ICAO/IATA
CPA / CX
Country
Hong Kong
Established
1946
Website
Fleet size
154
Average age
14
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is the flag carrier of Hong Kong. The main hub and head office of the airline is situated at Hong Kong International Airport.
The operations and subsidiaries of Cathay Pacific offer scheduled passenger and cargo services to a total of 180 destinations in 44 different countries worldwide including joint ventures and codeshares. Cathay Pacific has a fleet of wide-body aircraft, which consists of Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Airbus A330 and Airbus A350 equipment. Cathay Dragon, carrier's wholly owned subsidiary, operates to 44 destinations in Asia-Pacific region from its base in Hong Kong. In 2010, Cathay Pacific Airways, along with Dragonair (renamed Cathay Dragon), carried about 27 million passengers and more than 1.8M tons of cargo and mail.
Cathay Pacific Airways was established on September 24, 1946 by American Roy C. Farrell and Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow, with each putting up HK$1 to register the company. The airline made the first non-stop transpolar flight in the world flying over the North Pole July 1998, which was the maiden flight to arrive at the new Hong Kong International Airport. In 2006 Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated its 60th anniversary, and as of October 2009, carrier's major shareholders include Air China and Swire Pacific. Reciprocally, Cathay Pacific is one of the major Air China shareholders. Qatar Airways bought 9.6% shareholding of Cathay Pacific on November 6, 2017 becoming airline's 3rd largest shareholder.
Cathay Pacific Airways is the 10th largest airline in the world in terms of sales, and 14th largest in terms of market capitalisation. In 2010, the company became the largest international cargo airline in the world, along with major hub Hong Kong International Airport as the busiest airport in the world in terms of cargo traffic.
Cathay Pacific is among the founding members of Oneworld alliance. Its subsidiary Cathay Dragon is Oneworld's affiliate member. Cathay Pacific Airways is a globally reputed airline. It won the "World's Best Airline" award 4 times and is consistently ranked among the world's best airlines.
Carry-on baggage: Each Cathay Pacific passenger is allowed to carry on 1 bag and 1 personal item such as a briefcase or purse. Outer garments and assistive devices don't count as personal items. Carry-on baggage must fit under the seat in front or in the overhead bin and adhere to the following requirements:
First and Business Class travelers can bring one additional garment/soft bag not more than 20 cm (8 in) thick.
Checked baggage: When traveling to/from North, South or Central America each Cathay Pacific passenger is allowed 2 checked bags, with each bag adhering to the below requirements: max dimensions (length + width + height) 157 cm/62 linear inches and max weight 32 kg/70 lbs.
When traveling to/from any other destination each passenger must adhere to the following requirements: baggage allowance none (two pieces preferred) with max dimensions (length + width + height) 157 cm (62 linear inches) and max weight for Economy Class 20 kg (44 lbs), Business Class 30 kg (66 lbs), First Class 44 kg (88 lbs).
Food and drinks are complimentary on all Cathay Pacific Airways flights, with 2 hot meals served on each long haul flight, along with free alcohol. Food offered on flights out of Hong Kong is provided by CPCS (Cathay Pacific Catering Services) facilities in Hong Kong. The joint venture with LSG Sky Chefs, CLS Catering Services Ltd, provides the inflight catering from Vancouver and Toronto airports; while the joint venture between Vietnam Airlines and CPCS, Vietnam Air Caterers, provides inflight catering for flights out of Ho Chi Minh City.
