Zurich [confirmed], Boston [confirmed], Manchester [confirmed]!!!
Aug 22, 2014, 12:36 pm
#303
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Aug 22, 2014, 2:36 pm
#306
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PWM, BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Plat, Accor Plat+++
Posts: 850
Made my Friday with this announcement...hopefully fares are good enough that I dont need to do BOS-EWR/JFK/LAX-HKG-XXX anymore. I fly it at least once a month and should save me a bunch of time. Will be able to put my kids to bed on the day I leave 
Aug 22, 2014, 3:10 pm
#307
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Austin, TX USA
Programs: BA, CX, LH, WN
Posts: 211
I was just searching for SFO-BLR and JFK-BLR to just get fare difference and it was just $100. Not that people would want to go through HKG to reach BLR from JFK but may be for other cities it makes sense.
Aug 22, 2014, 3:41 pm
#308
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Location: BOS
Posts: 15,027
JAL proved that Boston is a great market for Asia if you get the perfect airplane. I am sure, CX had Boston on their wishlist for a while. Perhaps they noticed the competition moving in and didn't want to wait for the A350.
Aug 22, 2014, 4:17 pm
#309
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Aug 22, 2014, 4:17 pm
#310
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX MarcoPolo (SL), BA Executive Club (GO)
Posts: 1,852
Expanding into the USA is much more lucrative, higher yielding traffic, more connections (although not so much in BOS) and much more premium traffic.
It is also important that CX arrives at BOS now, as other airlines have expanded and launched BOS in the last few months, so if CX is to secure market share it needs to do it now, so this route launch is very good timing.
Aug 22, 2014, 4:53 pm
#311
formerly gemini573
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: LAX, HKG, and BKK
Programs: CX Emerald, WOH Globalist, Marriott Platinum, AA Lifetime Platinum, Virtuoso, Prive, STEPS, STARS
Posts: 2,233
Slightly off topic. With all the flights to the USA, would it be feasible to setup a USA pre clearance facility at HKIA? I can imagine the time it would save queueing up at LAX or JFK.
Aug 22, 2014, 5:05 pm
#313
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Location: BOS
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JFK is an utter disgrace. Last year I was flying KE in C to BKK for Christmas and on the return I got stuck in the JFK nightmare.
Rather would have an option from/to BOS instead of dealing with the incompetent PANJY.
Rather would have an option from/to BOS instead of dealing with the incompetent PANJY.
Aug 22, 2014, 9:01 pm
#315
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In addition to passenger demand, there is also an opportunity for increased freight from New England to Asia, due to the Boeing 777-300ER belly capacity, and connectivity through our new Cargo Terminal in Hong Kong to Cathay’s extensive Asian freighter network
http://www.massport.com/news-room/ne...ways-to-eight/