What, the F?
Cathay Pacific has become the butt of jokes on social media after it spelt its own name incorrectly on the side of one of its aircraft.
Somehow the newly painted Boeing 777 passed quality control with the glaring typo ‘CATHAY PACIIC.’
The airline did see the funny side and has embraced the ridicule.
"Oops this special livery won’t last long! She’s going back to the shop," the airline tweeted, complete with a photo of the spelling mistake.
"We did not intend to make it a big fuss in the first place, but photos went viral within the aviation enthusiastic groups, so we just shared the hilarious moment with everyone," a Cathay Pacific spokesperson told CNN.
An engineer at Haeco, the airline’s sister company responsible for maintenance and livery, said he was mystified how it could have happened.
"The spacing is too on-point for a mishap. We have stencils. Should be a blank gap in between letters if it was a real mistake I think," he told the South China Morning Post.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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