HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways said it would guarantee thousands of first and business-class flights sold at huge discounts after a ticketing error, calling the mistake a surprise special on New Years Day.The Hong Kong based carrier acknowledged the error on its twitter feed on Wednesday, stating "we made a mistake but we look forward to welcoming you on board with your ticket issued. Hope this will make your 2019 special too! ... Has been going on for hours. Wanna bet on the odd CX would honour this? "The ticketing error caps a tough year for Cathay.

Source: The Star January 03, 2019 02:03 UTC