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Cathay Pacific back at Brussels Airport as of August 2025

As of 4 August 2025, Cathay Pacific will again offer direct passenger flights between Brussels Airport and Hong Kong. The airline will operate four flights a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The return of the direct route to Hong Kong is an important addition to Brussels Airport's intercontinental network.

Brussels Airport may once again welcome Cathay Pacific with its direct route to Hong Kong. The Asian airline has already operated at Brussels Airport starting March 2018 until the covid pandemic. As of 4 August 2025, Cathay Pacific will again offer four direct passenger flights a week to Hong Kong, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

"We are delighted to welcome Cathay Pacific back to Brussels Airport. This direct route to Hong Kong reinforces our role as a European hub and provides our passengers with even more travel opportunities to Asia. For travellers from Hong Kong, our airport offers direct access to the capital of Europe and also serves as an excellent gateway to destinations across Europe. We look forward to a successful partnership.", says Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport.

“We are very excited to be returning to Brussels next year, a city steeped in history and also an important political centre. These flights will provide our customers with a direct connection between our home city – a world-class international financial, commercial and aviation hub – and the heart of Europe. We look forward to welcoming many customers onboard this flight to experience our signature products and services.”, says Lavinia Lau, Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer.

Hong Kong is a major added value for Brussels Airport's intercontinental network, both for business and tourism travellers. In 2024, the destination attracted some 35,000 travellers from Belgium. This route will be flown with an energy-efficient Airbus A350-900, providing customers with fully flat beds in Business, spacious seats in Premium Economy and comfort in Economy cabins.

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Brussels Airport is one of the most important airports in Europe. In 2025, Brussels Airport welcomed 24.4 million passengers and transported 795,000 tonnes of cargo through the airport. Brussels Airport caters for the specific needs of business travellers and holidaymakers alike, on both intra-European and long haul flights. In 2026, the airport offers direct connections between Belgium and 205 destinations worldwide, with flights operated by 83 airlines.   

The airport also offers a leading cargo platform, specialised in the transport of pharmaceutical products, perishable goods, e-commerce and live animals. Brussels Airport is the most important pharmaceutical hub in Europe.

With its SHIFT 2027 strategy Brussels Airport Company intends to strengthen its position as a major European hub, accelerate its ambitious sustainability goals, e.g. through the European Green Deal project Stargate, and continue to diversify its activities by focusing on innovation and cooperation.

Brussels Airport is the second most important economic engine in Belgium, good for 64,000 direct and indirect jobs and is owned and operated by Brussels Airport Company. The shareholders are a consortium between PMV and private investors (75%) and FPIM/SFPI (25%). 

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