Cathay Pacific to reopen HK flights to London next week
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Cathay Pacific Airways yesterday announced that it would resume one-way flight service from Hong Kong to London from Tuesday next week, adding that flights from the UK to Hong Kong would remain suspended.
The airline suspended flights between the territory and the UK on Dec. 21 due to the severity of a new strain of COVID-19 first reported in the UK.
One-way flights to London are to depart on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday next week, as well as on Jan. 18, Jan. 21 and Jan. 24, the company said.
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