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Old Jul 19, 2025 | 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by ClipperDelta
Looks like the schedule for LAX-HKG will be:

DL005 LAX 11:30pm HKG 5:00am+2

DL006 HKG 9:25am LAX 8:00am
Nailed it on the outbound to the minute of arrival. Since it leaves late at night, a little less schedule padding as I believe the departure time was going to be a few minutes earlier, as early as 11:15 PM. The return flight is a bit later than I expected. I was guessing about 8 o'clock. Well, no onward connection at LAX for DCA nonstop, unless DL changes the timing to where the aircraft leaves later, thus departs DCA later. But this is as close to maximising connections at LAX as DL can get. Maybe a few schedule changes here and there to accommodate this. Also, regarding cargo, no surprise. The A359 has superior cargo capabilities over the 789. As said earlier, if this route doesn't flop within a year or two from its launch date next June, fully expect it to be a A35K route not just for the additional 16D1/16PS tickets to be sold compared to the A359 but the additional cargo capacity and capability of the A35K to fly LAX-HKG.
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