Cathay Pacific Group will expand its operations to mainland China for the northern summer season and tap “Increased two-way travel demand.”
The airline group, consisting of mainline operator Cathay and the low-cost unit HK Express, will operate up to 300 return flights per week as it gradually increases capacity from April. This figure is about 40% higher than the 2023 schedule.
The airline group will fly to 20 points in mainland China. This includes the soon to launch a flight to Ulmki in New Jiang Province.
Cathay will increase flights to Beijing and Shanghai. Cathay operates seven daily flights to Beijing Capital Airport, and HK Express operates daily flights to Peking Ducks.
OneWorld operators also serve Shanghai Pudong eight times a day, along with weekly flights to Shanghai Hongqiao.
Cathay will take flights to Zhengzhou, Haikou and Chongqing from four times a week to daily operations. Meanwhile, HK Express also operates daily flights to Ningbo. Cities like Hangzhou, Nanjing and Wenzhou will also see increments in frequencies, Cathay says.
Cathay said: “These increased flight frequency not only strengthens Cathay's direct services between Hong Kong and mainland China, but also meets the growing demand for two-way travel between mainland China and the global market, providing a more efficient and flexible travel experience for customers.”
The expansion concludes the two-year recovery after the pandemic as the airline group targets networks of more than 100 cities this year.