Tail | Manufacturer | Model | Age / Built | Delivered |
---|---|---|---|---|
B-HKX | Boeing | 747-412 /BCF | 27 / 1997 | 1997-01-30 |
B-HLC | Airbus | A330-342 | 29 / 1995 | 1995-05-31 |
B-HLD | Airbus | A330-342 | 29 / 1995 | 1995-06-30 |
B-HLE | Airbus | A330-342 | 29 / 1995 | 1995-08-18 |
B-HLF | Airbus | A330-342 | 29 / 1995 | 1995-11-24 |
B-HLG | Airbus | A330-342 | 29 / 1995 | 1995-12-05 |
B-HLH | Airbus | A330-342 | 29 / 1995 | 1996-01-19 |
B-HLM | Airbus | A330-343 | 23 / 2001 | 2001-02-15 |
B-HLN | Airbus | A330-343 | 23 / 2001 | 2001-02-23 |
B-HLO | Airbus | A330-343 | 23 / 2001 | 2001-03-30 |
B-HLP | Airbus | A330-343 | 23 / 2001 | 2001-08-10 |
B-HLQ | Airbus | A330-343 | 23 / 2001 | 2001-08-31 |
B-HLR | Airbus | A330-343 | 23 / 2001 | 2001-09-28 |
B-HLS | Airbus | A330-343 | 23 / 2001 | 2001-10-05 |
B-HLU | Airbus | A330-343 | 21 / 2003 | 2003-09-08 |
B-HLV | Airbus | A330-343 | 21 / 2003 | 2003-09-26 |
B-HLW | Airbus | A330-343 | 21 / 2003 | 2003-12-13 |
B-HNA | Boeing | 777-267 | 29 / 1995 | 1996-08-23 |
B-HNB | Boeing | 777-267 | 29 / 1995 | 1996-10-25 |
B-HNC | Boeing | 777-267 | 28 / 1996 | 1996-05-09 |
B-HND | Boeing | 777-267 | 28 / 1996 | 1996-06-13 |
B-HNE | Boeing | 777-367 | 27 / 1997 | 1998-10-27 |
B-HNF | Boeing | 777-367 | 27 / 1997 | 1998-09-23 |
B-HNG | Boeing | 777-367 | 26 / 1998 | 1998-06-15 |
B-HNH | Boeing | 777-367 | 26 / 1998 | 1998-05-22 |
B-HNI | Boeing | 777-367 | 25 / 1999 | 1999-03-25 |
B-HNJ | Boeing | 777-367 | 25 / 1999 | 1999-06-24 |
B-HNK | Boeing | 777-367 | 25 / 1999 | 1999-09-29 |
B-HNL | Boeing | 777-267 | 30 / 1994 | 2000-12-06 |
B-HNM | Boeing | 777-367 | 21 / 2003 | 2003-10-30 |
B-HNN | Boeing | 777-367 | 21 / 2003 | 2003-11-24 |
B-HNO | Boeing | 777-367 | 20 / 2004 | 2004-02-26 |
B-HNP | Boeing | 777-367 | 19 / 2005 | 2005-04-21 |
B-HNQ | Boeing | 777-367 | 18 / 2006 | 2006-07-27 |
B-HNR | Boeing | 777-367ER | 9 / 2015 | 2015-09-26 |
B-HUS | Boeing | 747-444 /F | 33 / 1991 | 1991-06-28 |
B-KPA | Boeing | 777-367ER | 17 / 2007 | 2007-09-27 |
B-KPB | Boeing | 777-367ER | 17 / 2007 | 2007-10-25 |
B-KPC | Boeing | 777-367ER | 17 / 2007 | 2007-10-30 |
B-KPD | Boeing | 777-367ER | 17 / 2007 | 2007-11-29 |
B-KPE | Boeing | 777-367ER | 17 / 2007 | 2007-12-19 |
B-KPF | Boeing | 777-367ER | 16 / 2008 | 2008-01-29 |
B-KPG | Boeing | 777-367ER | 16 / 2008 | 2008-02-29 |
B-KPH | Boeing | 777-367ER | 16 / 2008 | 2008-05-28 |
B-KPI | Boeing | 777-367ER | 16 / 2008 | 2008-09-27 |
B-KPJ | Boeing | 777-367ER | 16 / 2008 | 2009-01-16 |
B-KPK | Boeing | 777-367ER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-05-23 |
B-KPL | Boeing | 777-367ER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-10-16 |
B-KPM | Boeing | 777-367ER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-12-14 |
B-KPN | Boeing | 777-367ER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-12-28 |
B-KPO | Boeing | 777-367ER | 15 / 2009 | 2010-01-25 |
B-KPP | Boeing | 777-367ER | 14 / 2010 | 2010-02-10 |
B-KPQ | Boeing | 777-367ER | 14 / 2010 | 2010-04-19 |
