Cathay Pacific updates on extra flights from Tokyo
The additional five services will add a total of more than 1,850 seats to some 9,700 seats already available on the airline’s seven daily flights from Tokyo during the four-day period.
The airline will continue to be guided by the advisories of the relevant authorities in Japan, Hong Kong and elsewhere that currently travel to Tokyo remains safe. As Hong Kong’s home carrier, Cathay Pacific will continue to monitor the situation closely and make changes to its operations as necessary to meet demand for seats out of Tokyo.
The additional flights from Narita (Tokyo) to Hong Kong are as follows:
| Date | Flight Number | Departure (local time) | Arrival (local time) | Additional seats |
| 18 March | CX2505 | 2055 | 0105+1 | 379 |
| 18 March | CX2509 | 2150 | 0200+1 | 336 |
| 19 March | CX2509 | 2150 | 0200+1 | 379 |
| 20 March | CX2509 | 2150 | 0200+1 | 379 |
| 21 March | CX2509 | 2150 | 0200+1 | 379 |
Cathay Pacific will continue to operate its scheduled services to and from Tokyo, with four non-stop flights to Narita, one flight via Taipei to Narita and two flights to Haneda.
Cathay Pacific also announced that, with immediate effect, the availability of the special one-way fare of HK$5,755 from Japan to Hong Kong will be extended to 27 March 2011. Passengers can contact our reservations staff in Hong Kong on +852 2747-1888 or Japan 0034-800-100171.
Fundraising and Relief Efforts
Cathay Pacific is working on a number of fronts to provide relief to those affected by the events in Japan. A staff appeal has been launched at the airline and its subsidiaries with more than HK$1 million donated in the first week, which will be matched dollar for dollar by the company and donated to the Red Cross. Today the airline shipped more than 3,600 blankets to Japan with more to follow soon. The airline will channel in-flight donations to its Change for Good programme from 24 March to 8 April 2011 to help UNICEF's relief effort.
