Cathay Pacific had to send a plane "back to the shop" after an embarrassing typo was printed on its fuselage.
Travellers spotted the mistake at Hong Kong International Airport and photos were posted to an aviation discussion board on Facebook.
The images showed the plane was branded "Cathay Paciic" — without the f.
The airline acknowledged the mistake on Twitter and assured customers it would be fixed.
But an engineer for Haeco, a sister company of the airline, questioned whether it was a genuine error.
"The spacing is too on-point for a mishap. We have stencils. Should be a blank gap in between letters if it was a real mistake I think," the engineer told the South China Morning Post.
Either way, it made for some fun on social media.
