Cathay Pacific adds flights to Taipei, Sapporo, Osaka
Cathay Pacific Airways today announced the addition of new flights to Taipei, Sapporo and Osaka, further enhancing Hong Kong as a global hub and gateway to the Chinese Mainland.
Five more services will operate to Taipei from 28 March, bringing the total number of flights to 108 per week, or about 15 flights a day. This additional capacity will offer greater choice to customers, many of whom also journey to the Chinese Mainland.
A new Saturday service will operate to Sapporo, also from 28 March, raising the frequency from three to four flights a week. The convenience of this weekend flight will widen travel choices for leisure travellers to the northern Japanese resort town. The three new flights to Osaka will start from 1 May and raise the number of services to that city from 25 to 28 each week, or four flights everyday. Tickets for all the new flights can be booked now.
Cathay Pacific Director and Chief Operating Officer Philip Chen said: "Cathay Pacific's continued investment in new aircraft and steady expansion of services provides greater choice and convenience to our customers and strengthens Hong Kong's position as a global hub and gateway to the Chinese Mainland. We also plan to add more regional and long-haul services through the year."
Flight schedule for the new services in bold italic text.
| Flight | Route | Departure (Local Time) |
Arrival (Local Time) |
Days |
| Taipei | ||||
| CX470 | Hong Kong - Taipei | 17:30 | 19:10 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun |
| CX471 | Taipei - Hong Kong | 10:40 | 12:25 | Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri |
| CX471 | Taipei - Hong Kong | 10:20 | 12:05 | Tue |
| Sapporo | ||||
| CX580 | Hong Kong - Sapporo | 09:55 | 15:50 | Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
| CX581 | Sapporo - Hong Kong | 17:00 | 21:05 | Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun |
| Osaka | ||||
| CX528 | Hong Kong - Osaka | 13:45 | 18:25 | Fri, Sat, Sun |
| CX527 | Osaka - Hong Kong | 19:35 | 22:25 | Fri, Sun |
| CX527 | Osaka - Hong Kong | 20:00 | 22:50 | Sat |
