Cathay Pacific will launch direct flights to Munich and will return to Brussels in summer 2025, providing travellers with non-stop connections between Hong Kong and two of Europe’s major centres.
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Cathay Pacific’s debut passenger service to Munich is set to launch on 16 June 2025 with 4 flights per week, marking the airline’s second route to Germany alongside its daily service to Frankfurt. Meanwhile, the direct flights between Hong Kong and Brussels are set to return on 3 August 2025.
Both the Munich and Brussels services will be operated using Airbus A350-900 aircraft, providing customers with fully flat beds in Business, spacious seats in Premium Economy and comfort in Economy cabins.
In summer 2025, Cathay Pacific will be operating up to 93 return passenger flights per week to Europe, up from 78 flights per week currently. In addition to 4 weekly return flights to Munich and Brussels, this also includes 5 daily flights to London, daily flights to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Manchester, Milan, Paris and Zurich, and 4 weekly flights to each of Madrid and Barcelona, the latter being a summer seasonal service.
Customers travelling from Europe to Hong Kong can also connect to the Cathay Group’s network of destinations in Asia-Pacific via its home hub, including 19 destinations in the Chinese Mainland served by Cathay Pacific and low-cost carrier HK Express. Within 2025, it is projected that the Cathay Group’s extensive passenger network will reach 100 destinations worldwide.
Flight schedules for Cathay Pacific’s Hong Kong-Munich and Hong Kong-Brussels services are as follows (all times local):
