Cathay Group is offering customers even greater choice when travelling between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland this summer with an enhanced schedule providing close to 300 return flights per week during the peak period.
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With a focus on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Yangtze River Delta regions, both major national strategic areas, Cathay continues to boost flight capacity and provide thoughtfully planned flight schedules to ensure frequent and convenient travel services throughout the day to Beijing and Shanghai. Meanwhile, the Group has also increased flight frequencies to other key Chinese Mainland cities to meet the significant demand for leisure and business travel.
Beijing: Increasing to seven daily return flights to Beijing Capital International Airport, together with a daily flight to Beijing Daxing International Airport operated by HK Express, for a total of 56 return flights per week to Beijing’s two major international airports.
Shanghai: Increasing to eight daily return flights to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, along with 11 return flights per week to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. In total, Cathay Pacific will operate 67 return flights per week between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Zhengzhou, Ningbo, Haikou, Chongqing: Each increasing from four return flights per week to daily flights, with HK Express also operating daily flights to Ningbo this summer, significantly enhancing flight frequencies between Hong Kong and these popular destinations.
Other routes with more flights: Flights to Hangzhou are increasing to four return flights per day, flights to Nanjing are increasing to twice per day, flights to Wenzhou are increasing to 10 per week, and flights to Wuhan are increasing to 12 per week.
In addition, Cathay Pacific will be launching direct flights between Hong Kong and Urumqi from 28 April. Together with HK Express, the Cathay Group will operate close to 300 return flights per week between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland during the peak period this summer – nearly 40% more than in 2024 – reinforcing connectivity between Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and the world.
Cathay Group is also expanding its global network to solidify Hong Kong’s status as a leading international aviation hub. The Group is adding 13 destinations to its network this year, including Hyderabad, Dallas, Urumqi, Rome, Munich and Brussels for Cathay Pacific, and Sendai, Nha Trang, Ishigaki, Komatsu, Cheongju, Daegu and Miyako (Shimojishima) for HK Express, with more announcements to come.