Cathay Pacific

Available by using online check-in. Cathay Pacific travellers can also change their seats at check-in.

Changes may be possible, depending on the terms and conditions attached to your ticket. You are unable to change tickets online. Call the reservation line (number above) for more information.

Infants under 24 months may sit on an adult’s lap. Otherwise some child fares are available and vary by flight.

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With the exception of service dogs, pets are not permitted in the cabin with passengers. Dogs, cats and birds are transported as cargo and aren’t included in the free baggage allowance. You are charged based on the total weight of your pet and its container. Prices range from $200-$460, depending on your destination. Visit the Checked Baggage page to confirm your zone and take note of the cost of traveling with your pet. You can be charged additional fees if your pet and its container weigh more than 23kg.

Musical instruments can be checked or carried on-board as your hand luggage, provided that it is in a protective, hard case with rounded edges. Small musical instruments with maximum dimensions of 78cm x 25cm x 15cm and weighing no more than 15kg can be carried as carry-on luggage. Other instruments exceed the limits can travel as checked baggage. You can also purchase a seat for your instrument.

Passengers on long-haul flights have constant access to snacks. Made-to-order meals are provided, as well as beverages, coffees, and espresso drinks. Meals, snacks, and beverages vary depending on flight and season. Each passenger has a personal TV with access to movies, TV shows, CDs and radio shows.

Cathay Pacific is a member of Asia Miles. The program has 18 airline partners, more than 220 non-airline partners, and more than 2.45 million members who can earn and redeem Asia Miles to over 900 destinations worldwide. Cathay Pacific also offers the Marco Polo Club, which requires a membership fee. In 2009, Asia Miles was named the best frequent flier program by the Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Travel Awards for the fifth year in a row.

Check out the airline’s menu before you fly so you can decide if you need to bring extra snacks. See photographs taken by fellow flyers of meals they’ve been served and read reviews at AirlineMeals.net.

Cathay Pacific's in-flight magazine, Discovery, is available on all flights. The magazine is published monthly and has articles written in Chinese and English.

Cathay Pacific is a founding member of the oneworld alliance.

According to aviation folklore the name "Cathay Pacific" was dreamt up by Roy C Farrell, an American, and some foreign correspondents in the bar at the Manila Hotel. Fact is that the airline was founded in Hong Kong in 1946 by Farrell and Sydney H de Kantzow. Cathay Pacific operates 14 flights weekly non-stop from Vancouver to Hong Kong, daily non-stop service from Vancouver to New York and seven flights weekly non-stop from Toronto to Hong Kong. In 2006, Cathay Pacific bought Dragonair and strengthened its cooperation agreement with Air China.