A350-1000 regional routes
Jan 25, 2018, 3:05 am
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A350-1000 regional routes
A35K initial regional operation announced as follows:
"Cathay Pacific in this week’s schedule update filed planned regional operation by the new A350-1000XWB aircraft, set to enter service on 01AUG18. First flight on individual regional route, as of 25JAN18, as follows.
Hong Kong – Bangkok 02OCT18
Hong Kong – Manila 01AUG18 (Inaugural is CX907/906)
Hong Kong – Taipei Taoyuan 01AUG18 (First flight on 01AUG18 is CX472/473)"
As posted by Routesonline
"Cathay Pacific in this week’s schedule update filed planned regional operation by the new A350-1000XWB aircraft, set to enter service on 01AUG18. First flight on individual regional route, as of 25JAN18, as follows.
Hong Kong – Bangkok 02OCT18
Hong Kong – Manila 01AUG18 (Inaugural is CX907/906)
Hong Kong – Taipei Taoyuan 01AUG18 (First flight on 01AUG18 is CX472/473)"
As posted by Routesonline
Jan 25, 2018, 3:34 am
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Saw this and got excited ... booked CX 907 on August 1 a while back as a trip back to the PH for my birthday, what a nice gift from CX to give me a new plane by coincidence.
Jan 25, 2018, 4:22 am
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i wouldnt get too excited about their fleet plan in 7mths time... delays in delivery can happen easily....
Jan 25, 2018, 5:04 am
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Jan 25, 2018, 7:45 am
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I find it cool that CX likes to put its new long-haul aircraft into rotation on the HKG-TPE segment.....it was pretty neat flying the A359 hard product my entire return trip TPE-HKG-EWR a few weeks ago. Looks like one could fly the new 350-1000 IAD-HKG-TPE once that routing gets underway.....
Jan 25, 2018, 5:24 pm
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Jan 25, 2018, 8:43 pm
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At most the date will be pushed back due to delivery or operations and most likely the 351 aircraft will not last as a regular on this route beyond the first week or two.
Jan 25, 2018, 8:46 pm
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Jan 25, 2018, 9:07 pm
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Obviously not the commercial reason, just the PR reason ... but reason still, anyway the flight is 7 months from now and whether it's on an A330 regional or the A350-1000, I'm still taking it because it's the only time of the year I actually unplug from work for an extended time.
Feb 1, 2018, 6:48 am
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It looks like for most of the schedule. I have been looking for June and July and nothing. Not sure if it has anything to do with route switching to A350 as was plenty of availability the other day. Would appreciate any insight also.
Feb 1, 2018, 10:13 am
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I was on their A350 during the first month of service on the TPE route.... Seats were not working properly, inflight wifi was down, some toilets were not flushing... won't make that mistake again.. better to let them run in the planes first..