Originally Posted by
e39ng
"The comment above regarding unwillingness to offload cargo is probably correct."
That is not true. As with all other airlines, pax will go before cargo because of higher yield. When the carrier is trying to deny boarding, that means even not carrying any cargo, they are still short of payload.
I'm not an expert in this area - just a layperson - so happy to stand corrected. My impression (perhaps incorrect) from comments by others and CX annual reports was that Cargo had a higher yield than Pax.