Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that it will add flights to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France and Japan, as part of the airline’s plan to reinstate more passenger capacity in line with continued strong demand. From November this year, flights will be added on routes to Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Cairns, Auckland, Toronto and Osaka. For its service between Hong Kong and Paris, the airline aims to gradually increase the number of flights to 11 per week by December this year.

Tony Tyler, Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific Airways said, “We aim to increase overall passenger capacity by about four per cent for the Cathay Pacific Group, returning to 2008 pre-financial crisis levels. The increased frequencies will offer passengers greater choice and further strengthen connections through Hong Kong. Together with our new Milan and Moscow services, launched respectively in March and July this year, these service enhancements will certainly boost Hong Kong’s position as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs.”