Japan, later this month.