Swire Pacific A : Cathay Pacific Boosts Connections to Latin America with Code-Share Services to Sao Paolo and Rio De Janeiro
11/24/2011 | 04:05am
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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24 November 2011
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Cathay Pacific Boosts Connections to Latin America with
Code-Share Services to Sao Paolo and Rio De Janeiro
Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that it has added the
Brazilian cities of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro to its
network following an expanded code-share agreement with
oneworld alliance partner American Airlines. The latest
destinations will further boost the Hong Kong carrier's
presence in Latin America following the introduction of
code-share flights to Mexico, Chile and Peru.
The two new services will offer Cathay Pacific passengers
greater convenience and more choice when travelling to Brazil
through the airline's US gateway at John F Kennedy
International Airport in New York. Under the expanded
agreement, Cathay Pacific's "CX" code will be
placed on American Airlines' daily services between New
York and Sao Paolo and New York and Rio de Janeiro. Tickets
for the new code-share services are now open for sale for
travel commencing 5 December 2011.
Cathay Pacific Director Sales & Marketing Rupert Hogg
welcomed the additional code-share services with American
Airlines, saying: "Brazil is now one of the biggest
markets in Latin America and an increasingly important centre
for business, manufacturing, tourism and trade. This new
code-share will boost Cathay Pacific's presence in Latin
America and we look forward to carrying more tourists and
business people from Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region to
Brazil."
With the addition of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, Cathay
Pacific now connects to a total of 25 destinations in the
Americas through code shares with American Airlines.
New York (JFK) to Sao Paolo (GRU) - from 5 December 2011
New York (JFK) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG) - from 5 December
2011
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Elin Wong, Corp Comm Manager - Overseas, +852 2747-5362
