Cathay Pacific

The Cathay Group announced that Ronald Lam will take over as Cathay Pacific CEO as of Jan. 1, 2023.

The carrier had stopped using polar routes to fly from New York to HKG after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

HKG's executive director of airport operations tells Routes World 2022 that she does not expect to see pre-pandemic traffic levels return until 2025

The Italian city increases Cathay Pacific’s European network to seven destinations.

Hong Kong last month dropped a mandatory hotel quarantine for arriving passengers.

Cathay Pacific said the move will provide a big boost to its network rebuild effort.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The Hong Kong flag carrier has issued its most vociferous call yet for the government to produce a roadmap for the removal of remaining restrictions.

While Hong Kong has eased its COVID-19 entry rules slightly, Cathay Pacific is calling for more significant steps to remove constraints on passengers and air crew.

Airlines are more likely to add frequencies or restart routes as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

Improvements in the outlook for Cathay Pacific have prompted the carrier to cut its projected cash burn and inch closer toward achieving positive cashflow.

Cathay Pacific is launching a corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program, allowing companies to purchase SAF for their employees’ flights and reducing Scope 3 carbon emissions from business travel or cargo transportation.

While Cathay Pacific’s March statistics continued to reflect its dire predicament, April should see some degree of improvement as Hong Kong eases COVID-19 border restrictions.

The Hong Kong government has taken another step toward reducing COVID-19 travel restrictions for airlines, prompting Cathay Pacific to incrementally boost its schedule.

Hong Kong is partially lifting border restrictions that had grounded most of Cathay’s flights.

A surge in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong and crew quarantine rules are constraining the airline’s ability to operate.

Cathay Pacific managed a return to profit for the second half (H2) of 2021, although this hard-won progress is under threat in the early months of 2022 due to stricter COVID-19 regulations in Hong Kong.

New COVID-19 crew restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government have made it challenging for Cathay to operate.

Cathay Pacific has dramatically cut back its planned capacity in response to the latest crew quarantine requirements and flight restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government.

The restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government restrict the airline’s ability to operate even a limited schedule.

The tightening of regulations may help Cathay Pacific regain cashflow by opening up the mainland border and targeting the faster-recovering Chinese market.

The airline concedes its plan to operate 30% of pre-pandemic capacity in the final three months of 2021 will not be possible.

The carrier's modest goal of operating 30% of pre-pandemic capacity in the fourth quarter is in jeopardy.

The services will increase the carrier’s Taiwanese network to three cities.

Cathay Pacific is due to introduce its first Airbus A321neos into service in August, as the carrier continues to gradually increase its network and capacity.