The Cathay Group reported strong cargo performance in August 2025, with Cathay Cargo carrying 13% more freight compared with the same month last year. To meet this demand, Cathay Cargo will introduce additional freighter services, including a new weekly flight to Madrid starting 13 October 2025. Operational figures showed Cathay Cargo carried 139,821 tonnes of freight in August, a 12.5% increase compared with the same month in 2024. Revenue Freight Tonne Kilometres rose by 13.2%, while the cargo load factor stood at 56.4%. Across the first eight months of 2025, Cathay Cargo operated 10,049 freighter flight sectors, carrying more than 1.08 million tonnes of freight.