[Award Alert] Rare Cathay Pacific First Class Availability to Hong Kong From 125K Miles

Updated: January 28, 2025, 11:04am CST

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If you are planning a trip to Hong Kong or other Asian cities in 2025, we have exciting news for you.

Cathay Pacific is offering rare first-class award availability to Hong Kong, allowing you to travel to Asia in luxury and comfort. But you’ll need to move quickly because these awards won’t last long.

Here are the details you need to lock down first-class award seats to Hong Kong and beyond.

Award Alert — Details

These awards allow you to travel on Cathay Pacific from Los Angeles (LAX) or New York (JFK) to the airline’s main hub in Hong Kong (HKG). Cathay Pacific is known for its exceptional first-class product, featuring spacious seating and excellent crew service.

Cathay Pacific First Class pasenger — Award space for Cathay Pacific first class is incredibly rare nowadays.

The best thing about this alert is that we were able to find dates with up to 2 award seats per flight and many others with just 1.

Class: First
Routes: Los Angeles (LAX) and New York (JFK) to Hong Kong (HKG)
Dates: March 2025 to July 2025
Rates: As few as 125,000 Cathay Pacific Asia Miles one-way
Award Seats: Up to 2 passengers

For example, you can fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Hong Kong (HKG) for 125,000 miles per person each way, plus around $125 in taxes and fees. You’ll be flying comfortably for the long 15+ hour journey!

Cathay First Class LAX pricing — Image Credit: Cathay Pacific

If you fly from the East Coast, you’ll spend a little more, at 160,000 miles, and the same $125 in taxes and fees from New York (JFK) to Hong Kong (HKG) for the 15+ hour flight.

Cathay Pacific first class JFK pricing — Image Credit: Cathay Pacific

Since cash prices for these Cathay Pacific flights exceed $10,000 per person, booking with points and miles is unquestionably the best option.

Cathay Cash price google flights — Image Credit: Google Flights

Best Ways To Book

Unfortunately, Seats.aero cannot assist in locating these hard-to-find seats, as Cathay Pacific is not included in the award search tool’s offerings. As a result, you’ll need to search directly with Cathay Pacific.

Fortunately, points from various programs transfer to Cathay Pacific at a 1:1 ratio, including Amex Membership Rewards points, Bilt Rewards points, Capital One miles, and Citi ThankYou Points.

Other options include 3:1 transfers from Marriott Bonvoy and 3:2 transfers from Brex Rewards.

Hot Tip:

Redeeming miles to fly in first class is among the best uses of Cathay Pacific’s miles, but there are other great options as well.

Final Thoughts

Cathay Pacific first class is undoubtedly one of the most luxurious ways to fly to Asia. However, it’s been a bit challenging to find first-class award space to Hong Kong lately.

With this award alert, if you’ve been considering a trip to Hong Kong or other Asian countries, you’ll want to book these coveted award seats soon before they disappear!