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09 MAY 2026 routes

JFK to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Aria Suite: The Long-Haul Route Review

Cathay Pacific's JFK-HKG sector is the longest non-stop into Hong Kong from the Americas and one of three city pairs the carrier has prioritised for its new Aria Suite hard product. We flew CX 845 westbound on the Aria-fitted A350-1000 to test whether the new cabin actually changes the way a 16-hour overnight reads — and how it compares to Singapore Airlines' EWR-SIN ULR, the one-stop via London, and the Cathay First Class option that still operates on the 777-300ER rotation.

By Daniel Park · 20 min read

08 APR 2026 lounges

Cathay Pacific The Pier Business Lounge Hong Kong — A 2026 Review

The Pier Business at HKG: 31,000-plus square feet, Studioilse residential design, the Noodle Bar, the Foodhall, the Coffee Loft, the Bureau. Five visits in March and April 2026. The longer-form review of CX's flagship business lounge.

By Rhys Fitzgerald · 22 min read

16 MAR 2026 lounges

Cathay Pacific The Pier First Class Lounge at Hong Kong: The Definitive 2026 Review

Eight years after Studio Ilse handed the keys back to Cathay, The Pier First remains the single most considered first-class lounge in commercial aviation — a quiet, residential, almost stubbornly low-key counterpoint to the marble theatre of Emirates, Lufthansa, and Air France First. After six visits between February and April 2026 — three pre-flight, two transit, one extended layover with a 12-month-old in tow — here is the long-form editorial treatment the lounge has long deserved.

By Sofia Lin · 25 min read