CX a Manchester

[skyrobbie]

CX dovrebbe riprendere nel 2006 la rotta su Manchester lasciata da qualche anno. Il volo sarà via Mosca 3xw.

CX 237/6 HKG-SVO-MAN vv
Depart HKG 0015 Arrive SVO 0626 Depart 0750 Arrive MAN 0855
Depart MAN 1000 Arrive SVO 1655 Depart 1840 Arrive HKG 0810


A/C A340-300 2 class config.

Start 26 March 06 (?) Departing HKG MON/THU/SAT

[skyrobbie]

Ecco la conferma ufficiale della notizia direttamente dal sito del vettore:


Cathay Pacific announces service to Moscow and Manchester

Cathay Pacific Airways today announced it will, pending final government approvals, make history again as the first Hong Kong airline flying to Russia with the launch of a three-times-weekly service to Moscow, starting 27 March 2006.

From Moscow, Cathay Pacific’s service will continue onwards to Manchester, England. Cathay Pacific will be the only airline to offer a direct passenger service to Manchester from Hong Kong.

The announcement came a week after the airline placed its biggest ever order for new aircraft in order to add flights and new destinations.

The Moscow service will extend an existing codeshare agreement with Aeroflot - Russian Airlines, while the Manchester service marks a resumption of Cathay Pacific passenger flights to the city, which traditionally has strong ties with Hong Kong. The route will be operated with an Airbus A340-300.

Cathay Pacific Chief Executive Philip Chen said: “Cathay Pacific’s new Moscow and Manchester service adds yet another spoke to the Hong Kong hub. It strengthens the city’s ties to Europe and reinforces its position as the gateway to the Chinese Mainland. “

Mr Chen added: “Moscow is an exciting destination and our new service will offer Hong Kong passengers more choices and greater travel convenience to this great capital. With three new services to Manchester, we will operate an unmatched 31 flights every week from Hong Kong to the UK.”

Both the Moscow and Manchester services are expected to generate new hub traffic to and from Australia, New Zealand and around the region. Hong Kong’s gateway position will appeal to Russian businesses forging closer trade ties within the Pearl River Delta.

Cathay Pacific has operated codeshare flights to Moscow with Aeroflot since June 2004. Aeroflot currently operates the service with Boeing 767 aircraft. All services operated by both airlines will carry Aeroflot's "SU" and Cathay Pacific's "CX" prefixes.

Cathay Pacific last week announced its biggest ever order for new aircraft to grow its fleet and network. The airline made commitments for 16 advanced wide-body Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with purchase rights for 20 more. It also made commitments to acquire three Airbus A330-300s to operate regional routes.

Cathay Pacific currently operates 54 passenger services to five cities in Europe each week. It operates four flights a day to London, plus daily services to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, and five weekly flights to Rome. The airline serves 92 destinations world-wide.

[Airspeed]

Gli altri "aprono" sempre più i propri bilaterali...
...solo noi crediamo di fare i furbi con restrizioni pazzesche...

[landingFCO]

CX aveva già manifestato il suo interesse di volare su Mosca quest'anno. C'erano anche in circolazione orari, codici di volo, n° frequenze e tipo aeromobile, poi il progetto è slittato evidentemente all'anno prox mantendo nel frattempo il vecchio c/s con SU.
Inoltre il ritorno su MAN via 'qualche parte in Europa' è anche qui una cosa che circolava da diversi mesi.

Ho comunque come l'impressione che sia un'operativo molto prudenziale (3xweek abbinato a 2 città con 343) probabilmente per la fase di start-up. Se le cose andranno bene immagino che i voli verranno in seguito disgiunti.

Ciao

[skyrobbie]

Per CX Manchester è un ritorno, non è stato necessario modificare alcun accordo bilaterali UK-Hong Kong. Il volo qualche anno fa se non ricordo male, era operato via FRA o CDG.

[Airspeed]

Ah Ok, grazie per le precisazioni!