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Boarding Pass 077: Cathay Pacific Senior VP Americas, Chris van den Hooven

Boarding Pass 077: Cathay Pacific Senior VP Americas, Chris van den Hooven

FromThe Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast


Boarding Pass 077: Cathay Pacific Senior VP Americas, Chris van den Hooven

FromThe Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
May 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Cathay Pacific Senior VP Americas, Chris van den Hooven, joins us to talk about how his airline is managing through the pandemic. Travel to Hong Kong, Cathay’s base, is still depressed due to international travel restrictions. Chris explains how the the airline is leaning on cargo, mainland China flights, and a few international routes in the interim. Doug and Drew confirm Chris’ avgeek status as he regales us about landing at Kai Tak airport and spending hours spotting there. Other topic discussed;Colonial Pipeline shutdown affecting airlines in the southeast Airlines score higher on the JD Powers list during the pandemicUnited Airlines is bringing back domestic hot plated meals Chris stays to give us tips on things to see and do in Hong Kong. Doug and Drew immediately started making travel plans after the show! Join the conversation at www.nexttripnetwork.com
Released:
May 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Next Trip is a weekly podcast with aviation insiders Doug and Drew, who together bring more than 40 years of industry experience as a professional pilot and a hub operations manager at a major airline. Join them, and their frequent guests, as they create a network for other AvGeeks and travel enthusiasts to obsess about all things aviation. Doug and Drew discuss today’s aviation news, share personal operational stories, regale listeners with trip reviews, and engage in friendly AvGeek banter. All thoughts and opinions are their own.Visit us at www.nexttripnetwork.com or follow us on Twitter at @nexttrippodcast