In the past couple of years, Cathay Pacific closed its flight attendant bases in North America (including in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver), and now the airline is closing its pilot bases in Canada, with more foreign pilot…
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Could Hong Kong's strict (and arguably unfair) quarantine requirement lead to Cathay Pacific being banned from flying to the US? A new US Department of Transportation (DOT) filing suggests that this could be the case. In February Hong Kong introduced…
Cathay Pacific crews have been asked to volunteer for incredibly unpleasant schedules over the coming months, due to Hong Kong's new crew quarantine requirement. Hong Kong has had one of the strictest testing and quarantine requirements since the start…
Cathay Pacific has just added an interesting face mask exemption, and I'm curious to see if other airlines follow. Executive Traveller reports that Cathay Pacific is no longer requiring first class & business class passengers to wear face masks when…
Cathay Pacific's very first Airbus A321neo has just been (unofficially) unveiled, and I'm not sure whether I find the exterior or interior more interesting. For decades, Cathay Pacific has exclusively operated a wide body fleet. However, that changed…
The pandemic is causing many airlines to rethink their strategies when it comes to network planning, fleet decisions, and more. Cathay Pacific is the latest airline to make permanent cuts to its route network, as it has revealed plans to eliminate seven…
Ultimately this isn't surprising, but it sure is sad... During today's restructuring announcement, it was revealed that Cathay Pacific is deferring its Boeing 777-9 order beyond 2025. In other words, Cathay Pacific won't be getting 777-9s anytime in…
The pandemic is causing airlines to make all kinds of tough decisions. Cathay Pacific has been in trouble for longer than most other airlines, given that it dealt with months of protests prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Well, the airline has today…
Cathay Pacific has started regularly scheduled service to Pittsburgh for the next 12 weeks... but we're not invited. Cathay Pacific has this week launched a new 12-week cargo service to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). The service originates in…
It goes without saying that the past year has been particularly tough for Cathay Pacific. First Hong Kong faced massive protests, and then the coronavirus pandemic started. Cathay Pacific has been struggling to stay afloat, though at least there's some…
Some of Asia's biggest global hubs are once again opening to transit passengers. For example, Hong Kong will be opening to transit passengers as of June 1, while Singapore Changi will be opening transit passengers as of June 2. While we've known for…
Ugh -- nearly 300 people will be losing their jobs, and it will also be the end of an era for Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific was unique among airlines in that they had quite a few foreign crew bases, from London to Los Angeles to Singapore. While most…
Could Cathay Pacific be cancelling their Boeing 777-9 order? The plane was supposed to be the new flagship aircraft for the airline, featuring a new first class. But it looks like that may not be happening anymore... While we talk a lot about airlines…
There's at least some good news from Cathay Pacific today regarding fuel surcharges, even if the airline isn't operating a whole lot of flights. For tickets purchased as of May 1, 2020, Cathay Pacific will be eliminating fuel surcharges in a vast majority…
While many airlines have been struggling for the past few weeks, Cathay Pacific has been in a tough spot for the past several months. Being Hong Kong's largest airline, they first had to deal with reduced demand following months of protests in Hong Kong,…
It's interesting to see an airline countering the trend and adding at least some international service at the moment... Cathay Pacific has obviously been incredibly hard hit by the current global crisis (and prior to that, by the protests), and they've…
Cathay Pacific is unique among airlines in that they have quite a few foreign crew bases (having a couple of foreign bases isn't unusual, but Cathay Pacific has historically had quite a few). While many Cathay Pacific pilots and flight attendants are…
Hong Kong is one of the best airports in the world in terms of the quality of alliance lounges. In particular, oneworld Sapphire and Emerald members are used to having access to a bunch of awesome lounges. Well, it looks like that is changing soon. As…
Suffice to say that Cathay Pacific has had a rough several months. In early 2019 Cathay Pacific was once again profitable after a couple of years of losses, and things were looking good. Unfortunately in the second half of last year things changed, as…
Arguably the single most comfortable flight within North America is Cathay Pacific's flight from New York to Vancouver. The airline operates this as a fifth freedom flight, with the flight continuing onwards to Hong Kong. In September 2019 we learned…
The Wuhan coronavirus is causing concern in the travel industry, as the death toll has increased to nine people, and a total of over 450 people have been infected. Travelers at some airports are being screened for the virus, and increasingly this is…
A popular Instagram user has shared a video of him allegedly scamming his way into a business class seat. As he describes it, this would be "how to fly business class for free." The premise is that the guy was flying Cathay Pacific business class from…
Update: I wanted to correct this post from a few days ago. While Cathay Pacific has indeed updated their schedule to reflect massive capacity cuts to New York this coming winter, the airline has clarified that this isn't their intention. Cathay Pacific…
We've seen Cathay Pacific tweak their route network and capacity quite a bit in recent months, due to the ongoing impacts of the protests that we've seen in Hong Kong. Well, the airline has just loaded a pretty noteworthy schedule change, which will…
