Cathay Pacific introduces daily flights between Colombo and Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s home carrier Cathay Pacific, starting 1 September 2025, will be operating daily return flights — up from the current five flights per week — between Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport. These flights will be operated by the airline’s Airbus A330-300 aircraft, offering fully flat beds in Business class and spacious seats in Economy, the airline said in a media release.

Customers wishing to continue their journey to onward destinations can also take this opportunity to connect to flights to other cities via Cathay Pacific’s home hub, Hong Kong. These include destinations in the Chinese Mainland, including the wider Greater Bay Area, as well as other popular Asian destinations in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and more.

For long-haul travellers, to the Southwest Pacific, the airline offers convenient connections to Australia and New Zealand, including new non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Adelaide starting 11 November 2025, its eighth passenger service in the region. While those heading to the United States and Canada can take advantage of connections to eight destinations including the latest addition to Cathay Pacific’s North American network, Dallas-Fort Worth. Furthermore, Cathay Pacific’s codeshare agreements and other flight options provide customers with the flexibility to connect to domestic destinations within the United States, and destinations in Central and South America.

Cathay Regional General Manager for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa Rakesh Raicar said: “Our daily flights between Colombo and Hong Kong underline our commitment to growing demand and enhancing connectivity across Asia and beyond. Our home city, Hong Kong, continues to be a key global hub, offering travellers smooth onward connections, whether for business or leisure. We are pleased to offer our customers greater flexibility and more destinations, along with our signature service. Sri Lanka is an important market for us, and we are excited to create more opportunities through our passenger and cargo services.”

Cathay Pacific’s increased flight frequency also means additional belly capacity for cargo services from Colombo. This increased capacity allows Cathay Cargo to offer more priority shipment solutions for the Sri Lankan market, meeting the growing demand for efficient and reliable cargo services.