Cathay Pacific Chief Executive, Tony Tyler, was in Vancouver last Friday for a special celebration marking the airline's 25th Anniversary of service between Vancouver and Hong Kong.

Since its first flight to Vancouver in 1983, the luxury Hong Kong international airline has grown from 2 to 21 flights weekly - offering more non-stop service to Hong Kong than any other airline.

"I was based in Vancouver when Cathay Pacific pioneered long-haul transpacific service with the first non-stop flight between Vancouver and Hong Kong," said Mr. Tyler at the 900-person gala celebration. "Today, we're pleased to offer triple-daily service from Vancouver to Hong Kong in response to growing demand for travel to Hong Kong, China and other parts of Asia."

Government officials, members of the travel industry, business executives and media joined Cathay Pacific VIPs and the airline's Canadian team at the Hyatt Regency for the special celebration. The event included the unique Walking on Air fashion show, a retrospective of cultural and aviation history told through Cathay Pacific uniforms spanning the airline's history of more than 60 years.

About Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific offers 21 flights weekly non-stop from Vancouver to Hong Kong, daily non-stop 747-400 service from Vancouver to New York and 10 flights weekly from Toronto to Hong Kong, plus a 3-time weekly freighter service between Vancouver and Hong Kong and a 4-time weekly freighter service between Toronto and Hong Kong. In September 2006, Cathay Pacific made aviation history by integrating with Dragonair and enhancing its cooperation agreement with Air China to provide an unparalleled China and Asia network. The airline is a member of the oneworldTM alliance and a partner in Asia Miles, a leading Travel Reward program.