“Oops this special livery won’t last long! She’s going back to the shop!”
Image via Twitter / @cathaypacific
The photos, which reportedly emerged from the Hong Kong Aviation Discussion Board Facebook page, show the Boeing 777-367 missing the letter “F” between the two “I”s in the airline’s name.
The result: “Cathay Paciic.”
Image via Twitter / @cathaypacific
An engineer from Haeco, a maintenance company and Cathay Pacific subsidiary, told the South China Morning Post that the error was “too on-point.”
“The spacing is too on-point for a mishap. We have stencils. [There] should be a blank gap in between letters if it was a real mistake I think.”
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Still, Cathay Pacific is cool with all the jokes. A spokesperson told CNN Travel:
“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.”
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