Cathay Pacific opens Hong Kong–Almaty — first flight 9 January 2027

Cathay Pacific has opened bookings for a new Hong Kong–Almaty route, with the first flight set for 9 January 2027. It will be Cathay’s first destination in Central Asia, and for now the only direct passenger link between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan — which is the part that actually matters if you have been looking at Central Asia from HKG and hitting a wall of connections.

Business cabin on a Cathay A330.
Business cabin on a Cathay A330 — the type planned for Almaty.
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Incident: EAT Leipzig A330 Engine Shutdown at Hong Kong

Date: November 24, 2024

Aircraft Details:

  • Type: Airbus A330-200
  • Registration: DALOS
  • Operator: EAT Leipzig
  • Callsign: BCS (Radio Telephony: Eurotrans)
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