Cathay brings new Boeing to Sydney

Cathay brings new Boeing to Sydney
By Hannah Edensor


Cathay Pacific has put its second Boeing 777-300ER on the runway for its four daily Sydney to Hong Kong flights.

The move from an Airbus A330 to the larger Boeing adds an extra 8% capacity growth to the route, and ups the growth on the airline’s Sydney-HK service to 18% for 2015.

The B777 is deployed on the daily CX100 flight which currently departs Sydney at 2pm and arrives into Hong Kong at 9.35pm, while the CX101 departs Hong Kong at 11.55pm and arrives into Sydney at 11:05am the next day.

The switch follows the daily deployment of the first 777-300ER earlier this year on CX138/139 which arrives and departs Hong Kong in the morning.

Cathay Pacific’s general manager Southwest Pacific, Nelson Chin, said the move comes off the back of more demand from travellers.

“Having two 777-300ER flights will help cater to the increasing demand from our passengers wanting the best morning or night connections to our large network, which includes our newest destinations Manchester, Zurich, Boston, Dusseldorf and soon Madrid,” he said.

“It also serves those who simply wish to make the most of a whole day’s work or play in Hong Kong.”

As well as adding an extra 1246 seats per week, or 64,792 seats per year, the 777-300ER also provides better payload which will help facilitate cargo uplift.

Cathay Pacific Airways recently took delivery of the airline’s 70th 777 aircraft, making Cathay Pacific Asia’s largest operator of the 777 fleet.

Cathay Pacific currently operates over 70 passenger flights a week between Hong Kong and Australia, with over 22 years of continuous services to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide, and Perth.

The airline celebrated 40 years of continuous non-stop service to Sydney last year and marked 45 years of service to Perth this year.

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