Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, will expand its network by including four new destinations in Latin America via Madrid through code-share flights with Spanish airline Iberia.
Passengers from Hong Kong will be able to travel to Fortaleza and Recife in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina, and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic under the new arrangement.
Cathay will also increase the frequency of non-stop flights from Hong Kong to Madrid from four a week to daily, starting on October 25.
A spokesman for the airline said customers could now make bookings for the Recife, Fortaleza and Buenos Aires routes, with flights starting from July 20, and for Santo Domingo, which would start operating from August 1.
“These new code-share flights will bring Argentina and the Dominican Republic into Cathay’s code-share network for the first time while strengthening connectivity between Hong Kong and the emerging belt and road region of Latin America,” a spokesman for the airline said.
The Belt and Road Initiative is China’s plan to expand global trade.