In a highly welcomed move, Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific have decided to expand their capacity on their Hong Kong services that are departing from Heathrow. The present move by these airlines is in response to the significant demand created by the collapse of the no-frills carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines. The above said routes are said to be highly lucrative and the two airlines are now significantly increasing the number of seats on these routes.

Most notably, after the collapse of the Hong Kong airline in the month of April, the number of weekly flights operated between these two cities fell from 80 to 70, thereby significantly increasing the demand for the said route. According to the recent decision made by the airline, it is noted that the airline will add a second daily flight flying three times a week starting from 28th October. Eventually with effect from 4th December, the airline will extend its service to all days of the week. Now Virgin is adding a second daily flight operated three times a week from October 28, before extending the service to all days of the week with effect from 4th December.

Over and above, according to the announcement made by Cathay Pacific, it appears that the airline will replace the two Airbus A340-300s that are being currently deployed on the long-haul route, drafting in Boeing 747s. This move is expected to add 288 seats on the route every week.