Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific has misspelt its own name on the side of a newly painted aircraft. The Boeing 777-367 was decorated with the words “Cathay Paciic”.
The company took the mistake in its stride and tweeted:
"Oops this special livery won't last long! She's going back to the shop!"
Oops this special livery won’t last long! She’s going back to the shop!
— Cathay Pacific (@cathaypacific) September 19, 2018
(Source: HKADB) pic.twitter.com/20SRQpKXET
The airline said it was a genuine mistake, although some in the industry were not so sure.
An engineer for Haeco, a maintenance company operating in the region, told the South China Morning Post: “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.”
The plane, which had been flying overnight from Xiamen in China, where Haeco carries out maintenance for the airline, arrived in Hong Kong in the early hours of Wednesday.
Social media users poked fun at the error:
"There's only one F in ......... pic.twitter.com/i0nFqn0K2T
— Syki264 (@syki264) September 19, 2018
Don’t you mean, “It’s not the irst kind...”?
— Mark Streich (@theglobalvc) September 19, 2018
A spelling error, to be speciic.
— Adam Berry (@Agrbez) September 19, 2018
Someone clearly didn't give an F.
— Julie Sykes (@thecommsguide) September 19, 2018