Cathay Pacific brings back daily flights to Perth

Cathay Pacific has resumed daily services to Perth Airport for the first time since the pandemic. The Hong Kong-based carrier is now flying 294-seat Boeing 777-300ER aircraft into Perth. This is an upgrade from its five-days-weekly A350-900 service, which offered 280 seats each way as of 6 December, up from the previous three flights per week. The daily Cathay Pacific flights arrive in Perth as CX171 at 10:50pm and depart as CX140 at 12:10am. Perth Airport’s chief commercial & aviation officer, Kate Holsgrove, said the return to a daily service is an important step in Perth’s recovery from COVID-19. “Business travellers, students, tourists and those visiting family and friends are key focus sectors between Perth and Hong Kong,” Holsgrove said, adding that the carrier had been an “important airline partner” to Perth for more than 50 years. “Cathay Pacific now provides more than 214,000 seats to the Perth market and also provides local exporters with crucial cargo capacity between Perth and Hong Kong and North Asia. “Cathay Pacific has excellent connections to 200 destinations worldwide including Asia, Europe and North America, offering Western Australians access to a range of travel destinations.”<br/>