Also wins World’s Best Economy Class airlines at Skytrax awards In the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Cathay Pacific has been awarded the fifth World’s Best Airline, up three places from last year, and the World’s Best Economy Class Airline. The carrier was also named World’s Cleanest Airline. These distinctions follow Cathay Pacific being named the third best premium airline in the world in AirlineRatings’ rankings last month, up six places from last year. Cathay Group Chief Executive Officer Ronald Lam said: “We feel extremely encouraged to have moved from last year’s top 10 to this year’s top 5 according to Skytrax and AirlineRatings, both major airline industry rankings. “These achievements highlight the huge strides we have made over the past year, both on the gro...
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The homecoming marks the close of a remarkable chapter in the carrier’s rebuild journey The Cathay Group celebrated the completion of one of the most unprecedented undertakings in its 77-year history when on 6 June 2024, it reactivated the 85th and final aircraft to be long-term parked overseas. After nearly four years in the Australian desert, Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A330 registration B-HLV returned to Hong Kong, where it will now undergo an extensive hangar maintenance check. B-HLV was the first of the Cathay Group’s aircraft to go into long-term parking overseas on 28 July 2020, as global air travel came to a near-standstill during the pandemic. At the height of the pandemic, Cathay Pacific and HK Express had to park the majority of their passenger fleet at Hong Kong Internationa...
Read MoreCathay and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a broad range of sustainability initiatives. These collective efforts are aimed at advocating for the development and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Asia-Pacific region, a critical decarbonisation lever for the sector, and sharing best practices to boost sustainability performance. The MoU was signed by Cathay Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Ronald Lam and Singapore Airlines CEO Mr Goh Choon Phong in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on the sidelines of the 80th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit. The agreement, which focuses on two key areas, underscores both carriers’ commitment to achieving...
Read MoreA one-stop travel hub for premium experiences Click to holiday – book hotel stays, packages, and a range of travel activities powered by Expedia Group in one go Cathay continues to build towards its vision of becoming one of the world’s greatest service brands with the refresh of Cathay Holidays, a premium one-stop travel hub with a new booking site powered by Expedia Group that offers customers a seamless way to plan and book their trip with ease. Cathay Director Customer Lifestyle Paul Smitton said: “At Cathay, we are committed to building deep, engaging relationships with our customers by offering them curated travel lifestyle products and experiences throughout their lifetime. We are extremely excited for the launch of our reimagined Cathay Holidays travel hub, which ma...
Read MoreCathay Dining exemplifies commitment to delivering unparalleled service to its customers Cathay has announced the rebranding of its catering business as Cathay Dining, reinforcing its vision to become one of the world’s greatest service brands. For nearly six decades, the subsidiary formerly known as Cathay Pacific Catering Services (H.K.) Ltd. (‘CPCS’) has consistently delivered tailored, high-quality inflight and catering cuisine solutions to customers in Hong Kong and across the globe. Today, the business continues to expand its expertise, which marks a significant milestone in Cathay Dining’s journey and reaffirms its dedication to curating exceptional experiences through high-quality catering solutions for Cathay Pacific and other esteemed airlines. Additionally, it reinforces ...
Read MoreFrom its brand-new Premium Economy cabin to an exclusive selection of Chinese wines and collaborations with acclaimed dining establishments, Cathay Pacific continues to raise the bar for customers Cathay Pacific is bringing customers more of what they love with continuous enhancements that ensure their every journey is one to remember. Hong Kong’s home carrier fully unveiled for the very first time its all-new Premium Economy cabin experience at an exclusive Customer Experience Showcase at the Freespace at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District earlier this week. Coming to its retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft this year, the new Premium Economy cabin sets a whole new standard for comfort and privacy. Cathay Pacific also showcased a new, exclusive selection of fine C...
Read MoreCathay marks a year of solid progress in its pursuit of sustainability leadership
2023 Sustainability Report underscores its new and ongoing commitments, and progress in advancing sustainability through collaboration As Cathay continues to take important strides towards establishing itself as a sustainability leader, it is pleased to announce the release of its 2023 Sustainability Report, which underscores its ongoing commitments and progress in achieving its sustainability goals together with its customers, business partners, regulators and people. Chief Executive Officer Ronald Lam said: “Sustainability is inherent in Cathay’s purpose – to move people forward in life. We understand that achieving this purpose in a sustainable and responsible manner for current and future generations requires collective efforts. By embracing the collaborative ethos of ‘Gre...
Read MoreThe airline further strengthens its commitment to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with 10% usage pledge for employee duty travel starting from 2024 Cathay has further demonstrated its unwavering dedication to decarbonising the aviation industry, setting a new target to improve its carbon intensity by 12% from the 2019 level by 2030. This move reinforces Cathay's aspiration to be at the forefront of sustainability leadership and will support its overarching goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The new near-term target aims to improve carbon intensity by reducing the carbon emissions from Cathay’s jet fuel use per revenue tonne kilometre (RTK) from 761 gCO2/RTK to 670 gCO2/RTK. To achieve these improvements, more than 70 new passenger and freighter aircraft, which ca...
Read MoreSavour the artistry of culinary creativity when flying on First and Business class Cathay Pacific is once again delivering on its commitment to offer memorable dining experiences by joining hands with JIA Group’s Michelin-starred French restaurant Louise to bring its fresh take on traditional French cuisine to the skies. The airline is enhancing and diversifying the inflight dining experience for customers. This includes collaborating with partners who share its dedication to providing the finest quality food and drink with a high attention to detail, as well as options that cater to a wide range of customer needs and preferences. Building on the success of the airline’s all-new selection of “Hong Kong Flavours” created in collaboration with JIA Group’s Cantonese fine-dining inst...
Read MoreEnjoy the new ‘Hong Kong Flavours’ menu offerings, latest elevated selection of authentic local culinary delights while flying Cathay Pacific is bringing its customers a whole new curation of “Hong Kong Flavours” to enjoy, as part of the airline’s extended collaboration with Michelin-starred Hong Kong restaurant, Duddell’s. Following the successful launch of its partnership with Duddell’s in February 2023, Cathay Pacific is delighted to once again work with the esteemed restaurant to present the next iteration of menus showcasing authentic Cantonese and regional Chinese specialties along with refined classic comfort dishes. These are available to customers travelling in First and Business class on selected long-haul flights departing from Hong Kong. The latest menus are among...
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