Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific is welcoming passengers on board as flights between the UK and Hong Kong officially resume on 1st April.

The Hong Kong authorities blamed Cathay Pacific, the city’s flagship airline, for the spread of Omicron to at least 50 people in the city last month.

Cathay Pacific has reported a loss of HK$5.6-6.1 billion (AU$1-1.1 billion) for fiscal 2021 as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll.

Since operating and travel limitations continue to affect Cathay Pacific’s scheduling, the airline has decided to terminate nearly all flights between Australia and Hong Kong effective…

Cathay Pacific together with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and other airline leaders announced today the formation of the Aviation Climate Taskforce (ACT), a new non-profit organisation…

Cathay Pacific is the latest airline to announce plans to resume service to Sydney on November 1.

Cathay Pacific is reaffirming its commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 by pledging to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for 10% of its total fuel consumption by 2030.

Cathay Pacific could be at risk of losing runway slots in Europe if local travel restrictions are not eased.

Cathay Pacific Airways has announced they will be axing all flights to Australia, except routes servicing Sydney, following Hong Kong’s plan to introduce tough new quarantine rules on…

This week’s aviation round up eyes up the first commercial Gulfstream G500 service,  SIA's digtial innovations lab and a team up from two giants of the flying world.

Cathay Pacific is all set to bring its brand of super efficiency and high spec in-flight service to the skyways of Ireland this summer, when it begins its pioneering non-stop routes linking…

Skyscanner has linked up with Cathay Pacific and its subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, to make them the first Hong Kong airlines to be able to sell tickets directly within the site. 

Marking three years since its inaugural flight from Manchester to Hong Kong in December 2014, Cathay Pacific is this week boosting its direct flights into a daily service. Increasing from…

The Cathay Pacific Group will introduce high-speed Wi-Fi to its Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 fleets from mid-2018, in response to its customers’ growing demand for inflight connectivity. This…

Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for August 2017 that show an increase in both the number of passengers carried and cargo and…

Cathay Dragon, the Hong Kong-based airline formerly known as Dragonair, has signed a major agreement to modernise and expand its fleet. The carrier has signed a memorandum of…

Cathay Pacific is now offering passengers the chance to fly to Mongolia, following the start of a new codeshare agreement with MIAT, the Mongolian national carrier. Effective 12 July…

Fierce competition, including a sharp rise in international flights from mainland China, severely impacted Cathay Pacific's finances in 2016. The Hong Kong-based group, which includes…

AirlineRatings.com, the world's only safety and product rating website, has announced its top 20 safest airlines for 2017 from the 425 it monitors, with Australian airline Qantas topping the…

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of five items worth £400 including a luxury watch, or handbag with its latest campaign, ‘Cathay Pacific – The Life Well Travelled’. The…

Cathay Pacific has deployed its brand new fleet of Airbus A350 on two of its European routes. The launch of the airline's inaugural A350 flight to Dusseldorf on 1 September 2016…

Cathay Pacific recorded an unexpected decline in passenger traffic in April 2016. The slight 0.1% dip in passenger numbers, to 2.91 million, came despite the fact that Cathay and its…

Dragonair has launched the first flight bearing its new brand name, Cathay Dragon. The first aircraft displaying the new Cathay Dragon livery took flight from Hong Kong this week, bound…

Cathay Pacific has introduced new self-service baggage drop facilities at Hong Kong International Airport. Available for passengers flying with Cathay and its sister carrier…

Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350 aircraft has completed its maiden flight in the skies above southern France. The aircraft will now enter the final phase of production, including…

The Cathay Pacific Group has revealed that Dragonair, Cathay Pacific’s sister airline, will be rebranded as Cathay Dragon. The move is aimed at aligning the group's two brands and…

Cathay Pacific and its sister carrier, Dragonair, boarded a combined total of 34.1 million passengers in 2015, up 7.9% year-on-year. The airlines operated a total of 78,634 flights,…

Cathay Pacific and its sister carrier Dragonair have now carried more than 30 million passengers in 2015. According to the latest data released by the airline, the Hong Kong-based…

Cathay Pacific Airways will launch flights to London’s Gatwick Airport next year, using its brand new Airbus A350 aircraft. Commencing on 2 September 2016, the new flights will…

Cathay Pacific has opened a new lounge at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Located in the Departure Hall of Terminal 1, the Taipei facility follows the airline’s new lounge…

Cathay Pacific Airways has unveiled a new livery that will be gradually rolled out across its entire fleet of aircraft. The new livery, which was showcased on one of the airline’s Boeing…

Cathay Pacific's flights to Qatar, which launched with a fanfare in 2014, will be suspended after less than two years of operations. The Hong Kong-Doha route was inaugurated on 31…

BUHDY BOK has been promoted to the role of Asia president for the Costa Group. Bok joined Costa in May 2011 as vice president China and was later promoted to president of Costa Asia and…

Cathay Pacific launched its inaugural flight to Dusseldorf on 1 September 2015. The new route will now operate four times a week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays),…

Air New Zealand and Cathay Pacific have been given permission to extend their strategic partnership for a further five years. New Zealand's Minister of Transport, Simon Bridges, has…

Cathay Pacific experienced a sharp rise in profits in the first half of 2015. The Hong Kong-based company generated profits of HK$1.97 billion (US$254 million) for the six months to…

A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was diverted to a remote island off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday, when smoke was detected in the aircraft. The Boeing…

oneworld partners Qantas, Cathay Pacific and BA have completed a major upgrade of their lounges at Los Angeles International Airport, tripling the amount of space offered to passengers.…

Cathay Pacific experienced a continued rise in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2015. The Hong Kong-based airline, along with its sister carrier Dragonair, boarded a total of…

The Cathay Pacific Group has posted a strong set of full-year financial results for 2014, with profits rising 20%. The Hong Kong-based company generated profits of HK$3.15 billion…

Cathay Pacific and its sister carrier Dragonair handled a total of 31.57 million passengers in 2014, 5.5% more than the previous year. According to the company's full-year data, the…

Cathay Pacific Airways will launch more flights to San Francisco this summer. Commencing on 11 June 2015, the Hong Kong-based airline will add three more weekly flights to the Californian…

Mandarin Oriental has formed a new partnership with Cathay Pacific, which will see chefs from its global portfolio of properties devise new in-flight menus for premium passengers. Over…

Cathay Pacific has expanded its codeshare agreement with Flybe, offering new connections to destinations in the UK. Last month, the Hong Kong-based carrier started codesharing on…

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) today welcomed its 60 millionth passenger of the year, marking the first time it has reached the milestone. Jeffrey Cheung, who was flying from…

Cathay Pacific has opened a brand new lounge at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport. Located close to Gate 114, the lounge will be the first to be operated by a non-Japanese carrier…

Cathay Pacific Airways has entered into a new partnership that will significantly expand its network in the UK. The Hong Kong-based carrier has penned a codeshare agreement with…

For the first time, the Hong Kong Tourism Board will be hosting the largest familiarisation group from the GCC. From 21 – 26 September, groups from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi…