Cathay Pacific Flies Into New Territory with Flights to Christchurch

Dec. 1, 2017

When Cathay Pacific flight CX123 lands in Christchurch early tomorrow morning, it will be breaking new ground.

The airline has been flying to Auckland for the past 35 years, but the new seasonal service will directly link the South Island to Hong Kong for the first time.

The airline will fly three times a week for the next three months, adding another 11,000 seats and boosting the South Island economy by an estimated $12 million.

Cathay will use a near-new Airbus A350XWB, the same type of aircraft it introduced to the Auckland service just over a year ago.

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