Cathay Pacific is based in Hong Kong in China and operates flights from its main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific was founded in 1946 and was named Cathay Pacific because Cathay was the old word for China. The airline operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to Africa, Europe, Australia and North America.

The airline is a founding member of Oneworld alliance and runs its own frequent flyer programs called Asia Miles and The Marco Polo Club. Cathay Pacific was awarded with a Five Star Airline ranking and Airline of the Year in 2009 by Skytrax.

Cathay Pacific has its own subsidiaries - Air Hong Kong and Dragonair.

The airline offers online check-in on its website. Its fleet consisted of 128 aircraft in 2011.

Cathay Pacific

Official website:

www.cathaypacific.com

Name	Cathay Pacific
ICAO / IATA Code	CPA
Frequent flyer programme	Asia Miles The Marco Polo Club
Contact information	Hong Kong: (852) 2747-1888 China: 400-888-6628 Japan: +81 (03) 5159-1700 www.cathaypacific.com
Address	Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong

 

Payment options	VISA Mastercard American Express Diners Club, JCB
Cabin baggage allowance	Size 56 cm x 36 cm x 23 cm (22" x 14" x 9"), Weight 7 kg
Checked baggage allowance	Size ?, Weight 20 kg
Checked-in baggage fees	No
Excess baggage fee	1.5% of the highest normal direct adult one way economy fare
On-line check-in possible	No
Free refreshments	Yes
Notes	Cabin baggage: business class: 10kg first class: 15kg Checked baggage: business class: 30kg first class: 40kg
Airline fleet	Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-300 Boeing 777-200 Airbus 340-300 Airbus 330-300
Number of flights	157

Cathay Pacific's base airports

  »   Bangkok – Bangkok (BKK)
  »   Hong Kong – Hong Kong International (HKG)

Cathay Pacific's destinations

Airports in Europe France Paris Germany Frankfurt Italy Milan, Rome Netherlands Amsterdam Russia Moscow United Kingdom London

Other airports Australia Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney Bahrain Bahrain Canada Toronto, Vancouver China Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai India Bombay, Delhi, Madras Indonesia Denpasar, Jakarta, Surabaya Japan Chitose, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Narita, Osaka, Sapporo, Narita International (NRT), Tokyo International (HND) Korea Seoul Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Penang New Zealand Auckland Pakistan Karachi Philippines Cebu, Manila Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Riyadh Singapore Singapore South Africa Johannesburg Sri Lanka Colombo Taiwan Taipei Thailand Bangkok United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Dubai United States of America Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City

Total 54 destinations