Cathay Pacific Business Class Now Available From Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Hong Kong (HKG) As Their Longest Route

Cathay Pacific Business Class - Cathay Pacific (CX) Washington-Dulles to Hong Kong (HKG) Flight Attendants — Cathay Pacific (CX) Washington-Dulles to Hong Kong (HKG) Flight Attendants

I love taking long flights. I’ve flown many of the world’s longest flights including the world’s longest by Singapore Airlines from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Singapore (SIN). So of course I was excited to hear that Cathay Pacific has launched their foray into the mix with the their 8,154M/13,123KM from Hong Kong to Washington-Dulles, Virginia which is offering their new Cathay Pacific Business Class product.

Cathay Pacific Business Class - Cathay Pacific (CX) Nonstop Washington-Dulles to Hong Kong (HKG) Airbus A350-1000 Arriving in Washington-Dulles (IAD) on Its Inaugural Flight — Cathay Pacific (CX) Nonstop Washington-Dulles to Hong Kong (HKG) Airbus A350-1000 Arriving in Washington-Dulles (IAD) on Its Inaugural Flight (from Cathay Pacific video)

Cathay Pacific Business Class - Nonstop Washington-Dulles to Hong Kong Ribbon Cutting — Cathay Pacific Business Class – Nonstop Washington-Dulles to Hong Kong Ribbon Cutting

Cathay Pacific Business Class - Cathay Pacific (CX) Airbus A350-1000 With Crew — Cathay Pacific (CX) Airbus A350-1000 With Crew

The flight was launched on September 16, 2018 operating four times a week initially. Here’s the schedule:

CX860 M/TU/TH/SA HKG 17:55 to IAD 21:45 16H50M
CX861 SU/TU/W/F IAD 01:20 to HKG 5:15 +1 Day 14H55M

Additional information about the route as well as how to book is available on CathayPacific.com.

This is made possible by their all new Airbus A350-1000 which has the following configuration for a total of 334 passengers:

Business Class: 46 in a 1-2-1 configuration so that everyone has access to an aisle.

Cathay Pacific Business Class - Cathay Pacific Nonstop Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Hong Kong (HKG) Airbus A350-1000 - Business Class — Cathay Pacific Nonstop Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Hong Kong (HKG) Airbus A350-1000 – Business Class (from Cathay Pacific video)

Premium Economy Class: 32 in a 2-4-2 configuration

Cathay Pacific Business Class - Cathay Pacific Nonstop Washington-Dulles to Hong Kong Airbus A350-1000 Premium Economy Class — Cathay Pacific Nonstop Washington-Dulles to HongKong Airbus A350-1000 Premium Economy Class (from Cathay Pacific video)

Economy Class: 256 in a 3-3-3 configuration

Cathay Pacific Business Class - Cathay Pacific Nonstop Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Hong Kong Airbus A350-1000 Economy Class (from CathayPacific.com) — Cathay Pacific Nonstop Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Hong Kong Airbus A350-1000 Economy Class (from CathayPacific.com)

Cathay Pacific is a member of oneworld and has their own frequent flier program, Marco Polo Club. If you are an American Airlines AAdvantage member, you can earn and redeem miles on Cathay Pacific.