For the winter season, Cathay Pacific will add a service between Hong Kong and Adelaide.
Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900
The winter sun route will return on 11 November, operating three times a week until 27th March 2026. Planned operations are:
CX173 DEPART HKG 22:30 ARRIVE ADL 10:30+1 CX174 DEPART ADL 12:00 ARRIVE 17:40 Operates 11th November 2025 from Hong Kong to 27th March 2026 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Operates 12th November 2025 from Adelade to 28th March 2026 on Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays Booked Equipment: Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-990
The three-times-weekly winter seasonal service resumes an important connection between the airline’s home hub and the South Australian capital, providing more choices for customers travelling between Hong Kong, the Southwest Pacific and beyond.
Adelaide will be Cathay Pacific’s eighth destination in the Southwest Pacific, with the airline also operating year-round services between Hong Kong and Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, and winter seasonal services to Cairns and Christchurch.
Cathay Pacific’s Hong Kong-Adelaide service will be operated using its Airbus A350-900 aircraft, offering fully flat beds in Business, spacious seats in Premium Economy and comfort in Economy cabins.
In Quotes
Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said:
“We are thrilled to be reconnecting our home hub with Adelaide, a bustling city that holds particular significance for Cathay Pacific. We first launched passenger flights to the South Australian capital in 1992, and then two years later our first batch of cadet pilots arrived in the city to complete their flight training, marking the start of our more than three-decade collaboration with Flight Training Adelaide.
“With our return to Adelaide, we will be operating close to 90 return flights per week to eight destinations in the Southwest Pacific at the peak of this winter season, providing a great many choices for our customers travelling between the region and our home hub. Whether they are travelling for business, leisure or to visit friends and relatives, we look forward to welcoming customers onboard and experiencing our signature Cathay Pacific service.”
Growth for the group
The Cathay Group (with Cathay Pacific and HK Express) have turned their eyes to growth, with the airline adding 16 destinations to its global network this year.
Highlings include Hyderabad, Dallas and Urumqi (which have launched), along with Rome (5 June), Munich (16 June), Brussels (3 August) and now Adelaide (11 November).
And the airline is teasing further announcements down the line.
We’ll be keeping an eye on where Cathay Pacific heads off to next.
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