Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › World News › Cathay Pacific to resume Middle East passenger flights...
World News

Cathay Pacific to resume Middle East passenger flights from September

Cathay Pacific to resume Middle East passenger flights from September
South China Morning Post Thursday 02 July 2026, 10:10 UTC By Jeffie Lam 1 min read
Key Points

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will resume Middle East passenger flights in September, six months after suspending services amid ongoing regional conflict. The airline said on Thursday it would progressively restore passenger and cargo operations, starting with freighter flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from August 1. Daily passenger flights to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and four-times-weekly services to Riyadh will resume from September 1.

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will resume Middle East passenger flights in September, six months after suspending services amid ongoing regional conflict. The airline said on Thursday it would progressively restore passenger and cargo operations, starting with freighter flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from August 1. Daily passenger flights to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and four-times-weekly services to Riyadh will resume from September 1. “These flights are already open...
Cathay Pacific (ORG) Middle East (LOCATION) Hong Kong (LOCATION) Cathay Pacific Airways (ORG) Riyadh (LOCATION) Saudi Arabia (LOCATION) Dubai (LOCATION) the United Arab Emirates (LOCATION)
Originally published by South China Morning Post Read original →

Related Stories

Hong Kong’s box office takings for first half of 2026 up 25% year on year

Hong Kong’s box office takings for the first half of 2026 rose by nearly 25 per cent year on year, with comedy film Night King emerging as the highest-grossing movie over the six-month period. According to figures from the Hong Kong Box Office, 142 films premiered between January 1 and June 30, of which 17 were locally made. The movies generated HK$664 million (US$85 million) in takings, up from HK$531 million in the first six months of last year.

South China Morning Post 9m ago

Fast-moving wildfire spreads across southern France

A major wildfire continues to burn in the Aude department in southern France, where firefighters are still working at daybreak to contain a fast-moving blaze that has spread from neighbouring Hérault. The video shows flames racing across a hillside, thick smoke rising into the sky, and aircraft and ground crews battling the fire. Fire engines and firefighters are seen close to the front line as the operation continues.

Euronews 12m ago

Vatican excommunicates members of right-wing breakaway group SSPX

Vatican excommunicates members of breakaway group SSPX for ordaining bishops without papal approval Thu 2 Jul 2026 at 9:09pm In short: The Vatican has excommunicated priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval. The Society of St Pius X (SSPX) celebrates the ancient Latin mass and opposes the modernising reforms of the Catholic Church, which it considers to be rife with heresies and errors. The...

ABC Australia 13m ago

Putin unleashes 'night of horror' on Ukraine, 17 killed; message for Nato ahead of key meet?

Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults of the war overnight, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 90 in Kyiv, as President Vladimir Putin intensified pressure on Ukraine just days before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to press Nato allies for additional air defence support. The overnight barrage, which Ukrainian officials described as a "night of horror", saw waves of drones and missiles strike the capital for nearly 11 hours. Residential buildings collapsed,...

Times of India 16m ago