Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled 22 flights in the next two days as a result of inclement weather on Thursday, and warned passengers to confirm bookings before heading to the airport. The airline said that 13 flights were cancelled on Friday and another nine on Saturday after black and red rainstorm…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled 22 flights in the next two days as a result of inclement weather on Thursday, and warned passengers to confirm bookings before heading to the airport. The airline said that 13 flights were cancelled on Friday and another nine on Saturday after black and red rainstorm…
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has reported a 1.1 per cent year-on-year increase in its net profit for the first six months of 2025 to HK$3.65 billion (US$465 million), thanks to a resilient cargo business amid the US-China trade war, as it places a new plane order. The group announced on Wednesday that…
Hong Kong was back in full swing on Monday despite some heavy rain, with the airport clearing about 1,000 storm-delayed flights and businesses assessing the economic damage after Typhoon Wipha triggered the first No 10 signal in two years over the weekend. The Hong Kong Observatory warned that showers and squally thunderstorms would continue to…
Home » Latest Travel News of Asia » Hong Kong and Macau Hit by Typhoon Wipha: The Complete Guide for Tourists Dealing with Flight Disruptions, Flooding, and Safety Concerns Amid the Storm Sunday, July 20, 2025 Typhoon Wipha In July 20, 2025, Typhoon Wipha approached Hong Kong and Macau, triggering severe traveling and tourism disruption,…
Police have boarded an HK Express aircraft at Hong Kong airport following a quarrel between two passengers on a flight from Vietnam over a boy kicking the seat in front of him. The argument, between a Portuguese woman and a mainland Chinese man travelling with his three-year-old nephew, was captured on video by another passenger…
Cathay Pacific Airways has announced widespread delays and cancellations of flights to and from Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday, as Typhoon Wipha approaches the region. In a travel advisory issued on Saturday, the airline said that all flights scheduled to depart or arrive between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on July 20 will be…
HK Express, the budget carrier of Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways, mistakenly directed a member to log into another customer’s account due to a “scripting error”, enabling him to access the other’s personal information including their birth date, according to the privacy watchdog’s latest investigations. The other seven data leak cases revealed on Monday by…
The city’s leaders have long proclaimed, “Hong Kong is back!” It has taken a while for that to be fully reflected on the ground after the pandemic restrictions on top of the 2019 protests. But the latest tourism figures leave no doubt, no matter whether they are down to the number of visitors, where they…
Thick smoke spewing from a flight simulator at Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways’ headquarters triggered a fire alarm on Wednesday, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of workers. Police received a report at 4.40pm about smoke originating from a flight simulator at Cathay Pacific City on Lantau Island. Cathay Pacific City is the…