Cathay Pacific's embarrassing blunder

Whoever is in charge of branding Cathay Pacific Airways should probably look into spell check after the award-winning airline let one of its new jets fly the skies with the name “Cathay Paciic” painted on its side.

The airline was immediately contacted after travellers at Hong Kong International Airport spotted the sign-writer's blunder.

Airline officials responded to the mishap with good humour.

Oops this special livery won’t last long! She’s going back to the shop!
(Source: HKADB) pic.twitter.com/20SRQpKXET — Cathay Pacific (@cathaypacific) 19 September 2018

“Oops … She’s going back to the shop!” a social media staffer from the company joked on Twitter.

The users were quick to respond, gathering mixed reactions of amazement and amusement.

While some people found the mistake to be hilarious, others used the example to highlight declining standards across the industry.

Fixed it. pic.twitter.com/c8NtP9asRs — Willie Montgomery (@shoxdude) 19 September 2018

If they can get this obviously wrong makes you wonder about the more important engineering on the plane! — HK Phil (@london_phil09) 19 September 2018

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No one gives a F anymore, not even the painters! — -.. . .- -. (@thesmartpirate) 19 September 2018

While the airline defended its error by stating it was a simple and genuine oversight, many weren’t buying it.

“The spacing is too on-point for a mishap,” an engineer for Haeco, a sister company of the airline, told the South China Morning Post.

“There should be a blank gap in between letters if it was a real mistake I think.”