Cathay Pacific Posts Record Year-End Traffic and Double-Digit Growth in 2025 Passenger and Cargo Volumes

Cathay Pacific Airways ( (HK:0293) ) has provided an announcement.

Cathay Pacific Airways reported robust operational growth for December 2025 and the full year, highlighting strong performance in both its passenger and cargo businesses. The Cathay Group’s passenger airlines, Cathay Pacific and HK Express, carried more than 125,000 passengers on 27 December 2025, a single-day record that was surpassed on 3 January 2026 with over 126,000 passengers, reflecting surging demand during the year-end travel peak. For full-year 2025, the two passenger airlines transported more than 36 million passengers, up 27% year on year, supported by a more than 25% increase in available seat kilometres, while Cathay Cargo lifted more than 1.6 million tonnes of freight, over 9% higher than in 2024. The company also reported a 22% year-on-year rise in passengers carried in December 2025 alone, underpinned by strong inbound traffic to Hong Kong from key long-haul and regional markets and a surge in outbound leisure travel across Asia. As Cathay enters its 80th anniversary year in 2026, management signalled a focus on enhancing customer experience and consolidating Hong Kong’s status as an international aviation hub, underscoring the group’s strengthened post-pandemic recovery trajectory and its strategic positioning in regional and global air travel and cargo markets.

The most recent analyst rating on (HK:0293) stock is a Buy with a HK$13.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Cathay Pacific Airways stock, see the HK:0293 Stock Forecast page.

More about Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is a Hong Kong–based international airline group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, operating passenger and cargo services primarily through its flagship carrier Cathay Pacific and low-cost subsidiary HK Express, with a strong focus on reinforcing Hong Kong’s role as a leading international aviation hub.

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