Cathay Pacific’s New Seating for Flyers on India-Hong Kong Route

In good news to travellers looking for air tickets on flights between India and Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific is all ready to offer its award-winning Business and Premium Economy Class cabins to the flyers.

The popular flight route of Delhi-Hong Kong will be the first one in India to have the new seating style by the airline. It will be introduced on October 29, 2012, offering wonderful option to flyers who seek tickets on flights between the two destinations. The retrofitted Airbus 330-300 will have seating configuration that will include 39 Business Class seats, 28 Premium Economy and 175 Economy seats for passengers seeking tickets on flights bound to India.

In phases, the airline will launch the new seating cabins on other routes of the country too. Flights to Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai from Hong Kong will possibly have the reconfiguration next, following Delhi. 

Cathay Pacific’s Business Class has been voted as World’s Best Business Class in the 2012 Skytrax World Airline Awards and is considered to offer more privacy to passengers with flights tickets. The airline’s Premium Economy is an enhancement the existing economy seats on India flights, and offer more space and seat pitch.

The airline is also preparing to treat flyers, who opt for comparatively cheap tickets for its economy class seats to India. Ticket buyers will be able to enjoy more space and storage area, high resolution touch screen television, a USB outlet and an iPod/iPhone outlet.

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Cathay Pacific Launches New Flights On India-Hong Kong Route

British travellers looking forward to book flights to Hong Kong for business and leisure travel with an en route stopover at India will very soon be able to sample an incredible slice of stimulating cultural experiences at Hyderabad.

Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific is all set to introduce its new direct flight to India connecting Hyderabad and Hong Kong. The airline will start operating on its new route from December 2012.

The airline plans to operate the route four times a week with A330-300 aircraft that will feature 44 business class and 267 economy class seats. The higher number of economy class seats will ensure that budget travellers who are often to be seen in a look out for relatively cheap flight tickets with the popular full service carrier are a happy lot.

Airline’s first flight to India connecting Hyderabad from Hong Kong will arrive at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on December 01, 2012.

Hyderabad will be Cathay Pacific’s sixth destination in the country. The carrier already offers flights to India connecting Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai while its fully-owned subsidiary, Dragonair operates flights to Bangalore and is all set to start flights to India connecting Kolkata from November 2, 2012.

With the airline’s new flights to Hyderabad, its total frequency of flights to India will increase to 46 flights per week.

Hyderabad is not only a popular holiday destination that attracts Britons but the city has also emerged as country’s major technological hub.

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