A ceremony was held to celebrate the inaugural flight on 16 August. Pictured from fourth left to right are:
• Yasuyuki Nishio, Managing Director, Hiroshima Prefectural Government Airport and Seaport Department
• Kennichi Yamamoto, President of Hiroshima Airport Building Company
• Hironori Takagaki, Deputy Hiroshima Governor
• Dane Cheng, Cathay Pacific Director Sales & Marketing
• Karen Ma, Dragonair Senior Purser
• Jim Ashby, Dragonair Captain
• Clarence Tai, Cathay Pacific General Manager Japan
• Kazunori Hori, Regional Director Japan, Hong Kong Tourism Board
• Shigeto Urushima, Hiroshima Airport Manager of the Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau