On October 24, Cathay announced they are bringing back their popular promotion – the Vantage Pass. Cathay Pacific Vantage Pass 2019/2020 Cathay Pacific has once again launched its popular Vantage Pass promotion. The Vantage Pass enables travelers to book business or premium economy class round-trip tickets to two destinations at a time at a single […]
Over the past year, American Airlines has been adding the ability for users of its website to book awards on a number of its partner airlines, like Etihad and Japan Airlines, and now more other carriers can be booked on American’s website too. Cathay Pacific awards are now live on AA.com. How to book a […]
Months of pro-democracy protests and tension with mainland China have taken their toll on Hong Kong’s top airline, Cathay Pacific. The airline recently reported an 11.3% drop in passengers in August compared to the same period, a drastic drop at a time when the airline can’t afford it. The carrier’s chief executive resigned last month, […]
Cathay Pacific has revealed that they will discontinue their New York to Vancouver flight in spring 2020. As of now, an exact date hasn’t been given for exactly this will happen. They have operated this route since 1996, for 23 years now. Why Is Cathay Pacific canceling the route? According to Cathay Pacific, they are […]
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday that its Chairman John Slosar had resigned from the board. He will be replaced by Patrick Healy, a long-time executive at the airline’s top shareholder Swire Pacific Ltd. The resignation of Slosar follows the departure of CEO Rupert Hogg last month after the Chinese aviation regulator increased […]
The CEO of Cathay Pacific Airways resigned Friday morning following pressure by Beijing on the Hong Kong carrier over participation by some of its employees in anti-government protests. Cathay is the biggest airline in Hong Kong and its airport, which was shut down earlier this week by protesters. Hogg took over in May 2017, having […]
Cathay Pacific has been my ‘go-to airline for trans-pacific crossings for some time. I like the ‘hard product’ with the mini-suites a lot – especially for a redye. The airline has well-deserved reputation for being on-time and rarely disappoints. Staff is highly effective though not overly friendly. My biggest grip is usually the catering with […]
I have had my share of Economy Business and First Class experiences on Cathay Pacific. Most of them have been very positive. I was curious what would have changed for this trip from Johannesburg to San Francisco. Cathay Pacific uses one of (the many) Priority Pass lounges at Johannesburg airport. These lounges all have the […]
Cathay Pacific runs a number of Business Class lounges at Hong Kong International Airport – The Wing, The Deck, The bridge and The Pier. Courtesy of a 20 hour layover I decided to give The Pier Business Class lounge a try. The lounge is typically the farthest away for most US departures at the other […]
I had just flown over the Pacific a few days before this trip and was looking forward to enjoying one of my favorite business class products (especially for sleeping) again. Unfortunately, the inbound flight from Hong Kong had to make an emergency medical stop in Taipei on the way to San Francisco and that would […]