Hong Kong’s Cathay to fly direct to Dallas, step up Vancouver and Toronto routes
Flag carrier aims to offer 108 weekly return flights to North America by May next year, with cargo operations also set for expansion
The flag carrier announced on Tuesday it would also add to its popular Canada routes, taking the number of daily Vancouver return flights to two and weekly round-trip Toronto services to 13 by May.
Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer Lavinia Lau Hoi-zee said the new Dallas route, the company’s sixth destination in the US and its eighth in North America, would give passengers better access to a host of other locations.
“Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is one of the world’s busiest airports. With our Cathay Pacific code-shares as well as other flight options, customers can connect to over 190 domestic destinations in the United States, as well as 11 destinations in Central and South America via [the Dallas airport],” she said.
The route will begin operating on April 24.
Lau said the service expansion could further enhance the city’s connectivity with North America and countries of the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s push to link economies across Asia, Europe, Africa and South America into a China-centred trade network.
