Flybe announces new codeshare with Cathay Pacific

Flybe and Cathay Pacific announced (01-Dec-2014) a new codeshare agreement that will connect passengers from Hong Kong to seven destinations in the United Kingdom via Manchester. From 08-Dec-2014, Flybe customers in Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Exeter, Inverness, Isle of Man and Southampton will be able to use a single ticket to fly from their local airport to Hong Kong via connection through Manchester Airport onto Cathay Pacific's new four times weekly Manchester-Hong Kong service. This builds upon the Flybe's current portfolio of existing codeshare partnerships with Aer Lingus, Air France, British Airways, Etihad, Finnair and KLM along with 17 interline partners that includes Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air Portugal and Qatar Airways. Flybe CCO Paul Simmons said: "Our new codeshare agreement with Cathay Pacific is another exciting development for the new Flybe. We are now giving customers in the UK regions access to Hong Kong through Manchester Airport and relieving them of the need to undertake long road or rail journeys to the UK's congested south east hub airports. This new one stop to China service reinforces our commitment to provide one stop to the world connections for customers in the UK regions." Cathay Pafcific COO Rupert Hogg added: "This new agreement comes at the perfect time as we will be launching a four-times-weekly service between Hong Kong and Manchester on 8 December. The codeshare flights with Flybe will provide our passengers with greater choice and ease of connection to different cities within the UK from Hong Kong via Manchester." [more - original PR - Flybe] [more - original PR - Cathay Pacific]