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Comments by region are as follows:
North Asia
• The Beijing route was under pressure from
increased competition throughout 2006.
• Competition also increased on the Shanghai route
but strong demand helped sustain yield.
• The load factor on some secondary Chinese routes
was not high. The integration with Cathay Pacific
will allow Dragonair to get more feed from its sister
carrier’s international network.
• A thrice-weekly service to Busan started in
January 2007, again leveraging on Cathay Pacific’s
international network.
• Competition kept revenue growth on the Taiwan
route behind capacity growth.
• The Tokyo route benefited from an enhanced
schedule and a new codeshare arrangement with
Cathay Pacific.
South East Asia and Middle East
• Flights began to Phuket in December, the
first destination launch for Dragonair since the
integration with Cathay Pacific.
• Both Phuket and Kota Kinabalu will benefit from
the codeshare with Cathay Pacific that began in
December 2006.
• We cancelled our scheduled services to Bangkok
in September.
• Performance on the Phnom Penh route improved
during the year and will benefit from being able to
feed from Cathay Pacific’s international network.
• The Dhaka route performed above expectations.
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Cathay Pacific Airways Limited Annual Report 2006
Review of Operations Passenger Services