After announcing flights to and from Sydney will return to full capacity from November 1, Cathay Pacific says it’s pleased to share flights to and from Melbourne will follow suit from the same date.
Cathay Pacific is currently operating seven flights per week at limited capacity between Melbourne and Hong Kong.
November 1 will see an increase in passenger capacity and services, with an additional two flights per week being added to the schedule taking the total weekly number to nine.
October flight frequency to/from Melbourne
| Flight number | Route | Frequency in October 2021 |
| CX105 | HKG – MELB | Daily |
| CX104 | MELB – HKG | Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday |
| CX178 | MELB – HKG | Thursday, Friday |
November flight frequency to/from Melbourne
| Flight number | Route | Frequency in November 2021 |
| CX105 | HKG – MELB | Daily |
| CX163 | HKG – MELB | Tuesday, Thursday |
| CX104 | MELB – HKG | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday |
| CX178 | MELB – HKG | Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday |

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