Cathay Pacific Targets Strong U.S. Demand With More Flights For 2025

Cathay Pacific plans to boost its U.S. network significantly next year by launching a new service to Dallas and increasing frequencies on existing routes.

The carrier intends to launch flights to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on April 24, starting with four flights per week using Airbus A350-1000s. DFW will be the airline’s sixth passenger destination in the U.S., joining Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.

DFW is a hub for Cathay’s Oneworld alliance partner American Airlines. Cathay noted that passengers can connect via DFW to 190 domestic U.S. destinations and 11 points in Latin America. American Airlines served Hong Kong from DFW before the pandemic. That route was suspended in early 2020 and American has not resumed it.

Cathay currently has 88 return flights per week to North America, including its Canadian routes to Toronto and Vancouver. Further frequency increases next year will boost its North American operation to 108 flights per week by May.

Demand on Cathay’s U.S. routes has been strong recently. This has been boosted by transit traffic between the U.S. and mainland China, as direct flights between these markets remain restricted. Cathay has previously said that building overall connecting traffic is one of its priorities this year.

According to data from CAPA and OAG, Cathay’s weekly seat capacity in the Hong Kong-U.S. market is up 23% year over year for the week of Sept. 23, recovering to 65% of 2019 levels. Cathay holds a 72% share of seat capacity; United Airlines accounts for the remainder.