Southwest Airlines' new assigned seating model — complete with its first-ever extra-legroom seats — is set for takeoff in early 2026.
25.09.2024 - 17:05 / travelandleisure.com / Victoria Harbour
Dallas-Fort Worth travelers who want to take high tea overlooking Victoria Harbour at the Peninsula Hong Kong or chow down on dim sum have a new way to get to the bustling Asian metropolis next spring.
Cathay Pacific Airways will launch nonstop flights between Hong Kong and Dallas-Fort Worth on April 24, 2025 with departures on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airline plans to fly an Airbus A350-1000 on the almost 17-hour flight. When it launches, it will be the longest flight in the airline's network.
The Dallas-Fort Worth route is Cathay’s first addition to the U.S. since the pandemic. The airline’s senior vice-president of the Americas, Chris van den Hooven, described it in a statement as a “major milestone in the airline’s growth within North America.”
American Airlines, Dallas-Fort Worth’s hometown carrier and a Cathay partner, flew the Hong Kong route from 2014 through 2020 when it suspended service due to the pandemic. American permanently cut the route in late 2021 amid the slow reopening of Asian borders and delays taking delivery of new Boeing airplanes.
American fliers will also have easy connections to the new Cathay flight via the airline’s mega Dallas-Fort Worth hub.
In addition to the new route, Cathay is adding more flights to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York JFK, and San Francisco next summer. All five cities will see at least daily service to Hong Kong with the latter three seeing thrice daily flights.
Cathay has returned to all but two of its pre-pandemic U.S. destinations: Seattle-Tacoma and Washington Dulles remain suspended indefinitely.
Southwest Airlines' new assigned seating model — complete with its first-ever extra-legroom seats — is set for takeoff in early 2026.
A popular low-cost air airline is expanding globally. Southwest Airlines recently announced a partnership to offer international flights by partnering with carriers who operate international fights in Southwest markets. “Southwest is formalizing partnerships with international carriers to expand its network and connect Customers with more global destinations to generate additional demand for travel across the Southwest network,” Southwest shared in a news release. The launch of this new international flight program will take place in 2025, with Icelandair as the first partner airline, and will depart from the Baltimore, MD (BWI) airport. There, travelers can fly on Icelandair to Iceland, where they can connect to a variety of European destinations including Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Oslo, Prague, Rome, and more. Icelandair is a discount carrier that operates international flights, and similar to Southwest, does not have a first or business class section on their aircraft. “The partnership will unlock many exciting travel options for our customers, and our extensive network in Europe will open for Southwest customers,” Icelandair President and CEO Bogi Nils Bogason said in a statement. “As part of our strategic focus on expanding our global partnership network, we seek out airlines known for exceptional service and connectivity.” As an example, a traveler would start their journey on Southwest from Nashville to Baltimore, and then continue on Icelandair from Baltimore to Iceland.
On the western slope of the Wasatch Range, Salt Lake City is well known for its giant lake and for being a winter playground, with an abundance of chairlifts, backcountry ski runs, snowshoeing trails, and more snowy activities within reach less than an hour from downtown. But locals know that Salt Lake City has just as much outdoor adventure to offer during the warmer months. In fact, from the expansive canyons of the neighboring Wasatch Range to the foothills that form the edge of downtown, Salt Lake City is a hotspot for summer wildflowers.
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It’s looking like Dominica will get an international airport by 2026, and this will be game-changer for visitors. The project, costing north of $1 billion, will welcome international flights from around the world — a stark contrast to the facilities at the current airport, Douglas-Charles Airport, which mainly handles domestic flights and around 60,000 passengers per year through the three gates. Dominica International Airport has been in the planning stages for several years. The new airport is being built on a 500-acre site. On completion, the runways will facilitate planes from local Caribbean airports and the US and Europe.
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A new nonstop flight from Dallas Fort Worth straddles three days. On Wednesday, Cathay Pacific announced it will launch services from Hong Kong to and from the Texan hub.
Cathay Pacific will launch a new route from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the airline said on Tuesday.
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