Cathay Pacific will launch flights from Hong Kong to Brussels, Copenhagen and Dublin in the summer of 2018.

“Growing our reach to new destinations that aren’t served from Hong Kong boosts the city’s status as Asia’s largest international hub and enables us to capture new and important sources of revenue,” said Rupert Hogg, chief executive officer of Cathay Pacific.

The Brussels flight will begin on March 25, 2018 and will be operated four times a week.

The Copenhagen service will be operated three times a week between May 2 and October 12, 2018.

The Dublin flight will commence on June 2, 2018 and will be operated four times a week.

All three flights will be operated with an Airbus A350-900, which is capable of carrying approximately 16 tonnes of cargo in its belly.

The schedules for the new flights are as follows.