Cathay Pacific has now confirmed that the airline will add a new seasonal Cape Town service, effective November, 2018.
The airline has added a new seasonal Cape Town service, which will contribute towards the growth of tourism in South Africa
Cathay Pacific will launch a seasonal non-stop service to cosmopolitan Cape Town later this year, directly linking one of South Africa’s biggest business and leisure tourism destinations with Hong Kong, for the very first time.
The three-times-weekly service launches on 13 November 2018 until 18 February 2019 and will run alongside Cathay Pacific’s existing daily non-stop flights to Johannesburg. The new service will be operated by state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
Details of the new Cape Town service between 13 November 2018 and 18 February 2019 are as follows (all times local):
Flights will depart Hong Kong on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 23h45, arriving in Cape Town at 08h05 the following day. The Return service will depart Cape Town on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11h05, arriving in Hong Kong at 06h55 the following day.