Cathay Dragon announced an expansion of its codeshare agreement with Shenzhen Airlines that will see the airline add three new destinations to its network in Mainland China. In the strengthened agreement, Cathay Dragon’s “KA” code will be placed on Shenzhen Airlines’ flights between Hong Kong and Yantai, Jinan and Harbin, while Shenzhen Airlines’ “ZH” code willbe placed on Cathay Dragon’s services between Hong Kong and Nanjing and Xi’an. Cathay Dragon customers … [Read more...] about Cathay Dragon and Shenzen Airlines expand codeshare
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Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for January 2017
Cathay Pacific Airways released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for January 2017 that show an increase in both the number of passengers carried and the volume of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2016. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 2,966,845 passengers in January 2017 – an increase of 2.4 percent compared to January 2016. The passenger load factor increased to 86.5 percent, while capacity, measured in available seat … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for January 2017
Cathay Pacific group rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon
The Cathay Pacific Group has rebranded its wholly owned sister airline Dragonair, as Cathay Dragon. The two will remain as separate airlines, operating under their own licenses. Cathay said that by more closely aligning the two brands the group will capitalise on Cathay Pacific’s high international brand recognition and leverage on Cathay Dragon’s unique connectivity into Mainland China – one of the world’s fastest-growing business and leisure travel markets. Since Dragonair became a … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific group rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon