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CATHAY PACIFIC HAS decided to suspend its four-times weekly Dublin to Hong Kong service for the winter.
The Hong Kong-based carrier said that it has decided to temporarily suspend the flights from 7 November 2019 to 29 March 2020.
The move comes shortly after Cathay Pacific reported a near-40% drop in traffic into Hong Kong in August following disruption caused by anti-government protests in the city.
The airline has faced pressure from the Chinese government with chairman John Slosar resigning earlier this month, just weeks after the departure of chief executive Rupert Hogg.
In a statement, Cathay Pacific said it decided to temporarily shelve the Dublin-Hong Kong service following a “careful review of the current business environment”.
“This is a difficult decision to make, but also a necessary one in view of the commercial challenges we currently face. The Dublin and Hong Kong non-stop flight will resume on 30 March 2020,” a spokesperson said.
Cathay Pacific said it will “continue to strengthen our investments in the Irish market” through additional marketing activities over the coming months.
“We are confident in the long-term prospect and strength of the traffic between Ireland, Hong Kong and the rest of Asia,” the spokesperson said.
A Dublin Airport spokesman told Fora it “was disappointed that the route has been temporarily suspended for the winter season, but it would work closely with Cathay Pacific in relation to the resumption of its direct Hong Kong service in March of next year”.
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Written by Conor McMahon and posted on Fora.ie
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If Balour was Lú’s grandfather, who was his father?
Love my Sunday morning Irish lesson with my weekly cup of cuppachino.
An Lu Abu
Suimiúil, mar is gnáth. Buíochas, Darach.
Thought Baylor was killed by his son in law Cian
@Deirdre Frances: I thought that he succumbed to an unstoppable dose of diarrhoea which he acquired from listening to too much bullshite
@Deirdre Frances: You might have it a little backwards. Cian was killed by Balor because he got a little frisky with Balor’s young wan, Eithnu. The child of that coupling was Lú, who Balor then pegged into the sea only for Manandán the sea-God to raise him. He became king and lead an army against Balor where to hoofed a slingstone (or spear in other versions) through his head. When Balor fell dead his laser-eye opened and carved a hole through the earth which filled with water and became Loch na Súl in Sligo.
@John Mc Donagh: do you only get your above demonstrated type of verbal diarrhoea by thinking people still believe in this mythology as fact?
@Hawm Quinzy: thanks for the article and sound response …
The All Irelands go on all summer..but the finals are in September ..sorry if I doybd pedantic.
It may be Mythology… but isnt it fascinating reading even for the PBP, who are not really fior Gaels,….but Ton le Gaoithe…
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