Cathay Pacific is planning to scale up its flight services to and from India to 14 services per week, starting from January next year. Cathay Pacific is set to increase the frequency of its flight services from Mumbai and Delhi to five and seven flights, respectively, per week from January onwards, the airline said.
From February 2022, the number of per week flights to and from India will go up to 15 from nine at present, Cathay Pacific said in a statement.
Anand Yedery, regional marketing, and sales head for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa at Cathay Pacific said: “We announce the increase in the frequency of flights from Mumbai and Delhi to cater to the rising demand, as well as the introduction of the A350-900 on the Bengaluru-Hong Kong route.”
The airline will operate an Airbus A350-900 aircraft on its Bangalore-Hong Kong route, first time by the airline in the country, offering 280 seats, comprising 38 in business, 28 in premium economy and the remaining 214 in economy class.
At present, Cathay Pacific operates a total of nine flights out of India per week. From January 2023 onwards the airline will be operating 14 flights per week and February onwards 15 flights per week, providing connectivity to Hong Kong and beyond from Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, Cathay Pacific said.