The inaugural flight will see Cathay Pacific Cargo operate the service using its Boeing B747-400 ERF aircraft. Flights will operate once per week every Tuesday with a stopover in Dubai (DWC) on the return flight to Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific Cargo has launched a number of scheduled and charter services recently to meet the air cargo needs of its customers. Recently, the airline launched a seasonal cargo service between Hong Kong and Hobart in Australia, providing an important airfreight lane for the export of fresh produce from Hobart to various parts of Asia via Hong Kong. Meanwhile in September last year, the airline launched a temporary service to Pittsburgh in the US to serve the seasonal upsurge in demand, a press statement concluded.