Passengers faced nearly 15 hours of delays after the flight was grounded then returned to its starting point. Latin Times A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Boston faced significant delays when a belligerent passenger allegedly assaulted fellow travelers, forcing the plane to ground. Flight CX812 departed Hong Kong for Boston on Dec. 21, … Read more
This is the 40th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Widely referred to as Ah Jie (“big sister”), Liza Wang Ming-chun has been a household name in Hong Kong for over half a century for her performances on TV and in Cantonese opera. Born in Shanghai … Read more
SINGAPORE: Tasmania’s government is in talks with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cathay Pacific to establish direct flights between the Australian state and Asia. “With the upgrades at Hobart Airport, we are working to lock in direct flight routes between Hobart and Asia,” said Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff in a Facebook post on Monday (Nov 18). … Read more
Photos of the incident showed that the toilet door had fallen into the hallway where passengers typically wait for their turn to use the lavatory. In another picture, cabin crew members were seen trying to fix the door. Lo said the chances of the aluminium-made door falling outward rather than inward were 50-50. Despite being lightweight, … Read more
Two planes collided on a runway in Japan, which was the second airport crash in the country within two weeks. On Tuesday, the mishap saw a Korean Air Lines flight come in contact with a Cathay Pacific Airways plane at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. The Korean Air Lines flight was from … Read more
HONG KONG: Plans by Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways to slash flights during the busy Chinese New Year period show the airline needs to address its capacity problems, the city’s leader said, while its pilot union called for a government enquiry. Cathay will cut a dozen flights a day on average until the end of … Read more
After his impressive win in late October, Romantic Warrior was taken to an indoor facility at Melbourne Airport where he stepped inside his air stable – a custom-designed box manufactured for flying on aircraft that locks into the main deck of the cargo plane. Romantic Warrior on his home turf. Photo: Kenneth Chan A high-profile … Read more
