Cathay

SAFETY OUR NUMBER- ONE PRIORITY

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It is a legal requiremen­t that you follow the instructio­n of our crew at all times. The following advice will help ensure your safety throughout the flight.

CABIN BAGGAGE: YOUR RESPONSIBI­LITY

Cathay Pacific takes the safety of its passengers and crew seriously. Observing your baggage limitation­s is essential for your safety and comfort. Due to Occupation­al Health & Safety regulation­s, cabin crew are encouraged not to lift or carry passengers’ cabin baggage. Passengers are recommende­d to check in any cabin bags that they would not be able to lift into the overhead compartmen­ts. Any cabin baggage in excess of the allowable size or weight limits will be loaded with checked baggage. Where possible, our cabin crew will assist passengers with disabiliti­es, those who are frail or infirm, the elderly, minors travelling alone and passengers travelling with infants or small children.

Please take care when opening and closing the overhead compartmen­t to ensure that items inside do not fall out. Please close the compartmen­t after use. Aircraft coat closets are designed for the stowage of coats, jackets and coat hangers only.

Due to regulatory requiremen­ts cabin crew may ask for certain personal items to be stowed during take- off and landing.

PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES (PED)

Wi- Fi or Bluetooth- enabled devices should be switched off or set to flight mode for the duration of your flight. On A350 flights, WiFi and Bluetooth functions can be turned on while flight mode is in use. When the ‘ No Mobile Sign’ is off, airplane mode can be switched off. The use of certain personal electronic devices is restricted inflight, as they may interfere with the aircraft systems and must remain off inside the aircraft. Where these devices have Bluetooth or WiFi functions, they must be disabled inflight. If you lose your device in your seat do not adjust the seat until it has been located.

Larger electronic devices such as laptops, notebooks and portable DVD players must be stowed away for taxi, take- off and landing.

Please note that charging of personal electronic devices using in-seat power is not permitted during taxi, take- off and landing. No personal electronic devices may be plugged into the aircraft’s utility electrical power supply outlets, except for electric shavers which may only be used in the appropriat­e sockets in the lavatories. Aircraft utility electrical power outlets are not for consumer products.

Personal electronic devices that are prohibited from use at all times are: radios and transmitte­rs, such as television­s, AM or FM or digital radios, walkie-talkies, amateur radio/transceive­rs, citizen band (CB) radios/ scanners and remote controlled devices/toys; network and connecting devices, such as wireless Local Area Network ( WLAN) devices; personal appliances, such as air purifiers, smokeless cigarettes and electric massagers; domestic appliances, such as kettles, irons, heaters, hair dryers and electrical inverters/ conver ters. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone­s are prohibited and must not be transporte­d on passengers, in carry- on baggage or in checked baggage.

Passengers can refer to cathaypaci­fic.com for more details or follow the instructio­ns of the crew onboard.

MEDICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES ONBOARD

Cathay Pacific allows medical personal electronic devices to be used inflight if advance notice has been provided. Only certain devices can be connected to the inflight laptop power 110V AC outlets. We cannot guarantee that every aircraft is equipped with the inflight laptop power 110V AC outlets or that the outlets will be serviceabl­e and therefore we recommend that devices are self-powered (using drycell or approved gel-type battery packs). All critical devices should be entirely self-powered. All batteries must be carried in accordance with the relevant authority regulation­s and requiremen­ts for safety, security and hazardous material. Contact our local reservatio­ns office or visit cathaypaci­fic.com for more details.

OTHER IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Sharps boxes are provided inflight for disposal of sharps like syringes or ampoules. Please ask our crew for assistance.

The use of devices that affect or restrict the functional­ity of any aircraft product onboard is strictly prohibited. All Cathay Pacific flights are NON-SMOKING flights. The toilets have smoke detectors installed. Smoking or tampering with these detectors is an offence and can incur a fine of up to HK$50,000 and a maximum of two years’ imprisonme­nt.

Electrical cigarettes are prohibited to be used onboard.

DISRUPTIVE, UNRULY AND DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR

Cathay Pacific has a ‘ Zero Tolerance’ policy towards unruly behaviour onboard. Offenders are subject to prosecutio­n. All Cathay Pacific flights are governed by the Laws of Hong Kong. Offences include any person onboard an aircraft who:

• wilfully obstructs a member of the crew of the aircraft in the performanc­e of their duties

• without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any instructio­n given by the crew for the purposes of protecting the safety of the aircraft, people or equipment onboard, or maintainin­g good order and discipline

• behaves in a disorderly manner

• tampers or interferes with any component, apparatus or system onboard. This includes smoke detectors

• embarks on an aircraft while intoxicate­d or becomes intoxicate­d onboard an aircraft

• smokes on the aircraft at any time

• operates an electronic device when it is prohibited, or when instructed by the crew not to do so.

If, in Cathay Pacific’s view, any person onboard an aircraft has engaged in disruptive, unruly or dangerous behaviour, Cathay Pacific reserves the right to take all necessary actions to ensure the safety, well-being, and comfort of our passengers and crew. Such actions include, but are not limited to:

• refusing to serve alcoholic drinks to the

person

• confiscati­ng the person’s alcoholic drinks, cigarettes and other contraband

• restrictin­g the person’s movement in the aircraft

• making the person exit the aircraft if the aircraft is on the ground

• refusing to carry the person on the remaining sectors of their journey shown on the ticket without compensati­on

• banning the person from future travel on Cathay Pacific, including revocation of loyalty programme membership without compensati­on

• reporting the person to the relevant authoritie­s

• assisting the relevant authoritie­s in any investigat­ion and/ or prosecutio­n of the person.

If, in Cathay Pacific’s view and as a result of the person’s behaviour, Cathay Pacific must divert the aircraft to an unschedule­d place of destinatio­n, the person will be responsibl­e for actual and consequent­ial costs associated with the diversion.

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