Cathay Pacific now at 80 per cent of pre-Covid capacity – Business Traveller
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Cathay Pacific now at 80 per cent of pre-Covid capacity – Business Traveller

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific and low-cost carrier HK Express currently operate at just over 80 per cent of their pre-Covid capacity, chief customer and commercial officer Lavinia Lau said this week in an update. In the first five months of the year to 31 May 2024, oneworld member Cathay Pacific and its HK Express subsidiary…

Hyatt adds first Barcelona property under Grand Hyatt brand – Business Traveller
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Hyatt adds first Barcelona property under Grand Hyatt brand – Business Traveller

Hyatt has added the second Spanish property and just the fifth in Europe under its Grand Hyatt brand. Grand Hyatt Barcelona is located on Plaça de Piu XII on the city’s famous Avenida Diagonal, and features 465 rooms including 49 suites. If this sounds familiar it’s because the existing property was previously trading under Hyatt’s…

Vueling returns to Heathrow with Paris Orly and Barcelona routes – Business Traveller
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Vueling returns to Heathrow with Paris Orly and Barcelona routes – Business Traveller

Low-cost carrier Vueling has announced two new routes from London Heathrow airport to Barcelona El Prat and Paris Orly, launching on 7 April. Vueling last operated out of Heathrow in March 2020, with the route to A Coruña in northwestern Spain. The carrier is returning this spring, operating the only flight from London Heathrow to Paris…

Gran Melia brand debuts in Barcelona – Business Traveller
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Gran Melia brand debuts in Barcelona – Business Traveller

Meliá Hotels International has added the first Barcelona property under its luxury Gran Melia brand. Last year the group announced plans to take over the management of the city’s former Rey Juan Carlos I hotel, which had been closed since 2020. The property – which is located next to the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya…

Cathay Pacific to return to Barcelona – Business Traveller
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Cathay Pacific to return to Barcelona – Business Traveller

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways will resume seasonal service to Barcelona this summer. The oneworld carrier will fly Hong Kong-Barcelona from 17 June to 26 October, three times a week. Cathay will deploy a three-class Airbus A350-900 on the 14-hour service. Flights will depart Hong Kong every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0025 for arrival…