Cathay Pacific opens office in Safar Travel & Tourism

Present at the opening was Mr. Mohammed Al Bulooki, Vice President Airline Marketing & Aeronautical Revenue of Abu Dhabi Airport Company (ADAC), Mr. Mohammed Al Amiri, General Manager of Safar, Mr. Ismail Juha, Sales Manager of Safar; and from the Cathay Pacific team, Mr. Tom Wright, Regional Manager Middle East, India and Asia, Mr. Henry Chan, Country Manager of UAE & Oman, Mr. Clement Tam, Designate Country Manager in UAE & Oman, Mr. Satish Shitut, Marketing & Sales Manager in UAE & Oman, Mr. Ashley Castellino, Sales Executive Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Oman.

Safar has been General Sales Agents for Cathay Pacific, national carrier of Hong Kong and flying to 119 destinations in 37 countries since 1978.

Cathay Pacific office in Abu Dhabi was established in 1994 with one staff representative, and currently accommodates four employees providing only to Cathay Pacific customers.

"Flying to several destinations in Asia, the most popular destination from Abu Dhabi is to Japan. Our highest sales season for Cathay Pacific is the summer period, starting June and ending in August, in addition to the month of December," commented Mr. Al Amiri.

"Safar Travel & Tourism are the best GSA for Cathay Pacific Airlines in the world. Currently, Cathay offers 10 weekly direct flights to Hong Kong and daily flights to Mumbai. As these summer months are our high time of the year, we have a promotion running - 'Visit Hong Kong Now' - with highly competitive prices including air ticket and accommodation in 5-star hotels," added Mr. Wright.

"The outlet services both direct clients and supports the Business Travel Services and Holiday divisions of Safar. We offer reservations, ticketing, hotels and tour packages mainly to Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.

Meanwhile, we support business clients to Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea and the United States," continued Mr. Wright.

"ADAC would like to warmly welcome one of the world's most renowned airlines to the city of Abu Dhabi, the opening of Cathay Pacific's new office in the city is testimony to the potential the capital of the UAE has and the prosperous future it promises. We see this new move as bringing us one step closer to see Cathay in our skies soon. ADAC is committed to providing best in class service at one of the fastest growing airports in the world. In fact our first half of the year statistics has shown phenomenal growth of 38.6%," Mr. Bulooki.

Services of Cathay Pacific are in line with Safar Travel & Tourism's core business mission to deliver superior services with a passion to exceed all expectations.

As at times flights are in Dubai, daily complimentary shuttle bus service from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and back are provided for Economy class passengers, and limousine service to First and Business class passengers.

"Our 30-year partnership with Cathay Pacific has fulfilled mutual goals and strengthened our relationship. It is one of the main milestones in the history of Safar. We are looking forward to surpassing our customers' and clients' expectations and tackling new business opportunities with Cathay Pacific," concluded Mr. Al Amiri.