Cathay Pacific sees demand in India's aviation market

Dec. 3, 2012
International carrier Cathay Pacific is growing fast in India and sees strong demand in the aviation market in the country despite world aviation being at its low point, a top airline official said here Monday. Tom Wright, Cathay Pacific country maanager, South Asia, Middle East and Africa, said the airlines was ahead of its competitors in India. He was talking to reporters while announcing the launch of direct flight between Hyderabad and Hong Kong.

International carrier Cathay Pacific is growing fast in India and sees strong demand in the aviation market in the country despite world aviation being at its low point, a top airline official said here Monday. Tom Wright, Cathay Pacific country maanager, South Asia, Middle East and Africa, said the airlines was ahead of its competitors in India. He was talking to reporters while announcing the launch of direct flight between Hyderabad and Hong Kong.

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific became the first airline to connect the two cities. It will operate four flights a week. The first flight from Hong Kong will be given the traditional water canon salute on arrival at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here Dec 2. The Airbus A330-300 aircraft will have both business and economy class configuration.The potential in this market is tremendous. The influx of IT and pharmaceutical companies into the city has made Hyderabad one of the fastest growing markets. We already see strong corporate and student traffic and believe there is real potential for leisure traffic, said Wright.Hyderabad became sixth city in India to be served by Cathay Pacific and its sister airline Dragonair. Cathay Pacific operates to Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai while Dragonair has daily flight to Bangalore and the recently launched four-time weekly service to Kolkatta. With the launch of this flight, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair together operate 46 flights a week between India and Hong Kong.

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