Chinese airline Cathay Pacific is set to relaunch routes to South Africa around August this year, the carrier has announced.
Based in Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific announced on Monday that it was going to resume direct flights between the Chinese territory and South Africa.
The service will restart on August 2, and will be operated three times a week, with Johannesburg being the South African main terminal.
Cathay Pacific’s regional marketing and sales head: of South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa Anand Yedery said they are eager to welcome their customers from the South African country.
“We are eager to not only welcome our customers from South Africa to experience our warm Asian culture but also the comfort and efficiency when travelling onboard the Airbus A350-900,” said Yedery.
“With the removal of travel restrictions into Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, and with our connections to popular Asian destinations, we can aid customers to fulfil all their travel plans – whether it is to reunite with their loved ones or take that much-awaited holiday or for business.”
The flights will depart Hong Kong on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, at 00h40 and their flight code will be CX 749 – their scheduled time of arrival in Johannesburg will be at 07h35.
Cathay also said the return flights to Hong Kong, coded CX 748, will depart on those same days, at 11h20, arriving in Hong Kong at 06h00 the following day, local time (clients are warned to remember the time zone difference).
“The airline’s A350-900s are configured with 280 seats in three classes. These are business class (38 seats), premium economy class (28 seats), and economy class (214 seats),” reports Engineering News.
“The airline notes that the A350-900 has an “extra-wide” cabin, an innovative inflight entertainment system, and inflight connectivity.
Cathay Pacific highlighted that the A350-900 is a cutting-edge design with the latest aerodynamic refinements, innovative design and technology, and fuel efficiency.”
BusinessTech Africa discovered that the developments both improve passenger comfort and reduce the aircraft’s climate impact.
