Originally Posted by
ajeleonard
CX needs some 787-8s to make these secondary routes work with the yield it needs. There will be higher yield demand for a nonstop to HKG from these kind of places, but A359 is just too big and CX doesn't have the cost base or geographic advantage to compete against the ME4 for the lower yield connecting traffic
or CX should learn to develop and grow markets
They are launching in Christchurch this year
zero advertising, no one knows who Cathay is here
CZ on the other hand has adverts everywhere, and did roadshows in the malls...
Plane Size is not why CX is losing.. Look at Auckland CX used to fly 10 times a week year round, now it has declined to daily