Analysts who spoke to the Post predicted Cathay Pacific will register a sharp downturn from the HK$2.6 billion profit it logged in the second half of 2018. Photo: Reuters Analysts who spoke to the Post predicted Cathay Pacific will register a sharp downturn from the HK$2.6 billion profit it logged in the second half of 2018. Photo: Reuters
Analysts who spoke to the Post predicted Cathay Pacific will register a sharp downturn from the HK$2.6 billion profit it logged in the second half of 2018. Photo: Reuters
Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong /  Transport

Cathay Pacific to count the cost of Hong Kong unrest, as analysts predict losses for protest period

  • While the embattled airline is expected to register a full-year profit, industry analysts think it could be halved from 2018
  • The carrier was setting record passenger numbers through July, before protests reversed those gains in the second half

Topic |   Cathay Pacific
Danny Lee
Danny Lee

Updated: 1:18pm, 10 Mar, 2020

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Analysts who spoke to the Post predicted Cathay Pacific will register a sharp downturn from the HK$2.6 billion profit it logged in the second half of 2018. Photo: Reuters Analysts who spoke to the Post predicted Cathay Pacific will register a sharp downturn from the HK$2.6 billion profit it logged in the second half of 2018. Photo: Reuters
Analysts who spoke to the Post predicted Cathay Pacific will register a sharp downturn from the HK$2.6 billion profit it logged in the second half of 2018. Photo: Reuters
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