Dec 16 (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd:

* NOV CATHAY PACIFIC CARRIED A TOTAL OF 37,815 PASSENGERS LAST MONTH, A DECREASE OF 98.6%

* EXPECT TO OPERATE ABOUT 9% OF PRE-COVID-19 CAPACITY IN DECEMBER AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE 10% IN JANUARY 2021

* NOVEMBER PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR DROPPED BY 61.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO 18.5%

* WE ANTICIPATE WE WILL RELY MORE ON TRAFFIC ON REGIONAL SERVICES IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE

* DEMAND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ON LONG-HAUL ROUTES

* SEES SECOND-HALF LOSSES BEING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN FIRST-HALF LOSSES

* IN NOVEMBER, CATHAY PACIFIC CARRIED 116,853 TONNES OF CARGO & MAIL, DOWN 34.3%

* STILL NOT SEEING ANY MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENT IN PASSENGER BUSINESS

* HAVE RESUMED PREVIOUS SCHEDULE OF 3 NON-ATB FLIGHTS PER WEEK TO & FROM SINGAPORE UNTIL DECEMBER END

* NOV CARGO AND MAIL LOAD FACTOR INCREASED BY 9.0 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO 77.7% Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: