Cathay Pacific has launched long-haul operations with its Airbus A350-900s, deploying the new type on the London Gatwick and Düsseldorf routes.
The new Gatwick flight is operated four times a week.
Cathay already flies five times daily to London Heathrow and four times a week to Manchester.
The schedule for the new flight is as follows.
CX343 |
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays |
HKG 00:55 |
06:30 LGW |
CX344 |
LGW 12:35 |
06:55 HKG [+1] |
The airline has also replaced the Boeing 777-300ER flying the Düsseldorf route with the A350.
The Düsseldorf flight was launched in October 2015 and is operated four times a week. It is Cathay’s second destination in Germany after Frankfurt, which is served with a daily 777-300ER.
The schedule for Düsseldorf is as follows.
CX379 |
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays |
HKG 00:50 |
07:10 DUS |
CX344 |
DUS 13:25 |
06:35 HKG [+1] |