B-KPR | Boeing | 777-367ER | 14 / 2010 | 2010-06-25 |
B-KPS | Boeing | 777-367ER | 13 / 2011 | 2011-03-30 |
B-KPT | Boeing | 777-367ER | 13 / 2011 | 2011-04-29 |
B-KPU | Boeing | 777-367ER | 13 / 2011 | 2011-05-28 |
B-KPV | Boeing | 777-367ER | 13 / 2011 | 2011-06-25 |
B-KPW | Boeing | 777-367ER | 13 / 2011 | 2011-08-29 |
B-KPX | Boeing | 777-367ER | 13 / 2011 | 2011-08-26 |
B-KPY | Boeing | 777-367ER | 12 / 2012 | 2012-02-25 |
B-KPZ | Boeing | 777-367ER | 12 / 2012 | 2012-03-22 |
B-KQA | Boeing | 777-367ER | 12 / 2012 | 2012-04-17 |
B-KQB | Boeing | 777-367ER | 12 / 2012 | 2012-05-07 |
B-KQC | Boeing | 777-367ER | 12 / 2012 | 2012-08-28 |
B-KQD | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-02-19 |
B-KQE | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-03-19 |
B-KQF | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-05-20 |
B-KQG | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-08-20 |
B-KQH | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-09-23 |
B-KQI | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-09-30 |
B-KQJ | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-10-29 |
B-KQK | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-12-05 |
B-KQL | Boeing | 777-367ER | 11 / 2013 | 2013-12-18 |
B-KQM | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-04-18 |
B-KQN | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-06-24 |
B-KQO | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-07-10 |
B-KQP | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-08-11 |
B-KQQ | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-08-26 |
B-KQR | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-10-07 |
B-KQS | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-10-23 |
B-KQT | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-11-25 |
B-KQU | Boeing | 777-367ER | 10 / 2014 | 2014-12-19 |
B-KQV | Boeing | 777-367ER | 9 / 2015 | 2015-02-17 |
B-KQW | Boeing | 777-367ER | 9 / 2015 | 2015-02-17 |
B-KQX | Boeing | 777-367ER | 9 / 2015 | 2015-04-30 |
B-KQY | Boeing | 777-367ER | 9 / 2015 | 2015-05-28 |
B-KQZ | Boeing | 777-367ER | 9 / 2015 | 2015-07-29 |
B-LAC | Airbus | A330-343 | 19 / 2005 | 2005-07-27 |
B-LAD | Airbus | A330-343 | 18 / 2006 | 2006-08-25 |
B-LAE | Airbus | A330-343 | 17 / 2007 | 2007-07-27 |
B-LAF | Airbus | A330-343 | 17 / 2007 | 2007-08-31 |
B-LAG | Airbus | A330-342 | 17 / 2007 | 2008-01-23 |
B-LAH | Airbus | A330-342 | 16 / 2008 | 2008-04-30 |
B-LAI | Airbus | A330-342 | 16 / 2008 | 2008-10-27 |
B-LAJ | Airbus | A330-343 | 14 / 2010 | 2010-10-22 |
B-LAK | Airbus | A330-343 | 13 / 2011 | 2011-02-26 |
B-LAL | Airbus | A330-343 | 13 / 2011 | 2011-05-14 |
B-LAM | Airbus | A330-343 | 13 / 2011 | 2011-07-30 |
B-LAN | Airbus | A330-343 | 12 / 2012 | 2012-02-24 |
B-LAP | Airbus | A330-343 | 12 / 2012 | 2012-09-28 |
B-LAQ | Airbus | A330-343 | 12 / 2012 | 2012-10-17 |
B-LAR | Airbus | A330-343 | 12 / 2012 | 2012-11-26 |
B-LAX | Airbus | A330-343 | 12 / 2012 | 2012-12-07 |
B-LAZ | Airbus | A330-343 | 11 / 2013 | 2013-02-26 |
