Win 200,000 Asia Miles from Cathay Pacific

In celebrating 20 years of non-stop service between the U.S. and Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific is offering 200,000 Asia Miles to one lucky person. To be eligible, submit a photo of your most memorable Cathay Pacific moment, such as a snapshot of your first Cathay Pacific flight, or something you saw while traveling within Asia. Click here for details and to enter.

Qantas 747 Emergency Landing, No Injuries

A Qantas 747 enroute from Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing last night in Manila, after a massive hole appeared in the plane.

The incident occured while flying at nearly 30,000 feet, at which time the plane then reportedly plunged, portions of the floor and ceiling collapsed, and oxygen masks deployed when the plane lost cabin pressure.

Still, despite the chaos and terror reported in the sky, the pilot managed to land the plane safely, and without injury to passengers. Read more, and view other pictures of the damage from the Sun.

Win a Pair of Business Class Tickets to Hong Kong from Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways is a proud sponsor of the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival and would like to invite you to enter our contest for a chance to win a pair of roundtrip Business Class tickets or a pair of roundtrip Economy Class tickets to Hong Kong!
Click here for more details and to register. Sweepstakes closes May 15, 2008.

San Francisco - Hong Kong $662 roundtrip, taxes included. United Airlines.
Fall fare valid through December 7. Minimum stay requirements apply.
Visit united.com fare basis code: SXLAX7

Cathay Pacific roadshow flying into town this week

The Cathay Pacific Roadshow is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area this week. The airline will let people experience their new first, business and coach class cabins up close, without having to buy a ticket. The event is timed to coincide with the addition of a 2nd daily flight from SFO-Hong Kong set to begin October 18th.

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Cathay Pacific 15,000 mile bonus flying SFO-Hong Kong

Likely to promote the additional San Francisco to Hong Kong flights beginning in October, Cathay Pacific is offering a 10,000 Asia miles bonus (economy class) or 15,000 Asia miles bonus (business or first class) for upcoming flights. Click here for more details and to register.
Cathay Pacific has been ranked one of the top airlines in the world for onboard product, cabin service and lounge access, and is part of the OneWorld alliance.

Low Cost (International) Carrier - Oasis, coming to Oakland

LCC Oasis Airlines based out of Hong Kong says it will soon be flying the long awaited Oakland - Hong Kong route later this year. Oasis, which began flying just last year, currently operates London-Hong Kong will begin Vancouver to Hong Kong service later this week.

Per their website, service between Oakland and Hong Kong will begin shortly after the Vancouver service commences followed by other worldwide destinations.

What makes Oasis unique is its long-range International flights. Most LCC operate within regions of the world. Oasis, which says it offers basic meal and beverage service in the main cabin, will be utilizing 747-400 aircraft formerly owned by Singapore & ANA Airlines. Their business plan asserts that by flying long range routes, they can save on preset expenses incurred when flying multiple shorter distance cities thereby offering lower fares to its customers.

Sacramento to Hong Kong $630 roundtrip w/taxes

Air Canada has been offering some great deals to parts of Asia since introducing Sacramento service last week. AC has a fare of $448+ taxes and fees ($630 total) to Hong Kong and Tokyo, and $660 to Shanghai and Beijing. The flights route from Sacramento through Vancouver.

Hint: Visit http://www.aircanada.com/ and choose dates after August 21st (click the 'dates flexible' option) to see what is available at these great fares. I checked this morning and most of September and October is available.

Cathay Pacific adds additional SFO-Hong Kong Service

Prompted by increased passenger yields, Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific Airlines will be increasing service to 2 flights daily, up from 1 daily, on it's SFO-Hong Kong Route (HKG). The additional passenger capacity will offer passengers more options when flying into or beyond Hong Kong. Asia has been a hot market for the airlines, even as U.S Domestic flight capacity decreases, demand for Asia flights has been increasing. Though no start date for the new service was mentioned, they expect it will begin in the next few months.