Cathay grabs opportunity in downturn
HONG KONG – Cathay Pacific is increasing the number of flights to three key destinations – Paris, Shanghai and Jakarta – in response to customer demand.
The additional services will be introduced in the airline’s summer schedule, starting March 29.
An additional four flights a week will be added to and from Paris – departing Hong Kong every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday – meaning the airline will provide a double-daily service between Hong Kong and the French capital.
Cathay will add two more flights each day to Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport, with early and late afternoon departures from Hong Kong, taking the airline’s total to three flights daily.
For Jakarta, the existing twice-daily service from Hong Kong will be supplemented by three more flights a week, departing Tuesday, Friday and Sunday and departing from the Indonesian capital late the same day.
Cathay Pacific director corporate development Ian Shiu said, “Overall, Cathay Pacific’s capacity will grow at less than one percent this year – a significant reduction on our original plan as a result of the current financial crisis – but we will take whatever opportunities we can to strengthen those routes where demand and revenue potential remain high.â€
Ian Jarrett
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