Cathay Pacific increasing capacity on select routes
HONG KONG —
From November, Cathay Pacific will increase capacity on routes to Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Cairns, Auckland, Toronto and Osaka. For its service between Hong Kong and Paris, the airline aims to gradually increase the number of flights to 11 per week by December.
The changes, detailed below, are in response to increasing and continued strong demand.
Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Tony Tyler said, “We aim to increase overall passenger capacity by about 4% for the Cathay Pacific Group, returning to 2008 pre-financial crisis levels. The increased frequencies will offer passengers greater choice and further strengthen connections through Hong Kong. Together with our new Milan and Moscow services, launched respectively in March and July this year, these service enhancements will certainly boost Hong Kong’s position as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs.”
Paris: Ten flights per week until Sept 30, then back to daily; 9 flights per week from Nov 27 to Dec 10; 11 flights per week effective Dec 11.
Sydney: From 24 flights per week to four-times daily from Nov 15 to March 26, 2011.
Perth: Three flights to be added, making a total of 10 flights per week from Nov 16 to March 26, 2011.
Brisbane/Cairns: One more flight to be added, making it a daily service to Cairns and a total of 11 flights to Brisbane from Nov 21 to March 6, 2011.
Auckland: Two more flights to be added, making a total of 12 flights per week from Nov 27 to March 6, 2011.
Toronto: Two flights to be added, making a total of 12 flights per week effective Oct 31.
Osaka: A daily flight to be added, making a total of four flights a day effective Oct 31.
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mrsynik
Right... and what about other Japanese cities besides Osaka? No change? Its all very well and good to have an increased amount of connecting flights available in HK, but is there any increase from Narita, Nagoya or Fukuoka for example?
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motytrah
They don't have the presence in those airports to make those kind of increases. The pecking order is JAL, ANA and then Delta.
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timeon
I like Cathay, great services. My choice along with JAL and ANA. Expand your business, you have a customer here!
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rainman1
@motytrah: Cathay's flight's to Tokyo will actually from the end of October, to seven flights a day from the current six. Narita Loses one but Haneda gains two. Hardly a lack of presence. Today's press release is just of newer descisions. JAL are hardly in position to increase flights right now and the bi-lateral agreement between Japan and HK still allows for further expansion from either side.
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motytrah
Cathy is a very nice airline. Way better than Delta in terms of service and Quality. I'm just trying to put a little perspective. Almost all of this is because of the decades that Northwest put into building Japan as a hub.
NRT: Atlanta, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Busan, Detroit, Guam, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Koror , Los Angeles, Manila, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, Portland (OR), Saipan, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, and Taipei-Taoyuan.
KIX: Guam, Honolulu, Seattle/Tacoma
NGO: Detroit, Guam, Honolulu, Manila, Saipan.
HND: (beginning soon) Detroit, Los Angeles
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rainman1
Yes, Northwest have spent decades 'building Japan as a hub'. To put that into perspective, in 1952 two American Airlines (Pan Am and Northwest Orient) were 'granted' FULL fifth freedom rights through Japan. Something unthinkable to be given these days, so they have had plenty of time to build it up. United, who as you know also have many 'onward' flights from Japan assumed the slots that Pan Am had upon their bankruptcy.
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