(FILES) This photograph taken on October 7, 2024 shows a vehicle (R) driving past a line of Cathay Pacific passenger planes on the tarmac of Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific on August 5, 2026, reported 795 million USD net profit in the first half of 2026, up 71 percent on year, despite fuel costs almost doubling in the second quarter due to the Middle East war. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP via Getty Images)