HONG KONG — The Cathay Group has hit a milestone: 100,000+ passengers in one day.

It’s the most passengers carried by the group’s airlines on a single day since the start of its rebuild. Since the milestone was first reached, the group exceeded the 100,000-passenger mark on a total of eight days during the year-end travel peak ending Dec. 31, 2024.

The Cathay Group’s two passenger airlines are Cathay Pacific and HK Express.

“We are thrilled to have concluded the year 2024 on a high note with yet another milestone. The past year saw unprecedented progress and expansion for the Cathay Group, thanks to our people’s dedication and efforts,” said Cathay Group Chief Executive Officer Ronald Lam.

He added: “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.”

Cathay Pacific recently resumed its seasonal service to Cairns and will be launching several long-haul routes in 2025, including Hyderabad, Dallas, Munich and Brussels. In addition, HK Express added Shizuoka, Japan to its network recently and will be launching a new service to Sendai later this month.

As a group Cathay Pacific and HK Express have reached 100% of pre-pandemic flights from January 2025. It is projected that the two airlines will operate passenger services to 100 destinations around the world within 2025, marking another milestone.