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Cathay Pacific-Air China Merger?

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 11, 2017November 11, 2017 7 Comments
Cathay Pacific Air China Merger

The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong’s most respected English daily, leads with a headline entitled, “For Air China and Cathay Pacific, it’s one country, two airlines (but how long?)”. The headline follows up with a question: What looks like...

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How to Redeem Aeroplan Miles on Cathay Pacific

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 6, 2017 1 Comment
cathay Pacific Aeroplan Redemption

Did you know that you can use your Aeroplan points for redemption on Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon? You can even mix and match Cathay Pacific flights with Star Alliance carriers. But don’t think you’ll be redeeming 75K Aeroplan...

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What is Qatar Thinking in Latest Cathay Pacific Investment?

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 6, 2017November 6, 2017 12 Comments
Qatar Airways Cathay Pacific Strategy

Qatar Airways will spend $600MN to secure a 9.6% stake in Cathay Pacific. What is Qatar Airways’ strategy in this latest acquisition? Qatar expects the deal to close today, meaning it has been in the works for quite some...

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Review: Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge HKG

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 17, 2017 2 Comments
Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge Review

Cathay Pacific has a handful of great lounges in Hong Kong for first class passengers. While these lounges do not rival the world’s greatest airport lounges, they are still high-quality and worth a visit. I visited “The Wing” first class lounge...

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Review: Cathay Pacific 777 First Class London to Hong Kong

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 16, 2017May 16, 2017 19 Comments
Cathay Pacific First Class Review

I stepped onto my Cathay Pacific flight from London to Hong Kong with extremely high expectations. After all, this carrier has offered one of the most consistent and well-regarded first class products for years. I’m happy to report my expectations...

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Why Did Lufthansa Partner with Cathay Pacific?

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2017 3 Comments
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Lufthansa and Cathay Pacific announced a partnership yesterday that has left many asking questions. I outlined details of the partnership here, but the elephant in the room remains: why didn’t Lufthansa with a Star Alliance partner like Singapore Airlines...

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Details on New Cathay Pacific – Lufthansa Partnership, Including Reciprocal Frequent Flyer Benefits

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 28, 2017March 28, 2017 6 Comments
Lufthansa Cathay Pacific codeshare

Lufthansa and Cathay Pacific announced a partnership yesterday that will go beyond mere codesharing. Here is how Lufthansa describes the new partnership: Cathay Pacific Airways, Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines, sign code-share and frequent flyer agreement Shared flights will mean...

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The Real Reason Cathay Pacific is Losing Money

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 16, 2017March 16, 2017 22 Comments
Cathay Pacific Fuel Hedging

Yesterday I wrote about Cathay Pacific’s 2016 reported annual loss. The Hong Kong-based airline blamed weak demand for its premium cabin product and fierce competition from Mainland China as the reason. Although I mentioned that Cathay lost money hedging fuel,...

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Ouch! Disappointing Loss for Cathay Pacific

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 15, 2017March 15, 2017 7 Comments
Cathay Pacific Earnings

Cathay Pacific is blaming too many empty seats and increasing competition from Mainland China for only its third annual loss in company history. In 2015, Cathay Pacific reported a HK$6bn annual profit ($772mn USD). In 2016, the company lost $575mn ($74mn...

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The Elegant Simplicity of Cathay Pacific’s New Livery

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 4, 2015December 5, 2016 3 Comments

Airlines update their livery from time to time, often when the brand is in need of a similar refresh. For Cathay Pacific, flag carrier of Hong Kong, the brand is respected, financial are stable, and there has been no...

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Top 10 Airline Award Redemptions for January 2014

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2014December 9, 2016 2 Comments

With the new year here and many changes negatively affecting airline loyalty programs now in effect or shortly taking effect, there are still a number of superb deals available. Here are my top ten award travel bright spots for...

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Cathay Pacific Announces New Service to Newark Beginning on March 2, 2014

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2013December 9, 2016 1 Comment

Cathay Pacific teased us on Facebook and Twitter last week with the image above, stating that it would announce new service to either Boston, Seattle, Miami, or Newark this week. Newark is the winner and the new flight is already...

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Cathay Pacific First Class Cabin Refresh

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 25, 2013December 9, 2016 2 Comments

Only a few weeks after Singapore Airlines announced their new first, business and economy class designs, Cathay Pacific is following suit. Today they announced their anticipated refresh of their first class seat. While the new seat isn’t a big...

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The Long Way Back to Frankfurt (via YVR, HKG, IST)

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2011December 6, 2016 4 Comments

After a refreshing week away from the office, I am on my way back to Frankfurt today. To spice things up a bit and to take advantage of a great deal Turkish Airlines ran earlier this year on their...

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Oneworld Alliance Relocates Headquarters to New York City

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 11, 2010 4 Comments

Oneworld, the global airline group featuring airlines including American, British Airways, JAL, Qantas, and Cathay Pacific, is moving from Vancouver to New York next summer. The new headquarters will be in the low-rent district of Manhattan, on 2 Park Avenue. Former...

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Airlines Raiding Desert Boneyards as Passenger Traffic Increases

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2010 Leave a Comment

Last week I booked a Sunday night redeye from Los Angeles to Chicago on United and was pleasantly surprised to see that the flight would be operated by a 747-400. Like Kevin’s experience last week, the aircraft featured the old...

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