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Cathay Pacific Airways was founded in 1946. It offers passenger and cargo services. Based in Hong Kong, the carrier has been one of the airlines hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused the grounding of most of its aircraft due to a near-total collapse in demand for air travel. Cathay Pacific was forced to axe thousands of jobs, reduce its routes and adopt other cost-cutting measures as part of a "structural change" to protect itself until it can resume regular flights.
Return to profit by city airline is welcome, but addition of routes, increased flight frequency and friendlier prices rest on more planes and workers
Cancelled flights have done nothing for the reputation of the city or its flagship carrier, and there needs to be answers as well as an end to chaos.
Cancellation of dozens of flights by city’s flag carrier calls for thorough investigation and measures to ensure there is no repeat.
First batch of second officers under Cathay Pacific initiative will lift city as it returns to its pre-pandemic status.
Hong Kong’s flag carrier may have returned to profit but there is still much to be done to improve service quality and offer competitive airfares to attract customers.
Hong Kong’s flagship carrier has for the first time in three years reported a net profit. But challenges remain, so it is important that the airline and the community remain focused.
- Readers discuss talk of moving the Sevens rugby tournament to Kai Tak Sports Park, and the suggestion that the government take a stake in Cathay Pacific
First stage of ban takes effect on April 22 and prohibits use of styrofoam products and throwaway plastic utensils, as well as cups and containers for dine-in services.
Absent pilots, cancelled flights … airline says it has learned from ‘bad spell’ but critics aren’t convinced.
Readers discuss how the government can support Hong Kong’s flag carrier, the problem with the city’s concert venues, and stereotypes about certain countries propagated by the media.
Upbeat HK Express CEO Jeanette Mao also says she expects capacity to grow 20 per cent to 30 per cent by the end of this year.
City’s flag carrier made upbeat forecast about cheaper airfares amid pressure from lawmakers after it posted HK$9.78 billion net profit last year.
Cathay CEO Ronald Lam stops short of offering any perks and discounts for airline services as he speaks before Legco’s economic development panel.
Hong Kong’s Cathay to reinstate service to Riyadh in advance of meeting with lawmakers on Friday as government seeks closer business ties with Saudi Arabia.
Readers discuss initiatives to account for changing visitor trends, poor service at restaurants, and a recently held golf tournament.
Coordination among departments responsible for service planning and crew availability inadequate, Civil Aviation Department says.
Company says it expects service will be restored to 2018 record levels this year as visitors from mainland China and rest of Asia return.
Readers discuss the annual results of Hong Kong’s flag carrier, and what the city needs to do to attract global stars.
CEO Ronald Lam says company has taken prudent approach in restoring its passenger flight capacity after recent setbacks.
Residents in Xian and Qingdao say change will not drive more traffic to Hong Kong as present arrangements not much different.
Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association says new hires not enough to get Cathay Pacific back to pre-pandemic service levels.
Structural change in fiscal reserves suggests government more likely to dip into Future Fund earlier than expected, economists say.
Some experts have warned that Hong Kong could lose out in the battle for business as Shenzhen and Guangzhou airports eye aggressive expansion.
City’s airport comes fourth behind first-placed Singapore, Incheon in South Korea and Suvarnabhumi in Bangkok.
In a report to Civil Aviation Department, Cathay CEO Ronald Lam says airline underestimated level of reserve pilots necessary to cover absence caused by seasonal illness.
Cathay will trial special allowance between February 7 and 18 before deciding whether to expand it to other holiday periods.
Tourism Strategy Committee meeting focuses on larger strategies to help Hong Kong become a popular tourist destination and details won’t come until later, insider says.
A Hong Kong business group promoting environmental sustainability has joined flagship airline Cathay Pacific and 11 other partners to push for greater adoption of sustainable aviation fuel.
Flight CX633 was scheduled to arrive in Penang at 12.05pm, but returned to Hong Kong at 8.53am with no injuries reported, airline says.
“We have confidence that passenger traffic will return to 100 per cent by the end of this year, or close to 100 per cent,” executive director Steven Yiu says.
Cathay Pacific accounted for 18 million passengers in 2023 while budget unit HK Express carried the rest.
Official figures show 4.3 million passengers used city’s airport last month, 75 per cent of number recorded in same month of pre-pandemic 2019.
