{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1533982,
        "msgid": "cathay-to-increase-flight-frequency-to-se-asia-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-10-25 00:00:00",
        "title": "Cathay to increase flight frequency to SE Asia",
        "author": null,
        "source": "REUTERS",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Cathay to increase flight frequency to SE Asia HONG KONG (Reuters): Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it will increase its flights from Hong Kong to Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila and Sydney in its new winter schedule. Industry observers said the increases are being made despite Cathay suffering what it has described as its worst year for decades for passenger revenue. The new frequencies will also add substantially to Cathay's cargo-carrying capacity, industry sources said.",
        "content": "<p>Cathay to increase flight frequency to SE Asia<\/p>\n<p>HONG KONG (Reuters): Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it will<br>\nincrease its flights from Hong Kong to Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur,<br>\nSingapore, Manila and Sydney in its new winter schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Industry observers said the increases are being made despite<br>\nCathay suffering what it has described as its worst year for<br>\ndecades for passenger revenue. The new frequencies will also add<br>\nsubstantially to Cathay's cargo-carrying capacity, industry<br>\nsources said.<\/p>\n<p>Cathay plans to add three non-stop flights on its Hong Kong-<br>\nSydney route using Airbus A340 aircraft on Wednesdays, Fridays<br>\nand Saturdays from October 26, an airline statement said. The<br>\nincrease brings the number of flights between the two cities to<br>\n10 a week.<\/p>\n<p>Latest air transport statistics issued by Australia's<br>\nDepartment of Transport and Regional Development show Hong Kong-<br>\nSydney is Australia's third busiest route for air cargo, but<br>\ntonnage fell three percent for the year ended April 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Cathay flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays will also be added<br>\nto the Hong Kong-Kuala Lumpur route, lifting Cathay's flights on<br>\nthe route to 13 a week.<\/p>\n<p>The airline is adding another Monday flight to the Hong Kong-<br>\nJakarta route to bring its frequency to 14 flights a week, the<br>\nhighest of any carrier on the route, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>One additional non-stop flight between Hong Kong and Singapore<br>\na week will give customers a daily option of three non-stop<br>\nflights on the route.<\/p>\n<p>Four new flights -- on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and<br>\nSundays -- are also being added to the Hong Kong to Manila route,<br>\nbringing the number of Cathay flights on the route to 32 a week<br>\nby November 22.<\/p>\n<p>\"The increase in capacity is in response to customer demand<br>\nfor more frequencies within Asia. When Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong's<br>\nnew airport) opens in 1998, we aim to increase our operating<br>\nschedules to these destinations still further,\" said Patrick<br>\nYeung, Cathay's southeast Asia route manager.<\/p>\n<p>The new frequencies will start between October 26 and November<br>\n22, Cathay said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cathay-to-increase-flight-frequency-to-se-asia-1447893297",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}