Cathay Pacific has been named the fifth World’s Best Airline, the World’s Best Economy Class Airline, and the World’s Cleanest Airline in the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards.
Cathay Group Chief Executive Officer Ronald Lam said: “We feel extremely encouraged to have moved from last year’s top 10 to this year’s top 5 according to Skytrax and airline ratings, both major airline industry rankings. These achievements highlight our huge strides over the past year, both on the ground and in the air, and are a vote of confidence from our customers. We are very grateful for our customers’ immense support; our people and the public have shown us throughout the past year. But we won’t stop there. These achievements will motivate us to continue to go above and beyond for our customers every step as we strive to become the World’s best premium airline.”
Cathay Pacific is introducing new seat products in three years, including a business class experience, Aria Suite, Premium Economy seat, and a refreshed Economy on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Cathay Pacific plans to introduce a new First-class experience on Boeing 777-9 aircraft in 2025 and a flat-bed Business class product on Airbus A330 in 2026.
Cathay Pacific plans to introduce complimentary Wi-Fi for Business class customers and Diamond members and increase cabin crew complement on selected flights starting in July.