CATHAY PACIFIC FELICITATED AT SKYTRAX
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Cathay Pacific Airways has once again been named “World’s Best Airline” in the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards. This is the fourth time Cathay Pacific has received the World’s Best Airline honour. The carrier earlier took the title in 2003, 2005 and 2009.
Ivan Chu, Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific collected the award on behalf of the airline at a ceremony staged by Skytrax at the Farnborough International Air Show in the UK. Commenting on the award, Chu said that he was extremely proud, for both Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong to receive this honour.
“As the home airline of Hong Kong, we take great pride in putting the city on the international stage by winning this prestigious award once again. I would like to thank all my Cathay Pacific colleagues who have worked tirelessly to ensure we offer world-beating products and services to our customers. We have been the home airline of Hong Kong for close to 70 years and we are deeply committed to building our city into one of the world’s great aviation hubs. We do this through our huge investment in new aircraft, our world-beating seats, lounges and other products, our renowned Service Straight from the Heart and an ever-expanding network of destinations,” he added.
Charlie Stewart-Cox, General Manager South Asia, Middle East and Africa, Cathay Pacific said,” We are delighted to be named World’s Best Airline’ in the Skytrax awards this year. This award serves as a testimony to the quality of products and services that we offer. We are proud to win this award for the fourth time and this stands as a tribute to the professionalism of our airline. We operate 47 weekly departures from India along with our sister airline Dragonair. Our award winning products and our signature ‘Service Straight from the Heart’ makes us the ideal choice for travellers from India.”
Chu emphasised that Cathay Pacific will continue investing for the future and working to ensure that passengers can enjoy a more comfortable and convenient travel experience. The airline will continue to improve its lounges within its international network, including the reopening of The Pier First Class Lounge in 2015 and Business Class Lounge in 2016 with a brand-new design. The next generation of seats and inflight entertainment products will be introduced with the arrival of the A350 aircraft in early 2016. Network development will also remain a key focus for the airline, with flights to Manchester launching in December this year and a new service to Zurich beginning in March 2015.
“The airline industry is becoming more competitive by the day and the only way to prosper is to continue to offer the best to your customers at every level. The Skytrax World’s Best Airline award demonstrates that we have been doing the right things, but we will not rest on our laurels. We will continue working to provide a superior travel experience that will make the people of Hong Kong proud,” Chu stated.
In the same awards, oneworld was named the World’s Best Airline Alliance for the second year running, confirming its position as the most highly prized global airline alliance. Cathay Pacific is a founder member of oneworld.