[新聞] 國泰航空考慮重返倫敦Gatwick機場

[nyrnu (新春愉快 羊羊如意)]

國泰航空考慮重返倫敦Gatwick機場

由於 London Heathrow 的起降已不太可能再取得.
因此國泰或有可能在A350到位後, 重開 Gatwick 航班.


PS--其實長榮也可考慮復飛 Gatwick 啊--趁CI在明年下半年都會是弱弱的時候哩.
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http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/102301/
cathay-to-return-to-london-gatwick-with-a350

Cathay to return to London Gatwick with A350?

Published: 23/11/2015   - Filed under: News

Cathay Pacific is set to announce an A350-900 service to London Gatwick,
Business Traveller understands.

The airline currently operates five daily flights from Hong Kong to Heathrow.

It would add a sixth London service to Gatwick due to limited slots at LHR,
in a move that would mark the first time Cathay has flown to LGW since 1993.

Cathay Pacific A350-900

In August, Cathay began canvassing opinion from frequent flyers on the route.

The same month, the CAPA Centre for Aviation reported: "Cathay... flagged the
A350's opportunity to open new routes, including the European destinations of
London Gatwick (supplementing existing five daily London Heathrow service),
Copenhagen and Madrid."

Now, in an interview with Flight Global, Rupert Hogg, Cathay's chief
operating officer, said: "The -900s will primarily be targeted at helping the
airline open new points in Europe, and to add a second or third frequency to
existing destinations such as Milan and Amsterdam."

When Business Traveller contacted Cathay Pacific for comment, the airline
would not confirm the date that it will take delivery of the A350 (it is
February), where its first destination will be (Auckland), when Cathay
stopped flying to Gatwick (1993) and whether it will fly to Gatwick (we think
it will).

The carrier did send the following statement: "Cathay Pacific is always
looking for opportunities to strengthen our flight operations between Hong
Kong and Europe to provide even better flight frequency and connectivity for
leisure and frequent business travellers."

Gatwick, meanwhile, said it could not comment.

The new Gatwick route may have become more attractive to Cathay as a result
of its new deliveries of A350-900 aircraft. It has fewer seats to fill than
the Boeing 777 and is more fuel efficient.

Cathay has 22 A350-900s and 26 A350-1000s on order. The first of the
A350-900s will arrive next year and will feature a three-class configuration
with 38 seats in business (1-2-1), 28 in premium economy (2-3-2), and 214 in
economy (see news, March 18).

The first route for the A350-900 has been confirmed as Auckland and other
possible routes include Dusseldorf (currently served by a B777-300ER - see
news, September 4), Perth, and perhaps Manchester.

Since British Airways is moving from the North to the South Terminal in
November 2016 to make way for Easyjet (see news, January 23), it seems likely
that Cathay will also be using the South Terminal so it can use the BA
lounges which will open there. BA's lounges in the North Terminal will shut
in January (see news, September 22).

Cathay’s first flights to the UK were to London Gatwick in the 1980s and it
withdrew from the route in 1993.

cathaypacific.com

Tom Otley

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推 jim19911126: 不是有各種小道指出CI要重返LHR嗎XD
推 immortalqq: CI的LHR是忍痛才退的啊(虧太兇)
推 doraemon129K: 國泰感覺從保守轉為勇於開發市場
→ doraemon129K: 以前國泰開航線都蠻謹慎的
推 sirius1960: 希望CI的LHR可以復航啊啊啊
推 AdPiG: CI的飛機不是都不夠用了還要開LHR喔?
推 kenny53: CI不是說等350進來嗎？！
推 jay1089: 想當初也有搭上CI首航倫敦那波
推 wgus: 應該會開
推 gitans: CI重開LHR，之前的時間帶還有保留嗎？