Over 180 young students and their mentors took to the skies for a 90-minute flight on board Cathay Pacific’s newly retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on 25th November. The Cathay Community Flight 2024 marked the culmination of a series of activities organised in support of the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Strive and Rise Programme, which aims to help young people broaden their horizons and develop self-confidence. The event was hosted by Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau, with the Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR Government, Mr Eric Chan Kwok-ki, as Guest of Honour.
Launched in 2007, the Cathay Community Flight is part of a wide range of initiatives the airline champions to promote youth development. These include the I Can Fly programme, the Cadet Pilot Programme, various courses in collaboration with the Vocational Training Council, graduate trainee and summer internship programmes and the Cathay Hackathon.
