Cathay Pacific returns to pre-pandemic: flights between Hong Kong and Milan will be daily from March 30
Two and a half years will have passed since the resumption of operations over Italy when, on March 30, 2025, Cathay Pacific will return to [...]

Two and a half years will have passed since the resumption of operations over Italy when, on March 30, 2025, Cathay Pacific will return to operating a daily frequency between its Hong Kong hub and Milan Malpensa Airport.
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The link had been reinstated, after two and a half years of suspension due to pandemic, in October 2022 with weekly frequencies that have since grown to five in Winter 2024-2025.
From next March 30 Will increase to seven at least through Summer 2025, that is, until Oct. 25, with flight CX 233 leaving Hong Kong at 00:50 each day to land in Malpensa at 7:55, and CX 234 taking off at 12:50 to arrive in Hong Kong at 6:25 the next morning.
Frequency growth will correspond to a machine change on the course. From October 2022 (and until March 29, 2025). Cathay Pacific is using the Boeing 777-300ER outfitted in three classes with 40 seats in Business Class, 32 in Premium Economy and 296 in Economy for a total of 368.
From March 30, however, the Airbus A350-900 will fly between Hong Kong and Milan. with 38 seats in Business, 28 in Premium Economy and 214 in Economy for a total of 280.
Whether the offerings in the two premium cabins will remain broadly similar, On the A350 of will be 82 fewer Economy seats, although the number of weekly seats available as a result of the change in frequencies from 5 to 7 will increase by 120. Thus, more frequencies, with more flexibility for customers, and also more places.
Milan currently remains the only Italian city served by the Hong Kong-based carrier. In fact, flights to Rome, which had been suspended at the start of the pandemic, have not resumed, although in an interview granted to The Flight Club last May. Country Manager Daniele Bordogna had expressed confidence as to a restoration of the connection to Fiumicino right from 2025. Stay tuned, as they say.