Cathay Pacific new flight schedules info

Cathay Pacific Airways, the flag carrier of Hong Kong have been serving from Hong Kong to Adelaide 5 times weekly with an Airbus A330-300. flight CX173 departs HKG at 6:45pm (local time) and arrives in Adelaide at 6:05am (local time). This was the schedule as of the 25th October and earlier. The new schedule for CX173 is to depart HKG at 9:25am and arrive in Adelaide at 8:35pm. Cathay Pacific have also started a new flight to Adelaide, CX175 which comes into Adelaide at 11:40am. Here are some photos from CX175s inaugural flight to Adelaide on the 28th October:

All photos copyright. Photos by me from 28th October. Do not use without permission

Emirates changes to 777-200LR on Dubai to Adelaide route

From October 28 to November 30 2018 and from January to April next year, Emirates will change from B777-300ER to B777-200LR on their Dubai to Adelaide route. The B777-200LRs feature new, wider seats in buisness class, giving a more luxurious experience however the iconic Emirates first class suites will be removed

The Emirates B777-200LR 

Photo source: Jetphotos

Emirates Last Boeing 777-300ER service to Adelaide until December

As well as today being the last service for CZ A332s, it was also the last day that Emirates operated their B777-300ER to Adelaide until December (this year). From tommorow until 30th November the daily service between Adelaide and Dubai will be taken over by the B777-200LR, with new buisness class seats. Throughout December the B777-300ER will take back on the service, and then from January (2019) to April, the B777-200LR will return to Adelaide (daily). The aircraft that operatedtoday’s service was A6-EPZ.

Night 777-300ER Landing photo by me. 777-200LR photo from jetphotos. Flight path photo from Flightradar24

Final China Southern A330-200 service to Adelaide for 2018

Today, China Southern Airlines performed their final Airbus A330-200 service to Adelaide for the year. The A332s have been operating to about 6 months now, and the service will now be replaced by their A330-300s. The aircraft that flew in today was B-6526, which landed at 9:55am 

Photo sources: Jetphotos & Flightradar24