Moscow / Hong Kong
I have heard the following said about 'Cathay's Return to Manchester':
The flights will actually be operated by Aeroflot from Manchester to Moscow, using SU aircraft and crew, but codesharing with Cathay Pacific. The onward connection, from Moscow to Hong Kong, will then be operated with the same flight number, but by alternating CX and SU aircraft on different days of the week.
So Manchester may not 'quite' be getting a 'real' direct service to Hong Kong...
Anyone know any more about this?