Conglomerate Swire Pacific has sold part of its stake in Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways for HK$1.8 billion to raise working capital. The group revealed on Friday that it sold 153.05 million shares at HK$11.74 each the previous day. This marks a 9.6 per cent discount to the last traded price of HK$12.99…
Home » Airlines News of China » Thousands of Travellers Abandoned across Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Xi’an, Chengdu and more as China Faces 1,473 Flight Delays and 54 Cancellations, Impacting China Eastern, Qatar Airways, Air China, Sichuan Airlines and Several other Carriers, New Update Published on March 7, 2026 Image generated with Ai Significant disruption has…
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Air China has announced that it will operate around 70,000 flights during the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush, as China prepares for another surge of holiday travel during its most important annual celebration. The Spring Festival travel period, known as chunyun, is expected once again to generate massive passenger flows as families reunite for the Lunar…
A small fire triggered by a power bank broke out aboard an Asiana Airlines flight from Incheon to Hong Kong on Thursday night, injuring a passenger. Cabin crew put out the fire with an extinguisher within two minutes, while the passenger carrying the power bank suffered burns to their hand, according to a report by…
Air China has sold part of its stake in Cathay Pacific Airways for HK$1.32 billion (US$167 million), but the Hong Kong carrier’s CEO has said the move will not affect the mainland airline’s role as a strategic shareholder. Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam Siu-por said on Tuesday that the sale of a 1.6 per cent…
Home » Airline News In Asia » Thousands of Passengers Abandoned in Asia as Airports of China, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia Experience 55 Cancellations and 2,113 Delays by Air China, All Nippon, Malaysia Airlines, Jetstar and others, Affecting Beijing, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and more, New Update Published on December 25, 2025 Travelers across Asia…
Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will allow travellers who have booked tickets to Japan to “modify” their flights after Beijing’s earlier call for Chinese citizens to avoid going to the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the airline said it was “closely monitoring the situation” as tensions escalated over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae…
Hong Kong authorities have urged residents to exercise caution and prioritise personal safety in Japan, citing a rise in attacks against Chinese citizens in the country. The appeal from the Security Bureau on Saturday was issued a day after Beijing told Chinese citizens to avoid travel to Japan. “Since mid-2025, there has been an increasing…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger jet is running into turbulence, with deliveries of finished aircraft likely to fall far short of its target announced for this year. The C919 jet — a single-aisle passenger plane aiming to rival Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320 –…