“With respect to the consolidated group result, we expect that the second-half profit in 2023 will surpass the result from the first half and that the group will achieve a consolidated profit for the overall year, which will be our first profitable year since 2019.”
She said that Cathay, including low-cost unit HK Express, had recorded a better performance in the second half of the year compared with the first.
The group said it was on track to meet its target of operating at 70 per cent of pre-pandemic passenger flights covering 80 destinations in December.
“Our priority has first and foremost been on facilitating Hong Kong people travelling from and visitors coming to Hong Kong,” Sharpe said.
“In these two directions, we anticipate that we will be back to 95 per cent of pre-pandemic passenger numbers by the end of 2023. As we further rebuild, we will add more transit traffic by the…