Dragonair to operate flights to Kuala Lumpur from March 2017

Dragonair has announced that it will operate four daily flights between Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur commencing early next year. The new flights will be introduced progressively between March and May 2017. Kuala Lumpur will become Dragonair’s third destination in Malaysia – the airline already operates 11 weekly flights to Penang and five weekly flights to Kota Kinabalu. Together with Kuala Lumpur, Dragonair will be operating 44 weekly flights to Malaysia.

Cathay Pacific will cease its four daily flights to Kuala Lumpur upon the launch of the new Dragonair service. Additionally, five of Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A330 aircraft will be transferred to the Dragonair fleet to support the airline’s operation and growth.

Dragonair is owned by Cathay group will be renamed Cathay Dragon in November. It is an affiliate member of OneWorld and, like Cathay Pacific, frequent flyers can earn Asia Miles and loyalty points through its Marco Polo Club loyalty program. The difference between the two can be confusing - The Marco Polo Club is Cathay Pacific Airways’ loyalty programme. Asia Miles is a travel and lifestyle rewards programme comprising a variety of partners in different categories, including Airlines, Hotels, Finance & Insurance, Dining & Banquets, Retail etc. Members of the Marco Polo Club are automatically enrolled as Asia Miles members. For more info go to Asia Miles v Marco Polo Club

Cathay Pacific is also growing its network of destinations, launching flights to Madrid in June and London Gatwick in September. More long-haul flights are planned for 2017. The airline is expanding its fleet with the delivery of two state-of-the art Airbus A350 aircraft already and expects to take delivery of 20 more A350s by the end of 2017.