5th Daily to London

[jetset]

Looks like CX is starting a 5th daily to London (http://www.4-traders.com/SWIRE-PACIFIC-LIMITED-1412612/news/Swire-Pacific-Limited-Cathay-Pacific-Adds-Fifth-Daily-Flight-to-London-Heathrow-16013100/)

[cxorcist]

Looks like a shot across the bow at Boeing. JS is saying... give us a great deal on the -8Is, or we will just increase frequencies with the 777 (and someday the A350) instead of buying the big metal. It's a believable bluff, but a bluff nonetheless because CX will need a bigger airplane to compete in the future.

[AQIS Boigu]

Good stuff of course but I am a little bit disappointed with the timings though...

I was rather expecting a 1pm departure to fill that gap between CX257 and CX253 out of HKG and similar a 3pm departure between the 1230 and the 1820 flight out of LHR.
My guess is that slots are the biggest issue when adding flights into LHR.

[geh065]

They can't pick and choose the slots they want. The only reason this is being launched at all is because Air New Zealand is pulling out of the HKG-LHR route as part of the partnership with CX they signed. This new flight is the slot time of the ANZ flight NZ38/39.

[boocs]

Qantas gift keeps giving, Cathay Pacific adds London flights | Plane Talking (http://blogs.crikey.com.au/planetalking/2013/02/07/qantas-gift-keeps-giving-cathay-pacific-adds-london-flights/)

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[Loopdeloop]

Hence the slightly odd 238/239 flight numbers.

[blacklabel92]

BA are hinting that the debut route for their new A380 will be LHR-HKG this winter. Could this have an influence?

[Pucka]

...of course it will..pax perception is good for the type and I hear that BA will improve EY seat pitch by another 2 inches..in line with EK.