Cathay Pacific will take over the Hong Kong-Kuala Lumpur routes beforehand held by regional arm Cathay Dragon, following final month’s resolution to shut down its Dragon offshoot.
Cathay deserted the busy 4-hour route in mid-2017, handing it over to Dragonair – the predecessor to Cathay Dragon – however, KL is now considered one of many former Dragon locations to be folded into the Cathay Pacific community.
A spokesperson for Cathay Pacific confirmed that the airline will step again into the Hong Kong – Kuala Lumpur hall.
Hanoi, Fukuoka, and Kaohsiung may even come below Cathay’s wing, experiences The South China Morning Post.
Cathay Dragon’s community lined some 50 locations throughout Asia, with around half of these being in mainland China.
The routes can be cut up between Cathay Pacific, which can concentrate on premium visitors, and Cathay’s low-cost arm HK Specific, for locations with a price-sensitive and predominately leisure market.
“We’ve got already launched functions with totally different authorities in Hong Kong and abroad to ensure we safe the required approval to proceed to among the Cathay Dragon locations,” Cathay Pacific govt director Ronald Lam Siu-for informed The South China Morning Publish.
Many of the former Cathay Dragon routes are anticipated to stay in Cathay’s lap, though many can be contested by start-up Higher Bay Airlines, which hopes to launch in mid-2021 and turn out to be a brand new challenger for Cathay Pacific.
In associated information, Cathay Dragon’s first Airbus A321neo arrived in Hong Kong earlier this month dressed within the livery of the now-defunct airline.
Will probably be repainted in Cathay Pacific stripe earlier than it takes to the air and introduces passengers to its new regional business class.
Cathay Pacific declined to share particulars on when the A321neo would start business flights, and which routes it might serve.
