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5 September, 2024
The baggage handling system was back to normal at 11.30am, the Airport Authority said. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong transport

Luggage woes for HK Express passengers after system fault at Hong Kong airport

Cathay Pacific’s budget arm, HK Express, says around 300 bags had to be taken on later flights after luggage system malfunctioned.

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Cathay Pacific

How can Hong Kong travellers, airlines avoid food poisoning after Cathay cases?

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong expands probe after more Cathay passengers on Nepal flights fall ill

Hong Kong International Airport

Opinion | How Hong Kong can retain its status among Asia’s leading airports

Competition from the likes of Incheon and Changi means Hong Kong needs new ideas to remain relevant as a global aviation hub.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Cathay apologises after second suspected food poisoning

For two consecutive days, passengers arriving on flight CX640 from Kathmandu have shown symptoms of food poisoning.

Cathay Pacific

2 Cathay passengers charged over scuffle on flight from Japan to Hong Kong

Woman from Hong Kong and another from mainland China arrested after altercation that allegedly involved throwing items at each other.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s HK Express crowned ‘fastest-growing airline of 2024’

Budget arm of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways managed to increase passenger numbers to 6 million last year, marking 40 per cent rise from 2023.

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Cathay Pacific Airways acquired HK Express in 2019, with the budget airline now a wholly owned subsidiary of the city’s flag carrier. Photo: Handout .
Hong Kong transport

Cathay apologises over 54-hour delay to flight going from Toronto to Hong Kong

Flight was diverted to Iceland so passenger could receive urgent medical help, and returned to Toronto due to crew flying hour limits.

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Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay, Singapore Airlines climb regional punctuality ranking

Cathay went up to ninth in Asia-Pacific list, despite its punctuality performance declining from 2023, report shows.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s air passenger traffic soars to pre-pandemic levels over Christmas

Secretary for Transport Mable Chan says the number of flight movements on a single day peaked at about 1,150 during Christmas period.

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The city’s transport minister has pledged to increase flight frequency. Photo: Elson Li
Aviation

Editorial | China’s C919 aims to spread wings further after ‘historic’ Hong Kong service

Launch of first commercial route outside mainland China part of efforts to fly home-made passenger aircraft into global markets.

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The C919, China’s first domestically developed narrowbody passenger jet, takes flight at Hong Kong International Airport, marking the plane’s first day of commercial scheduled flights outside the mainland. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong transport

Fanfare as first C919 commercial flight leaves Hong Kong for Shanghai

‘The C919 is a source of pride. As a flight enthusiast, I feel very honoured to be part of this significant milestone,’ a passenger says.

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Hong Kong transport

Bird strikes in Hong Kong unlikely to cause plane crashes, experts say

A bird strike has emerged as a possible cause for Jeju Air plane crash-landing in Korea and killing 179 people.

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Hong Kong International Airport

Letters | Getting people to work at Hong Kong airport is not just a numbers game

Readers discuss the importance of employee welfare, what the West Kowloon and Kai Tak projects reveal about Hong Kong, and how to improve the city’s healthcare.

A plane takes off from Hong Kong International Airport on November 27. Airport-related jobs are expected to increase to 123,000 by 2030, to keep up with traffic volume. Photo: AP
China’s C919 passenger plane

Starting with Hong Kong, China’s C919 jet set to spread wings in Asia next year

Landing in city on first day of new year will mark start of daily return service from Shanghai.

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C919s at the Singapore Airshow in February. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport told to step up train safety after girl’s platform gap fall

A girl aged about five or six years stepped into the gap at a platform while boarding a driverless train last year.

Hong Kong economy

Long-haul flights to cost Hongkongers more this Christmas, travel firms say

Economy-class fares to cities such as London, New York, Sydney and Vancouver will cost more compared with last year, travel agents say.

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Cathay Pacific

Cathay sorry as unruly traveller on Hong Kong-US flight causes 15-hour delay

Flight CX812 diverted to Tokyo, where passenger was arrested, before plane returns to Hong Kong and departs again.

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Passengers have taken to social media to complain about the ordeal on the flight to Boston. Photo: Winson Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 2 men over thefts on planes arriving from Vietnam

Incidents took place over one week, with suspects believed to have targeted cash in passengers’ carry-on bag.

Cathay Pacific

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Cathay reaches 3,400 pilots this year, with resignation rate of 2.9%

Company is ‘in a phase of record training’, spokesman says.

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Hong Kong transport

Global airline body expects airfares to fall in 2025, with profits set to soar

Airlines are expected to deliver a global profit of US$36.6 billion next year, International Air Transport Association says.

The average airfare next year is expected to by 1.8 per cent lower than in 2024, IATA says. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong has fully restored global aviation hub status, IATA chief says

Willie Walsh argues some foreign airlines failed to return to full capacity due to supply chain and airspace issues rather than geopolitics.

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The Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong transport

Dubai’s Emirates to step up recruitment in Hong Kong amid global hunt for pilots

Airline already held two recruitment roadshows in Hong Kong this year and is offering tax-free monthly salaries of US$6,800 to US$12,250.

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Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay ‘confident’ of hitting full capacity but union has doubts

Hong Kong’s flag carrier says it has ‘robust plans in place’ to recruit pilots to support rebuilding plan.

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s status as aviation, maritime hub faces green fuel challenge

Hong Kong has to act fast if it wants to become a green fuel hub for the aviation and maritime sectors, as both Singapore and China are way ahead, analysts say.

Illustration by Henry Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest passenger for allegedly stealing HK$11,000 on flight

Traveller reported cash and bank card missing from bag he had placed in overhead bin, latest in string of similar cases.

The number of thefts on board flights into Hong Kong has surged following the removal of pandemic-related travel restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong logs 169 theft cases on inbound flights, losses hit HK$4.32 million

Security chief Chris Tang vows to crack down on surge of in-flight thefts, as figures for first 10 months surpass boom years of 2018 and 2019.

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Cathay says sorry, removes Family Guy episode with Tiananmen ‘Tank Man’ scene

Carrier apologises after internet user complains over content potentially breaching national security law.

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