Cathay Pacific expands presence in Latin America with freighter to Mexico

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Cathay Pacific Airways announced today that it will expand its freighter services into Latin America by launching a thrice-weekly scheduled service to Mexico City on 1 March 2014, subject to government approval. At the same time, the airline will also increase the frequency of its service to Guadalajara from two to three freighter flights per week.
The Mexico City service will operate on a Hong Kong ␣ Anchorage ␣ Los Angeles ␣ Mexico City ␣ Guadalajara ␣ Anchorage ␣ Hong Kong routing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, using the Boeing 747-8F. The service will meet growing demand to move a wide range of commodities from Latin America and the United States to various parts of Asia, providing shippers with greater choice and flexibility…