The non-stop, three-times weekly flights between Hong Kong and Adelaide will start from November 11.
Adelaide will be Cathay Pacificʼs eighth destination in the Southwest Pacific, with the airline also operating year-round services between Hong Kong and Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, and summer seasonal services to Cairns and Christchurch.
The new service will be operated using Cathay’s Airbus A350-900 aircraft, providing customers with fully flat beds in business, Premium economy and economy cabins.
Flight schedules are as follows (all times local, subject to change and regulatory approval):
Hong Kong-Adelaide (11 November 2025‒27 March 2026)
| Flight
No. |
Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Days of Operation |
| CX173 | Hong Kong
(HKG) |
Adelaide (ADL) | 23:30 | 10:30+1 | Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday |
| CX174 | Adelaide (ADL) | Hong Kong
(HKG) |
12:00 | 17:40 | Wednesday, Friday,
Sunday |
“We are thrilled to be reconnecting our home hub with Adelaide, a bustling city that holds particular significance for Cathay Pacific,” said Lavinia Lau, Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer
“We first launched passenger flights to the South Australian capital in 1992 and then two years later our first batch of cadet pilots arrived in the city to complete their flight training, marking the start of our more than three-decade collaboration with Flight Training Adelaide.
“With our return to Adelaide, we will be operating close to 90 return flights per week to eight destinations in the Southwest Pacific at the peak of this winter season, providing a great many choices for our customers travelling between the region and our home hub.”
Pic cap: Adelaide Airport MD Brenton Cox, Cathay Regional General Manager Southwest Pacific Frosti Lau, SA Premier Peter Malinauskas, SA Minister For Tourism Zoe Bettison
