Aviation

Cathay Pacific fuel surcharge to rise 11% in February 2011

Cathay Pacific fuel surcharge to rise 11% in February 2011

The Civil Aviation Department has approved passenger fuel surcharge increases for Cathay Pacific and All Nippon Airways for February.

AirAsia inaugurates Hong Kong – Medan flight

The airline connects Hong Kong to one of the booming tourist spots in Indonesia.

HK airport passenger traffic up 10.3% in 2010

Hong Kong International Airport passenger traffic grew to 50.9 million with growth mainly driven by visitor traffic.

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair passenger volume up 2.9%

Freight volumes held up well through to the end of 2010 behind year-end cancellations from competitors.

Hong Kong air passenger traffic up 8.1%

Air traffic movements rose 13.9%, to 26,765, according to figures released by the Airport Authority.

Airline passenger number up by 8.7%

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried a total of 2,181,995 passengers in November.

Cathay Pacific adds Chicago and Abu Dhabi route

The new destinations will help to meet demand for both business and leisure travel to and from Hong Kong.

Cathay Pacific promotes John Slosar CEO

Slosar will replace Tony Tyler who will succeed IATA Director-General and Chief Executive Giovanni Bisignani.

Cathay Pacific adds Honolulu to its network

Latest code-share agreement with Japan Airlines to enable passengers easier travel to Hawaii.

Dragonair flights to Busan remain normal amidst tension in Korean peninsula

The carrier continues to monitor the situation in Korea, as passengers are advised to check the latest flight information on its website

Jeju Air operates extra HK-Seoul flights in December

The airline will operate extra flights on Monday and Saturday during the period of 11 – 27 December 2010.

Cathay Pacific staff to avail annual salary increase of 4.5%

The airline also gives year-end salary increment, 13th month pay and further profit share after seeing remarkable growth.

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair reduces carbon emissions

Sister companies brought environmental,social benefits to Pearl River Delta by buying 30,000 tonnes of carbon-emission reductions.

Dragonair expands network with Sendai and Okinawa

Addition of two Japan destinations aims to position Hong Kong as an international aviation hub.

Dragonair eyes to recruit 300 more flight attendants

The third recruitment day this year to cope with the increasing passenger volume and flight frequency.

Short-haul and long-haul flight surcharges up 8% and 3%

New rates enable carriers to partially recover operational costs due to fluctuations in aviation fuel prices.

Cathay Pacific and WestJet enters new code-share agreement

Move to expand flight services in HK and Canada a week after code-share service in US.