B-LBA | Airbus | A330-343 | 11 / 2013 | 2013-04-26 |
B-LBB | Airbus | A330-343 | 11 / 2013 | 2013-07-20 |
B-LBC | Airbus | A330-343 | 11 / 2013 | 2013-08-20 |
B-LBD | Airbus | A330-343 | 10 / 2014 | 2014-03-21 |
B-LBE | Airbus | A330-343 | 10 / 2014 | 2014-06-16 |
B-LBF | Airbus | A330-343 | 10 / 2014 | 2014-07-25 |
B-LBG | Airbus | A330-343 | 10 / 2014 | 2014-09-23 |
B-LBH | Airbus | A330-343 | 10 / 2014 | 2014-10-22 |
B-LBI | Airbus | A330-343 | 9 / 2015 | 2015-02-17 |
B-LBJ | Airbus | A330-343 | 9 / 2015 | 2015-04-30 |
B-LBK | Airbus | A330-343 | 9 / 2015 | 2015-04-21 |
B-LIA | Boeing | 747-467FER | 16 / 2008 | 2008-05-23 |
B-LIB | Boeing | 747-467FER | 16 / 2008 | 2008-08-28 |
B-LIC | Boeing | 747-467FER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-01-29 |
B-LID | Boeing | 747-467FER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-03-17 |
B-LIE | Boeing | 747-467FER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-03-12 |
B-LIF | Boeing | 747-467FER | 15 / 2009 | 2009-04-09 |
B-LJA | Boeing | 747-867F | 13 / 2011 | 2011-11-15 |
B-LJB | Boeing | 747-867F | 13 / 2011 | 2011-11-23 |
B-LJC | Boeing | 747-867F | 11 / 2013 | 2013-08-13 |
B-LJD | Boeing | 747-867F | 11 / 2013 | 2013-05-08 |
B-LJE | Boeing | 747-867F | 13 / 2011 | 2011-10-31 |
B-LJF | Boeing | 747-867F | 13 / 2011 | 2011-12-12 |
B-LJG | Boeing | 747-867F | 12 / 2012 | 2012-02-27 |
B-LJH | Boeing | 747-867F | 12 / 2012 | 2012-07-13 |
B-LJI | Boeing | 747-867F | 12 / 2012 | 2012-08-30 |
B-LJJ | Boeing | 747-867F | 12 / 2012 | 2012-10-26 |
B-LJK | Boeing | 747-867F | 11 / 2013 | 2013-12-18 |
B-LJL | Boeing | 747-867F | 11 / 2013 | 2013-12-19 |
B-LJM | Boeing | 747-867F | 11 / 2013 | 2013-12-23 |
B-LJN | Boeing | 747-867F | 8 / 2016 | 2016-08-05 |
B-LRA | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-05-28 |
B-LRB | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-08-24 |
B-LRC | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-07-16 |
B-LRD | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-09-23 |
B-LRE | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-08-11 |
B-LRF | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-10-22 |
B-LRG | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-12-02 |
B-LRI | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-11-18 |
B-LRJ | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-12-09 |
B-LRK | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-02-01 |
B-LRL | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-03-14 |
B-LRM | Airbus | A350-941 | 8 / 2016 | 2016-12-31 |
B-LRN | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-03-31 |
B-LRO | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-05-12 |
B-LRP | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-06-01 |
B-LRQ | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-06-14 |
B-LRR | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-07-06 |
B-LRS | Airbus | A350-941 | 7 / 2017 | 2017-08-28 |
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