CX Increases Flights To Brisbane

[David B.]

Evening All,

There's some good and bad news... first the good news...

It's official, Cathay Pacific is introducing 4 extra nonstop HKG-BNE-HKG services in October. A late night departure from BNE will allow for an early morning arrival into Hong Kong. Schedule for the new service is as follows:

CX156 BNE/HKG 00.50/07.30 330 S/M/W/F
CX157 HKG/BNE 12.35/23.20 330 S/T/T/S

Now comes the bad news... here's me getting my hopes up thinking that the extra services would be flown by 3-class 333s or the 33Bs - noooo... there goes that idea. According to EF, services will be operated by everyone's favourite CX aircraft - the regional-configured A330-300s.

Well I can't complain, CX are increasing services.. just a shame they couldn't have at least introduced some sort of lie-flat J seat to BNE.

Cheers

[Stefan Perkas]

Just found out, that CX are going to upgrade aircraft on certain routes to Australia From Oct 26th.

Brisbane
CX 156/157 will become a mixture of A340-300 2 class and 3 class
CX 102/103 (even Cairns) will become a 3 class A330-300's

Sydney
Will become new interior A330-300 (LAE,F,G,H) and upgraded to 4x daily

Melbourne
CX 135/134 Will become new interior A330-300 (LAE,F,G,H)
CX 105/104 will be upgraded to A340-300's (2 class)
CX 163/168 will remain the same aircraft A330-300's (3 class)

Adelaide
CX105/104 will be upgraded to a A340-300 (2 class)

Perth
Remains unchanged but is listed on CX schedules as EQV