Originally Posted by dtm1

Hi

Wondering if anyone can help me.

I am looking at HKG - JFK, and have previously flown CX840. CX 888 is much more convenient for me this trip, but I noticed that its trip time is 18hrs as against 15.5 for CX840.

Is this because it stops in LAX, or simply b/c the route is a bit different. If it is truly a non-stop flight, then the extra 2.5 hours doesn't bother me, but I don't want to have to land/wake up in LAX.

thanks