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9
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1998
The New Airport
Cathay Pacific’s investment in the new Hong Kong International Airport and related facilities
amounts to more than HK$7,300 million, making it the largest single private investor in the project.
This investment includes a corporate headquarters, a flight kitchen facility, airport lounges and check-in
facilities. Cathay Pacific has secured an exclusive area of the new Passenger Terminal Building for its
use, including dedicated check-in facilities and preferred departure gates.
•The first commercial flight to land at the new airport was Cathay Pacific’s ground-breaking non-stop
flight from New York, known as Polar One, which flew directly over the North Pole.
•Check-in for Cathay Pacific passengers is noticeably more efficient at the new airport with the
introduction of revolutionary MobileCheck, Single Line Queuing and In-Town Check-In. First Class
passengers enjoy a totally new check-in procedure modelled on a concierge service.
•Cathay Pacific City, located at the Southeast corner of the airport, is nearing completion. Three
10-storey office blocks and a 23-storey staff hotel provide a pleasant, modern environment for over
3,000 staff now working there.
•Cathay Pacific’s Flight Training Centre, constructed next to Cathay Pacific City, will open shortly and
contain 14 simulator bays.
•Cathay Pacific Catering Services’ new catering facility began operating on 6th July 1998, the same
day as the new airport. It currently produces 40,000 meals a day with a future capacity of up to
80,000 meals.
•Cathay Pacific’s new airport lounges, known as The Wing, were opened in September 1998. The
lounges were created by renowned international designer John Pawson.
•Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited, in which Cathay Pacific has a 25 percent interest,
opened its new line and base maintenance facilities in July 1998, constructed at a total cost of
HK$1,750 million.
•Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited, 10 percent-owned by Cathay Pacific, started operations at
its new SuperTerminal One at the airport from July 1998. The new facility is the largest of its kind in
the world.
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