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Etihad Airways (EY) has restarted flights between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Hong Kong (HKG), operating five weekly Boeing 787-9 services to meet growing travel demand between the UAE and Asia.
Authorities have recovered the main fuselage of an AirACT Boeing 747-400 freighter that veered off runway 07L and plunged into the sea while operating a service for Emirates (EK) from Dubai (DXB) on October 20.
The Airport Authority Hong Kong announced that wreckage from the Air ACT (9T) cargo aircraft that crashed at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) on Monday will be cleared within a week.
Two airport ground workers were killed early Monday morning when a cargo aircraft operated by ACT Airlines (9T) skidded off the north runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and plunged into the sea.
At the top of the 2025 list compiled by OAG sits Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), which continues to serve as AirAsia’s main base.
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The Cathay Group has reported its strongest month of 2025 so far, with Cathay Pacific (CX) and HK Express (UO) carrying a combined total of 3.2 million passengers in July.