• Cathay Pacific posted a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$ 6.24 billion, up 71% year-on-year in the first half.
• Revenue climbed 25.3% to HK$ 68.06 billion, while profit margin widened 2.5 percentage points to 9.2%.
• Passenger traffic rose 15.3% to 65,334 million RPK, lifting load factor 2.7 percentage points to 87.5% as yield increased 9.4%.
• Cargo yield advanced 18.1% to HK$ 3.06, while cargo carried increased 8.5% to 869,000 tonnes amid sustained capacity demand.
• Chair Guy Bradley said jet fuel costs almost doubled from the first quarter to the second; Cathay declared a HK$ 0.26 interim dividend.

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