Hong Kong : Cathay Pacific announces that its global network will further expand in 2025 with the launch of direct flights between Hong Kong and Rome on June 5.

Operated as a three-times-weekly summer seasonal service, the Hong Kong-Rome route will be Cathay Pacific's second direct connection between its home hub and Italy. The airline currently operates five return flights per week to Milan, increasing to daily in summer 2025.

Cathay Pacific's Rome service will be operated on Monday, Thursday, Saturday, using the airline's Airbus A350-900 aircraft, providing customers with fully flat beds in Business, spacious seats in Premium Economy and comfort in Economy cabins.

Also, Cathay Pacific is launching direct flights to Hyderabad in March, Dallas in April, Munich in June and Brussels in August 2025, while the Group's low-cost carrier HK Express is launching flights to Sendai in January. Together, they will operate passenger services to 100 destinations worldwide within 2025.