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Cathay Pacific to launch Tel Aviv-Hong Kong route
by lan Gattegno
October 27, 2016

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific, considered one of the best in the world, will begin operating direct flights from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv as of March 2017. The route is awaiting government approval, but once the license is granted, it will begin with four weekly flights from Ben-Gurion International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, using the advanced Airbus 350-900 planes recently purchased by the airline…Direct flights to Hong Kong are currently operated exclusively by Israel’s El Al and introducing a new line is expected to increase competition over flights to the Far East, especially as China’s Hainan Airlines recently launched direct flights from Israel to Beijing. READ MORE