Australians have a new one-stop, single-carrier option to Israel following the start of Cathay Pacific’s services to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport.
The inaugural four times weekly flight took off from Hong Kong on Sunday, with CX675 operated by Airbus A350-900 B-LRG.
The flights have been scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and operate as an overnight service from Hong Kong. The reciprocal CX676 takes off from Tel Aviv at 1350 for an early morning arrival in Hong Kong the next day.
The service will run five times a week between September and November in response to customer bookings.
“We have been highly encouraged by the overwhelming reception that our new Tel Aviv service has received,” Cathay Pacific director for corporate development and IT Paul Loo said in a statement.
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