Cathay Pacific announces capacity increase to Dubai spurred by the economic growth of UAE

Customers traveling to Hong Kong and beyond to China, Far East, USA, Canada & Australia shall have the option to choose between late afternoon and midnight non-stop flights to Hong Kong; the third daily flight shall operate via Mumbai with a three-class configuration.

With the vision of His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Almakhtoom, Dubai grows at a rapid pace.

Continuous development in real estates, leisure and entertainment industries, banking and finance sectors have led to an increase in passenger and cargo traffics between Dubai, Hong Kong and China.

With high demand of business and leisure traffic between Dubai and Mumbai, Cathay Pacific Airways shall further strengthen the route by operating Boeing 747-400 with the award-winning First Class suites (2008 World airline awards run by Sky trax), the newly designed flat-bed Business Class seats, and the enhanced Economy Class seats with Audio/Video-on-Demand in-flight entertainment system.

Mr. Clement Tam, Country Manager for UAE & Oman said:

"Given the remarkable growth of UAE and Dubai in particular, we have enhanced our operation in Dubai from 20 to 24 flights per week with effect from 1st October. This service enhancement between Dubai and Hong Kong, in the current climate of rising fuel costs, demonstrates Cathay Pacific's long-term commitment to Dubai and the local community."

"Together with Cathay Pacific and our sister airline Dragonair's extensive network to China and Asia, we shall bring Asia one step closer to the community in the Middle East."

During the Last thirty years, Cathay pacific has established itself as a truly premium international airline in the UAE and its expanding services reflect the maturation of UAE both as a business hub and important market for aviation Industry, it further reinstates the country's and airline's invested cooperation said Mr. Omar Saeed Alnaboodah, Chairman, Alnaboodah Commercial group of companies, GSA for Cathay Pacific.