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Cathay Pacific
has postponed its planned launch of a three-times-weekly service to
Moscow, onward to Manchester.
The
Hong Kong-based airline announced in December 2005 that, subject to final government approval, flights would commence on 27 March 2006.
However the airline is still awaiting the completion of regulatory formalities regarding Manchester,
which is taking longer than originally anticipated.
Cathay
Pacific stressed that it is continuing to work hard with its partners to resolve
these issues and hopes to launch the service later in the year.
Cathay Pacific commenced a codeshare service from Hong Kong to Moscow, operated by Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, on 2 June 2004. The planned Cathay
Pacific-operated service to Moscow and Manchester is also designed to be a codeshare service with
partner Aeroflot.
Any passenger who
made a confirmed booking to Manchester will be offered an alternative routing through London Heathrow. Passengers booked to Moscow will be able to travel on
the airline's existing codeshare service operated by Aeroflot.
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