As an increasingly competitive air cargo market over the summer months is expected, Cathay Pacific will add new freighter flights to North America even as its belly operations continue to roll out. The carrier’s Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said that the carrier would add extra freighter flights to Toronto and Miami over the summer.
Meanwhile, the carrier continues to report improvements in cargo volumes as it continues to restart passenger and cargo operations following lockdowns in Hong Kong last year. In May, it saw cargo tonne km increase by 73.4% year-on-year to 654 million as it added capacity and extended flight distances – the airline largely concentrated on intra-Asia demand during last year’s Covid restrictions, as per a report.