HKG-KIX since April 2024 - only 3 return flights per day?
Jan 19, 2024, 10:18 am
#1
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HKG-KIX since April 2024 - only 3 return flights per day?
Planning a trip to Japan in coming Easter holiday, and I notice that there are only 3 return flights (edit: direct flight operate by CX) from KIX to HKG since April 2024, all are 333 without PEY.
Just wondering is it a normal schedule pre-COVID, and is there any chance that the timetable is still tentative with more flights & even equipment swap?
Just wondering is it a normal schedule pre-COVID, and is there any chance that the timetable is still tentative with more flights & even equipment swap?
Last edited by im359; Jan 19, 2024 at 7:09 pm
Jan 19, 2024, 1:37 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2023
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I looked in the schedule for both late April and May and see six per day (one with a no-aircraft-change stop, five nonstop), up from the current number?
e.g.:
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...F0aW9uPWZhbHNl
e.g.:
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...F0aW9uPWZhbHNl
Jan 19, 2024, 7:10 pm
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Jan 19, 2024, 8:39 pm
#5
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Jan 20, 2024, 1:18 am
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But one more strange thing is, while there are only 4 flights KIX-HKG (1 of them 1 stop), there are 5 flights HKG-KIX (1 of them 1 stop) during the same period, so where is that extra machine goes...?
This tentative schedule is very weird...
This tentative schedule is very weird...
Jan 20, 2024, 3:57 am
#10
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Think they're restricting inventory in one direction...596 is the one that's missing and the aircraft on 596 usually flies 561/595 back to hkg
Jan 20, 2024, 5:04 am
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Feb 9, 2024, 9:54 am
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Sorry to push up the old post but now CX595 re-appear in the timetable from April onward, replacing CX561, albeit all flights are still 333 so may have equipment change later
Feb 10, 2024, 8:19 am
#13
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Honestly CX schedule is still a mess beyond April 2024.
There are plenty of zeroed out flights across the whole network.
I booked a mutl-city KUL-HKG-LHR-HKG-KUL and am still expecting the worst.
Hopefully CX can settle on a confirmed schedule soon, but with the ongoing issues with pilots and crew shortage, I have a feeling that CX is having plenty of troubles.
Year of Dragon proves to be a difficult one for CX!
Carfield
There are plenty of zeroed out flights across the whole network.
I booked a mutl-city KUL-HKG-LHR-HKG-KUL and am still expecting the worst.
Hopefully CX can settle on a confirmed schedule soon, but with the ongoing issues with pilots and crew shortage, I have a feeling that CX is having plenty of troubles.
Year of Dragon proves to be a difficult one for CX!
Carfield
Feb 10, 2024, 2:11 pm
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Honestly CX schedule is still a mess beyond April 2024.
There are plenty of zeroed out flights across the whole network.
I booked a mutl-city KUL-HKG-LHR-HKG-KUL and am still expecting the worst.
Hopefully CX can settle on a confirmed schedule soon, but with the ongoing issues with pilots and crew shortage, I have a feeling that CX is having plenty of troubles.
Year of Dragon proves to be a difficult one for CX!
Carfield
There are plenty of zeroed out flights across the whole network.
I booked a mutl-city KUL-HKG-LHR-HKG-KUL and am still expecting the worst.
Hopefully CX can settle on a confirmed schedule soon, but with the ongoing issues with pilots and crew shortage, I have a feeling that CX is having plenty of troubles.
Year of Dragon proves to be a difficult one for CX!
Carfield
Feb 10, 2024, 8:17 pm
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April is not that far away! What's the reason behind the pilot and crew shortage and what's the expected timeframe to resolve this? I think I read that CX expects to reach pre-pandemic capacity by the end of 2024, but your comment is leading me to think that won’t be possible.
