Cathay Pacific Starts Booking for New Hong Kong-Chennai Flights | Exclusive

HONG KONG- Commencing on February 1st, 2024, Cathay Pacific (CX) Airways will commence operations with three weekly flights connecting Hong Kong (HKG) and Chennai (MAA), India.

The flights are scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Further, Cathay Pacific intends to utilize its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for this route.

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong-Chennai Flights

Cathay Pacific has restarted its flights from Hong Kong to Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. However, the airline has not yet reinstated its daily flights to Chennai or reinstated its services to Kolkata.

Here are the flight timings:

• CX641: Departing from Hong Kong at 21:50, arriving in Chennai at 01:00 the following day.
• CX632: Departing from Chennai at 02:20, arriving in Hong Kong at 09:55.

CX New Flight Routes

Cathay Pacific has recently resumed flights between South Africa and Asia and has revealed plans to expand its operations.

As the airline ramps up its services, it is considering the addition of new routes and an increase in flight frequencies

In an interview this week, Rakesh Raicar, the Regional General Manager for South Asia, Middle East & Africa, attributed this expansion to the pent-up demand of the past three years. During this period, the airline experienced strong demand on many of its routes.

“We have achieved 50% of our pre-Covid passenger travel capacity and are on track to reach 70% by the end of the year. Furthermore, our cargo capacity is projected to reach 85% of pre-Covid levels by the close of 2023,” Raicar stated.

Cathay Pacific informed Business Report that with the reinstatement of its flights to Hong Kong, South African passengers can now access Hong Kong and various destinations such as Shanghai, Beijing, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and more via Hong Kong.

Additionally, as the demand for corporate and leisure travel to Southeast Asian regions returns to pre-pandemic levels, the revival of flights to Hong Kong strengthens the convenience of connecting to the Greater Bay Area through their intermodal transport services.

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