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Cathay Pacific introduces daily flights between Colombo and Hong Kong
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|July 26, 2025
Starting 1 September 2025, Hong Kong's home carrier Cathay Pacific will be operating daily return flights — up from the current five flights per week — between Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.
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These flights will be operated by the airline's Airbus A330-300 aircraft, offering fully flat beds in Business class and spacious seats in Economy.
Customers wishing to continue their journey to onward destinations can also take this opportunity to connect to flights to other cities via Cathay Pacific's home hub, Hong Kong. These include destinations in the Chinese Mainland, including the wider Greater Bay Area, as well as other popular Asian destinations in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and more.
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