Cathay Pacific

Alliance:

Oneworld

Frequent Flyer Programme:

Asia Miles and The Marco Polo Club

Fleet:

122 aircraft plus 35 on order

Founded:

1946

Country of Origin:

China

Major Hub Airports:

Hong Kong International Airport

Number of Destinations:

114 destinations in 36 countries and territories

Major Destinations:

Adelaide
Amsterdam
Brisbane
Cairns
Paris
China
Dubai
Frankfurt
India
Indonesia
Japan
New York
Sydney
Rome
London
Los Angeles
Malaysia
Pakistan
Perth
Saudia Arabia
San Francisco
Singapore
Bangkok
Toronto
Melbourne
Vancouver

Brief Summary / Interesting Facts/ Interesting Destinations:

Cathay Pacific was founded in September 1946 by an American Roy C. Farrell and an Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow, when each man invested HK$1 to register the airline. They named it Cathay Pacific because Cathay was the ancient name given to China and their dream that one day they would fly across the Pacific Ocean.

Cathay Pacific was the first airline to operate the world's first non-stop transpolar flight over the North Pole in July 1998. It is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance.

Cathay Pacific is parent company to subsidiary airline Dragonair. Cathay Pacific has been rated as a 5 star airline by Skytrax in 2009 and has won several coveted Skytrax awards including Airline of the Year 2009, Best First Class Airline 2008, Best First Class Catering 2008 and Airline of the Year award runner-up 2008.

The Cathay Pacific fleet of aircraft are fitted out with up to 3 classes, depending on the route. These include economy, business and first class.