Destination cancelled?
 

Hello Hong-Kong

One quick question, could you please tell me which destinations has CX stopped flying to recently (if there are any...) ?

Thank you

Plus, for those of us who prefer to fly up the front, Amsterdam, Toronto, Rome, Auckland. :(

Manchester is still temporarily suspended!

Up the front???
Could you explain that Christep?

FCL probably....;)

Indeed - sorry I meant in First. Obviously that's not quite as near the front as you guys (well for the 'bus drivers at least).

Stockholm some years back.

Further back there was Jesselton, Brunei, Darwin, Vientiane, Siem Riep, Phnom Pen, Kuching, Rangoon, Calcutta, plus Hanoi & Saigon that are now back on line.

Port Moresby around 15 years ago.

When did CX fly to Stockholm? Any chance they will fly to Scandinavia in the next couple of years?

B-HLQ

Port Moresby may have been longer than 15 years ago as I think it was done with the 707. May be wrong.

As to Stockholm..again could be wrong but think it was only on line for less than 6 months in the early 90's.

MAN is online! Or don't freighters count?

In the last 15 years or so - IST/ZRH/STO/LGW/BKI/SHA/DHA/ORY/KHH. CMB and KHI have been suspended for security for periods. ORY and LGW just a switch of airports to CDG/LHR

SPK dropped, but then restarted, ditto PEK

STO - April 95 to Jun 96 via FRA.

Speaking of 707, can you confirm that it was CX's first jet?
The things you have to learn for an interview.... :sad:

I think it was the Convair 880.

Altyre

DC3 including a DC2.5 in the early days.
DC4 (one shot down near Hainan and replaced)
DC6 & 6B (one of each)
L188 Electra (two)

First pure jet was the Convair 880. One ended up in HK Harbour after losing nose gear tread and control on takeoff. One blown up over South Vietnam by a Thai Airport security guard to claim insurance on his de-facto wife and daughter. First A/C came from the factory while the rest came from various places including CAT of Taiwanm, Viasa of Venezuela and JAL. Think there was about 8 in total including the two that were lost.

707's all from Northwest. About a dozen in total.

Naha in Okinawa has also been dropped. The inaugural flight via Taipei took place on Oct 2, 1967; VR-HFZ CV880 crewed by Capt. Norm Marsh, Simon Creasy and yours truly. Regrettably VR-HFZ was the aircraft blown out of the sky over Pleiku on June 15, 1972 with the loss of 84 lives.

only if you are a box!!!!