Cathay Pacific, Air Hong Kong To Restructure Cargo Operations

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 ◆ Cathay Pacific, Air Hong Kong To Restructure Cargo Operations

Cathay Pacific Airways and Air Hong Kong recently jointly announced plans to restructure operations in order to maximize the efficiency of their cargo services and enable Air Hong Kong to focus on serving the Asia region.

From July 1 2002, Air Hong Kong will stop serving Brussels, Manchester and Dubai and continue to serve Osaka and Seoul.

Air Hong Kong currently operates three Boeing 747-200 freighters leased from Cathay Pacific. Two of those aircraft will be returned to resume operations with Cathay Pacific.

Cathay Pacific currently has four B747-200 and five B747-400 freighters in its fleet, plus 66 passenger aircraft that also ship cargo in belly holds.

Cathay Pacific, subject to government regulatory approval, also intends to add Manchester and Brussels to its cargo destinations. The airlines already serves Dubai.

Air Hong Kong Chief Operating Officer David Saechiu said: "This is a positive step for Air Hong Kong and enables us to focus our efforts on taking advantage of future opportunities within the region."

"The integration of our long-haul cargo operations within Cathay Pacific's world-wide network will generate greater economies of scale within the group and offer greater efficiency and flexibility to our customers," he added.

Air Hong Kong is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific.