Cathay Pacific has announced it will offer more choice and flexibility to the UK then ever before, with up to six services a day between Hong Kong and London in 2017. Manchester will also see receive an additional fifth weekly flight and become an all-A350 service in June, meaning passengers will be able to experience more options and greater comfort.
Gatwick
Gatwick has been served by the A350 since September and will become a daily operation from 1st June 2017. Together Heathrow, there will be up to six daily non-stop flights between Hong Kong and London with Cathay Pacific – more than any other carrier.
Manchester
The airline’s Manchester services will increase to five-times-weekly from 2nd June 2017 and the city will become the second Cathay Pacific destination after Gatwick to receive the A350. The A350 will replace the current Boeing 777-300ER on all flights between Hong Kong and Manchester.
Business Class onboard the A350 features lie-flat seats in a 1-2-1 configuration split over two cabins – 30 in the front forward cabin and just eight in the smaller rear cabin. The seat has an 18.5-inch personal television accompanied by a 4.3-inch video handset, so passengers can see the flight map on one and watch a film on the other. In addition to the latest seats and an enhanced inflight entertainment system, the aircraft is Wi-Fi equipped, meaning passengers can get online throughout their journey.
Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Ivan Chu said: “The UK is a very important market for us, one which we have served for over 35 years. Our additional Airbus A350-operated frequencies to Gatwick and Manchester underline the deep-rooted commitment we have to providing both business and leisure passengers with increased convenience and superior in-flight products, which give travellers even more reasons to choose Cathay Pacific.”
Cathay Pacific has also reopened its newly renovated lounge at Heathrow, featuring separate First and Business Class areas, eight shower suites and floor-to-ceiling views of the runway.
To book your seat in Cathay Pacific’s A350 Business Class, call SkyClub on 0207 255 1234 for a better quote.
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