CX goes daily from Perth...

[Montague S]

effective October 26th, Friday & Wednesday flights leave at 0105am and all other days leave at 0055.

same eqpt that's already in service.

[Rhys Xanthis]

Well i guess we could see that coming considering QF only do 2 or 3 flights a week, and CX already did 4 or 5.

and good too, makes a european connection via HK easier with a daily flight.

Times for the departures/arrivals are also pretty good, late night arrival into per and early morning into hk (if you can sleep in a plane of course!)

[Montague S]

how does it make a European connection easier? with the exception of LHR all CX Europe flights leave at midnight or there abouts, that's around 18hrs after you land in HK on your flight from Perth.

before they switched to night departures from Perth the flights used to arrive at 9pm into HK which connected with flights to the US, Africa & Europe.

[Tim C]

Plenty of talk around of flights being reduced etc all over the rest of the country. Good to see ypph is a exception with more flights being announced every 2nd day almost.

[Rhys Xanthis]

Plenty of talk around of flights being reduced etc all over the rest of the country. Good to see ypph is a exception with more flights being announced every 2nd day almost.
Well i think the whole philosophy of Perth being a hub into Asia may be becoming a reality, especially when we get the new integrated terminal.

[Andi O]

Well i think the whole philosophy of Perth being a hub into Asia may be becoming a reality, especially when we get the new integrated terminal.

Perth become a hub to Asia from where??

I can't see too many east coasters, South Africans or Antarcticans "hubbing" through Perth to get to Asia. :rolleyes:

Perth always has been and always will be a "spoke".

[Andi O]

Plenty of talk around of flights being reduced etc all over the rest of the country. Good to see ypph is a exception with more flights being announced every 2nd day almost.

Melbourne has just gained Daily Etihad, another Norfolk, Air Vanuatu Garuda and Pacific blue flights.

Brisbane has gained a heap of Pacific Blue flights, Cathay Pacific and Emirates.

Sydney have just gained extra Viva Macau, Singapore, Etihad and Emirates A380 flights.

Hardly what you would call a "reduction" in services everywhere else.

[Rhys Xanthis]

Perth become a hub to Asia from where??

I can't see too many east coasters, South Africans or Antarcticans "hubbing" through Perth to get to Asia. :rolleyes:

Perth always has been and always will be a "spoke".

Well it was talked about and has been for a long time that is was hoped Perth would be a gateway into Asia for east coasters mostly..i never understood the principle myself and thought it was stupid, but these extra flights and some others make me think that it may be starting to happen in a small way...albeit the fact its pretty stupid:p

[Michael Mak]

Well it was talked about and has been for a long time that is was hoped Perth would be a gateway into Asia for east coasters mostly..i never understood the principle myself and thought it was stupid, but these extra flights and some others make me think that it may be starting to happen in a small way...albeit the fact its pretty stupid:p
Why would a east coaster fly all the way to Perth just to fly to Asia? The ticket to Perth is firstly not cheap and secondly a waste of at least 6 hours.

[Rhys Xanthis]

Why would a east coaster fly all the way to Perth just to fly to Asia? The ticket to Perth is firstly not cheap and secondly a waste of at least 6 hours.

I know, hence why i thought it was a stupid idea.

Dont shoot me! I didnt make it up!

[Tim C]

Rhys,

A little thought before you post would not go astray. Im all for enthusiasm but every post seems to be clogged up with your good ideas.

Cheers

[Grant Smith]

Rhys,

A little thought before you post would not go astray. Im all for enthusiasm but every post seems to be clogged up with your good ideas.

Cheers


I think "good" should have been put in inverted commas...

;)

[D Chan]

how does it make a European connection easier? with the exception of LHR all CX Europe flights leave at midnight or there abouts, that's around 18hrs after you land in HK on your flight from Perth.

CX seems to be doing very well into Australia with the A330s.
Considering the number of Poms in Perth the schedule seems to be good for those connecting on CX257 HKG-LHR departing 09:20.

About the 10 minute difference on different days of the week - probably due to aircraft rotation?

[Ryan N]

http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_AU/aboutus/pressroomdetails?refID=f1bf7db8911bb110VgnVCM10000 00ad21c39____

Cathay Pacific announces further capacity redeployment spurred by high fuel prices
11 August 2008


Cathay Pacific Airways today announced a new round of capacity redeployment to help offset the impact of high fuel prices on the airline. The move includes reducing the number of the flights to North America by 10, while adding eight new flights to Australia and upgrading to a bigger aircraft for 14 European flights each week. Overall, the changes result in no change in planned capacity at the airline.

This is the second wave of redeployment brought about by the need to limit the impact of high fuel prices and switch aircraft to routes with greater revenue potential. In July the carrier announced it will add four new flights a week to Dubai and Bahrain, while reducing Toronto services by three a week and Vancouver by four a week. In addition, New Zealand will go back to a twice-daily service from the winter while the service between Hong Kong and Riyadh will fly direct, rather than route through Bahrain.

Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Tony Tyler said: “The extent of the impact fuel prices are having on our business was underlined when we announced a loss of HK$663 million in our interim results last week. We have to maximise our earnings during this difficult period which is why are moving our capacity. However, while we are reducing services on some routes, we will continue to maintain the integrity of our network, reshaping it where necessary to ensure we fly aircraft to where we can cover our costs and also make some money.”

In the latest redeployment, the carrier will suspend the daily CX884/5 service to and from Los Angeles with effect from 26 October. The route will then operate as a double-daily service until winter 2009 when the suspended service will be reinstated on four days a week, moving back to daily by December 2009.

In Canada, the Vancouver route will be served by 14 flights a week instead of 17 as the CX836/5 service will be suspended from 26 October. The airline currently operates three flights daily but this will drop to 17 with effect from 16 September.

Consistently high demand to Australia is leading the airline to considerably enhance its services to the country. Perth will become a daily service with two additional flights a week from 26 October, while Brisbane will move from a daily service to 10 flights a week. Sydney, currently served by 25 flights a week, will move to four flights each day.

In a move to maximise revenue potential on key European routes, Cathay Pacific will also upgrade two existing services. The daily flight to Amsterdam will change from an A340-300 to the larger Boeing 747-400 from 26 October, as will the daily CX253/4 flight to and from London.

Cathay Pacific is committed to continuing to develop Hong Kong’s position as one of the world’s leading international aviation hubs. Earlier in the year the airline added 20 flights a week to India to help further develop its home city’s hub role.