Cathay Pacific to launch nonstop Dallas-Hong Kong flights in April

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas is getting a new intercontinental route, with Cathay Pacific announcing it will fly nonstop between Dallas and Hong Kong beginning in April.

The Hong Kong-based airline will operate flights to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport four days a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The airline will utilize Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on the route. Flights are already on sale.

"Connecting the cultural and commercial opportunities between DFW and Hong Kong with a nonstop flight is crucial for these two globally influential regions," Sean Donohue, CEO of DFW Airport, said in a press release. "We are excited to welcome Cathay Pacific as our newest international airline, with service that will grow DFW’s connectivity throughout Asia and beyond."

Dallas will be Cathay Pacific's sixth airport served in the U.S. The airline currently flies to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco.

The Hong Kong route is the second new transoceanic service announced at DFW in recent months. Fiji Airways will begin nonstop service to the Pacific island nation in December.