Cathay Pacific adding cargo flights at DFW International

DALLAS, Texas — Cathay Pacific Cargo will add three additional weekly frequencies at DFW International Airport, bringing their freighter service to daily in one of the one of the fastest-growing international cargo markets in the United States.

The DFW International Airport Board was briefed on the new service today and applauded Cathay for more than doubling its service to DFW in less than two years. Two of the three new flights began the last week of July with the most recent flight beginning in late August.

The North Texas economy has continued to grow, adding three new Fortune 500 companies in the past two years. Cargo growth has more than tripled at DFW since 1996 with Asian cargo growth far outpacing both domestic and other international locations. Since 2002, Asian freighter cargo has grown at an average annual rate of approximately 22 percent.

The new flights will follow the Hong Kong, DFW, Atlanta and back to Hong Kong route on Tuesday Sunday, with the seventh frequency taking the Hong Kong, Atlanta, DFW and back to Hong Kong route. Cathay Pacific Cargos new flights will utilize 747-400 aircraft.

DFW has now secured 42 weekly freighter flights to Asia every week with the three new Cathay Pacific Cargo flights. Asian cargo growth at DFW amounted to more than 21 percent in 2006 with the addition of seven new cargo freighter flights to Asia. Additionally, DFW has seen cargo grow by 119 percent since 2003 with seven Asian airlines.