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Cathay Pacific

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Cathay offers first post-Covid voluntary unpaid leave in 2 quarters

Flag carrier says measure will give cabin crew greater flexibility to meet personal needs.

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Hong Kong transport

Video | Why are there more fights on Hong Kong flights?

Cathay Pacific

Editorial | Despite signs of recovery, Cathay Pacific still has a job to do

Hong Kong transport

Why are there more fights on Hong Kong flights? Conditions, social media blamed

Cramped airline seats, narrow space and lack of legroom are just some of the factors affecting stressed-out passengers.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong Airlines alerts Korean authorities after 4 passengers clash mid-air

Video circulating online shows two pairs arguing, with flight attendants trying to break up fight involving pulling and grabbing.

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Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay posts 1.1% rise in first-half net profit, orders new planes

Flag carrier says it will buy 14 Boeing 777-9 aircraft, in addition to other 21 ordered under earlier agreement with US-based manufacturer.

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Hong Kong transport

How will Hong Kong expansion plans by overseas airlines energise local aviation?

United States-based Delta Air Lines and United Airlines set to restore or expand services, as Etihad Airways seeks to renew old route.

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Three overseas airlines plan to resume or expand services to Hong Kong for their US and Middle East routes. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport to revise late-night use of south runway over noise complaints

Tuen Mun residents struggling to sleep as cargo planes pass over their homes between 11pm and 2am.

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Crime in Hong Kong

3 arrested for alleged theft worth HK$80,000 on flight from India to Hong Kong

Trio accused of stealing pair of bracelets worth HK$50,000 and cash valued at HK$34,400.

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Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to step up hiring more pilots from mainland China

Carrier’s first batch of 30 mainland cadets has started flying after completing training.

(Fron left) Cathay’s new second officers Robert Sun and Luo Lian. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong Airlines flight lands, ends up facing other aircraft on Taiwan runway

Carrier denies flight landed on wrong runway at Taoyuan International Airport, saying the aircraft was following control tower’s instructions.

Hong Kong Airlines flight HX252 encounters a Hainan Airlines plane on the same runway. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong Airlines to launch new direct routes to Melbourne and Lijiang

Carrier says it is capitalising on the increased capacity of city’s international airport.

Hong Kong property

Exclusive | Airport Authority poised to part ways with New World in 11 Skies mall

Airport Authority is looking for a developer to undertake and complete the work at 11 Skies as it prepares to take back the project from NWD, several sources say.

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Hong Kong transport

UAE airline Emirates seeks to wow Hong Kong with premium travel offerings

Airline also stresses pledge to promote tourism highlights in city and Middle East as part of commitment to strengthening mutual collaboration.

Emirates is looking to attract Hong Kong fliers with its premium travel offerings. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong back in full swing after Typhoon Wipha as businesses assess damage

Wipha was the fifth typhoon to trigger the No 10 signal in the past two decades.

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Passengers pack check-up areas as the airport clears a backlog of flights. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong transport

Typhoon Wipha: how did 4 Hong Kong Airlines planes manage to land amid T10?

Flights from Chongqing, Tokyo, Beijing and Denpasar managed to reach Hong Kong airport between 2.25pm and 4.04pm on Sunday amid typhoon.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport scrambles to deal with backlog of 500 flights as Wipha departs

Hundreds of passengers start flooding into the airport as bad weather eases.

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Hong Kong transport

Police board HK Express flight after passengers argue over boy kicking seat

Quarrel between Portuguese woman and mainland Chinese man travelling with three-year-old nephew broke out on flight from Vietnam.

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The argument between a woman and a man on the flight was captured on video and widely shared on social media platform RedNote. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong weather

Explainer | Here’s how you can prepare for typhoon as Wipha heads towards Hong Kong

With Tropical Storm Wipha expected to continue to intensify as it approaches Hong Kong, it’s best to be prepared for bad weather.

Hong Kong society

Explainer | Lessons from Hong Kong singer Jenny Tseng’s luggage theft experience

The Post delves into measures you can take to safeguard your personal belongings while flying.

Cathay Pacific

Cathay says sorry twice after technical issue, air con failure disrupt flights

Plane suffers two technical issues on the same day, leaving passengers feeling the heat and causing major delays to two destinations.

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Cathay has said flight CX705 was originally scheduled to depart from Hong Kong at 8am on Thursday, but was delayed due a technical issue that occurred during boarding. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong transport

Greater Bay Airlines launches HK$30 fares from Hong Kong to mark anniversary

Round trip tickets on offer as part of ‘Good Things Come in 3’ promotion to celebrate airline’s third year in operation.

Greater Bay Airlines has launched an HK$30 round trip promotion to celebrate its third year in operation. Photo: Getty Images
China manufacturing

Explainer | No-fly zone: what brought about China’s largest power bank scandal

The State Administration for Market Regulation expects to conclude its review of power bank products and batteries by the end of July.

Hong Kong society

Qatar Airways cancels flight from Hong Kong to Doha for second day in row

Flight 815, scheduled to depart from Hong Kong for Doha at 1.25am on Tuesday and Wednesday, cancelled.

Hong Kong transport

Middle East conflict hits global aviation, Hong Kong routes unaffected

Data from analytics company shows almost 5 per cent of global flights to the region were cancelled this month amid Israel-Iran conflict.

A flight status display shows affected flights at Ben Gurion Airport in Isreal. Almost 5 per cent of international flights to the Middle East have been cancelled this month due to the escalating conflict in the region. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong government orders report after 2 driverless buses collide at airport

No passengers on board at time of accident, but experts urge thorough investigation as airport set to expand use of driverless vehicles.

Two vehicles collided at a taxiway intersection near the southwest corner of Terminal 1 at the airport on Sunday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong is bouncing back just at the right time for John Lee

Cathay Pacific and the airport’s return to form are good Hong Kong stories for Xia Baolong to take back to Beijing.

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Hong Kong transport

Exclusive | Japan overtakes Hong Kong as Cebu Pacific’s most-travelled destination

But airline saw a record 1.13 million passengers travelling between the Philippines and Hong Kong last year, a jump of 34 per cent from 2023.

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