"Though we always had rights to fly to Kolkata, now the bilateral agreement allows us to operate flights from Bangalore and Delhi. We chose Delhi, but there are no plans about the other places as of now", Cathay Pacific regional manager (Middle East, India and Africa) Charles Bremridge told newspersons here on Thursday. The latest bilateral rights, finalised in January, has granted Cathay Pacific an additional 1,250 seats a week, along with the existing capacity of four flights a week, he said. Hoping that flights from Delhi would attract business and leisure travellers to fly to Hong Kong, Mr Bremridge said their thrust would be to bring more tourists to India.

Responding to a query on Indian Airlines' disinvestment, he said that the airline had not held any talks with the Videocon group. He said the airline would be operating a Airbus A330-300 wide-bodied aircraft between Delhi and Hong Kong, adding that it planned to introduce three classes - first, business and economy - once new planes were available later this year.Cathay, which started operating a freighter service to Delhi last September, plans to increase its frequency to thrice a week as soon as operational problems are sorted out. Cathay Pacific Airways is a Hong Kong-based airline offering passenger and cargo services to 51 destinations worldwide with a fleet of over 70 aircraft. The airline is a member of the Swire group and is listed on the Hong Kong and London Stock Exchange. It is founder member of the global airline alliance `Oneworld', which has a combined network of more than 550 destinations worldwide. There are currently eight members of Oneworld including, Aer Lingus, American Airlin.