From June 1 next year, Cathay Pacific will grow its four-times weekly service to Hong Kong to a daily.
The flights will be operated on an Airbus A350-900 and the growth means the airline will be operating six daily non-stop flights between Hong Kong and London next year.
The announcement last week coincided with the start of a new Thomas Cook Airlines service from the airport to Cape Town. The three- times-weekly flight will run from now until March 21, 2017.
Some 3.9 million passengers used Gatwick in November, a growth of 7.1% year-on-year. Long haul was also the key factor in the increase after growing by 20%.
Gatwick surpasses industry predictions
Air
Edward Robertson
28 December 2016
Gatwick is to offer more connectivity to Asia and Africa as two routes from the airport see an increase in frequencies.
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