Cathay Pacific Airways celebrates 75th anniversary

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Hong Kong based airline – Cathay Pacific celebrates an important milestone in its history as it marks 75 years of creating meaningful human connections this year.

Cathay Pacific is unveiling a variety of exciting opportunities for customers to join it in marking 75 years of bringing people together, from paying homage to history, celebrating the power of connection or looking forward to a re-energised future to mark this special occasion , according to the airlines.

Cathay Pacific has created a special series of limited-edition merchandise commemorating more than seven decades of connection.

“Customers can join the celebrations with limited-edition memorabilia and enhanced customer experience that commemorate the past, present and future ,” it said.

Customers have the opportunity to get one of 1,000 special collector’s box sets each featuring seven aircraft models, from the airline’s very first Douglas DC-3 aircraft, “Betsy”, to the newest member of its fleet, the Airbus A321neo.

Over the past three-quarters of a century, Cathay Pacific has grown from a small regional airline to one that has thrust its way out across the globe from its energetic home city, Hong Kong.

In a statement, the airline said that “Cathay Pacific is also innovating in the air with the launch of its new Airbus A321neo aircraft, which offers customers the world’s most enjoyable short-haul experience. The A321neo offers new levels of comfort, privacy and storage space, not to mention world-first inflight entertainment upgrades.”

These fuel-efficient aircraft also help Cathay Pacific’s continued pursuit of greener aviation as it aims to reach its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

This commitment makes Cathay Pacific one of the first airlines in Asia to establish a timeline for making carbon neutrality a reality.

“Cathay Pacific has seen exhilarating successes over the past incredible 75 years. We’ve connected people to many new destinations, welcomed the arrival of state-of-the-art aircraft and introduced exciting customer experience enhancements, to name a few.  We have also experienced unprecedented challenges, such as the global pandemic, which we are all still overcoming. What these over seven decades have shown is that we are a resilient brand,” said Augustus Tang , CEO of the Cathay Pacific .

The airline was founded on 24 September 1946 by Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow and American Roy C. Farrell.

Cathay Pacific is a founder member of the oneworld alliance , having connections with more than 1,000 destinations in over 170 countries and territories.

Sept. 14 , 2021