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Cathay Pacific Airways participates in inaugural third runway trials
July 11th 2022
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has commenced test operations at its new runway. Read More » The first aircraft movement was a government service aircraft that landed around 0830 local time on July 8. A few minutes later, a Cathay Pacific Airways cargo service, CX3251 from Shanghai Pudong, 747-400F B-LIF, was the first commercial flight to touch down at the new runway. “We are delighted to be the first airline to operate a commercial flight using the new third runway and for that flight to be operated by the ‘Queen of the Skies’, one of our 747 freighters,” Cathay Pacific CEO, Augustus Tang, said. The commencement of the runway’s familiarisation processes is a milestone achievement for the Hong Kong international aviation hub that will greatly enhance its capacity and capability for handling passenger and cargo flights, the airline group said.
