Cathay Pacific announced on January 8, 2025, that its global network will be expanded further in 2025 with the launch of direct flights between Hong Kong and Rome. Commencing on June 5, 2025, and to be operated on a three-times-weekly summer seasonal service, the new Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Rome- Fiumicino (FCO) route will be Cathay Pacific’s second direct connection between its home hub and Italy. The airline currently operates five return flights per week to Milan-Malpensa (MXP), a service that will increase to a daily frequency in the summer of 2025.

Cathay Pacific’s new 5,778-mile (9,245km) route to Rome will be operated using the airline’s 30-strong fleet of Airbus A350-900 aircraft which each accommodate 280 passengers in a three-class layout –  38 in business class, 28 in premium economy class, and 214 in economy class.

The flight schedules (which remain subject to final regulatory approval) will see flight CX293 depart Hong Kong at 00:45 on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, arriving at Rome at 07:50 local time. The return flight (CX292) will depart Rome at 11:45 on the same days and arrive back in Hong Kong at 05:20 the following morning. The route will operate until October 25, 2025.

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