Cathay Pacific Airways held an event at Chubu Centrair International Airport to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its service to Nagoya.
A special livery aircraft featuring the “Lettuce Sandwich” design, which was used from the late 1950s through the 1990s, flew in and was welcomed with a water salute. Employees wore uniforms from various eras, and commemorative gifts were handed out to passengers at the boarding gate of flight CX539 to Hong Kong.
Cathay Pacific Airways launched its Nagoya service on March 11, 1966. At that time, it operated the Nagoya/Komaki–Osaka/Itami–Hong Kong route with Convair 880 aircraft. Currently, the airline operates three round-trip flights per day on the Nagoya/Chubu–Hong Kong route, including connecting services.
In addition, to commemorate both the 80th anniversary of Cathay Pacific Airways and the 60th anniversary of its Nagoya service, commemorative merchandise will be sold at the official Centrair shops SORA MONO and LUXURY FLIGHT inside Chubu Centrair International Airport.
Furthermore, from March 7 to 20, a visual celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Nagoya service will be displayed at the Event Plaza on the 4th floor of Terminal 1 and on the large screen above the international security checkpoint on the 3rd floor.
