It is some of the alluring new airline seats on the planet — and it is set for its U.S. debut subsequent month.
Starting in January, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific will start flying its brand-new Aria Suites to the U.S.
The spiffy lie-flat business-class cabin — at present rolling out on the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER fleet — will seem on Cathay’s nonstop flight from San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) to Hong Kong Worldwide Airport (HKG).
That information got here from Cindy Lam, Cathay’s senior vice chairman for the Americas, whereas talking on the Skift Aviation Discussion board in Fort Value on Wednesday.
Learn extra: Cathay Pacific simply launched its beautiful Aria Suites in North America — and we received an inside look
It is an thrilling new improvement for vacationers who can get previous the eye-popping price of the luxurious, new onboard suites — or who’ve sufficient miles for a transpacific redemption.
Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suites: What to know
Cathay’s new Aria product consists of sliding privateness doorways and 24-inch 4K leisure screens with the choice for Bluetooth headphone connectivity (although the service gives wired headphones, too). The suites are additionally outfitted with some modern and experiential options.
The airline surrounds its seat with a powerful “tender product,” too, that features luxurious facilities like Bamford bedding and top-notch eating.
The service’s 777s supply 45 of those enclosed suites in two cabins specified by a 1-2-1 configuration, so every seat has direct aisle entry.
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1 US route, with extra to come back
Till now, the service has solely flown Aria-equipped plane — which started flying a few yr in the past — on flights to Hong Kong from London and Vancouver, British Columbia.
However it’ll swap the plane in for its flights from California’s Bay Space subsequent month, with different American cities to come back “finally,” in response to Lam.
The airline didn’t share a precise date for the Aria Suites debut on its SFO-HKG route.
Reserving Cathay Pacific with factors and miles
You possibly can e-book Cathay Pacific flights utilizing its Asia Miles loyalty program, which is a switch associate of American Categorical Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles and Citi ThankYou Rewards. You may also e-book redemptions by means of Cathay’s Oneworld alliance companions — however award house is commonly at a premium.
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