Cathay Pacific’s new A350 aircraft began long-haul flight operations with a flight to Dusseldorf on September 1.
The German city became the first long-haul destination to be served by a CX A350, when flight CX379 departed Hong Kong yesterday shortly after midnight. It touched down in Dusseldorf at 0640 local time. The return flight CX376 departed Dusseldorf at 1320 and arrived back in Hong Kong at 0635 earlier today.
CX then launched a new route to London Gatwick with the fuel-efficient aircraft: the flight took off early this morning (Sep 2), and touched down in the UK at 0710 local time. The new service, which runs four times weekly, will complement CX’s existing five-times-daily service to London Heathrow.
The summer schedule is
Flight no | From | To | Departure/Arrival | Days of operation |
CX343 | HKG | LGW | 0055/0630 | Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun |
CX344 | LGW | HKG | 1240/0705+1 | Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun |
Winter schedule in 2016
Flight no | From | To | Departure/Arrival | Days of operation |
CX343 | HKG | LGW | 0055/0550 | Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun |
CX344 | LGW | HKG | 1135/0705+1 | Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun |
CX now has four A350-900s in service. The A350 features a three-class configuration, with 38 seats in business (1-2-1), 28 in premium economy (2-4-2) and 214 in economy (3-3-3). For a detailed first look, see here.
For more information, visit cathaypacific.com
Clement Huang