Cathay Pacific is to operate THREE additional flights to Utapao today and tomorrow. Details are listed below:
The first flight will pick up passengers from Utapao Airport near Pattaya, about a two-hour drive from Bangkok. Priority for the this flight, departing Utapao at 14:00 local time, will be given to the airline’s operating crew and staff, and holders of Cathay Pacific tickets from Bangkok to Hong Kong. There will be no additional charge for those holding valid Cathay Pacific tickets.
The flight will also accept non-Cathay Pacific ticketholders if space is available, though they will be required to pay for their ticket. The cost is HK$1,100, THB 5,000 or US$143 for the one-way journey. Due to the limited facilities at Utapao Airport, the payment can be made in cash only.
The second flight will operate on Saturday, 29 November. It leaves Hong Kong at 08:00 and departs Utapao at 12:00. The hotlines in Thailand who wish to take the charter flights to Hong Kong are as follows:
* 02 2630623
* 02 2630644
* 02 2630664
The following services due to operate today Friday, 28 November are all cancelled:
CX713 Hong Kong-Bangkok-Singapore
CX701 Hong Kong-Bangkok- Karachi
CX703 Hong Kong-Bangkok
CX709 Hong Kong-Bangkok
CX751 Hong Kong-Bangkok
CX700 Colombo-Bangkok-Hong Kong
CX712 Bangkok-Hong Kong
CX702 Bangkok-Hong Kong
CX708 Bangkok-Hong Kong
CX2700 Karachi- Bangkok- Hong Kong
The CX750 service from Mumbai to Bangkok and Hong Kong will fly direct from Mumbai to Hong Kong.
The following services due to operate on Saturday, 29 November are all cancelled:
CX708 Bangkok-Hong Kong
CX713 Hong Kong-Bangkok-Singapore
CX703 Hong Kong-Bangkok-Karachi
CX712 Singapore-Bangkok-Hong Kong
CX2700 Karachi-Bangkok-Hong Kong
The CX751 service from Hong Kong to Bangkok and Mumbai will fly direct from Hong Kong to Mumbai.
The airline advises passengers that its In-Town Check-In and Online Check-In services are suspended today for all flights to Bangkok today until 30 November.
Utapao - Hong Kong
CX 3332 Utapao 1400 ---- 1800 HKG 28NOV2008
CX 2708 Utapao 1200 ---- 1600 HKG 29NOV2008
Hong Kong - Utapao
CX 2709 HKG 0800 ---- 1000 Utapao 29NOV2008國 泰 今 明 兩 日 都 會 派 包 機 去 泰 國 , 接 載 滯 留 的 旅 客 回 香 港 。
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航 班 包 括 下 午 二 時 由 芭 提 雅 返 香 港 的 CX3332 , 以 及明 日 星 期 六 來 往 香 港 及 芭 提 雅 軍 用 機 場 的 兩 班 機 CX2709 及 CX2708 , 市 民 可 以 致 電國 泰 航 空 熱 線 2747-6347 查 詢 。
From Cathay Pacific & i-cable News Hong Kong