Cathay Pacific launches Dusseldorf to Hong Kong – a new Avios option

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific has announced a new service from Dusseldorf starting on September 1st.

The service will initially operate four days a week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.  The outbound leaves Dusseldorf at 12.35pm which would make it possible to connect the same day if you took a very early British Airways flight.  Coming back, it lands in Germany at 7.15am which is very convenient for a hop back to the UK.

It will use a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a four class configuration.  First Class contains just six suites.  Business Class contains 53 seats in a herringbone layout.

As a oneworld alliance member, you can redeem your Avios points on Cathay.  Writing a post on them is on my to-do list because they do not add fuel surcharges.

The Dusseldorf flights were not showing on ba.com yesterday.  For comparison, though, Amsterdam to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific costs 120,000 Avios plus just £91 return in Business Class.   Dusseldorf will also be 120,000 Avios return as the distance is almost identical (5730 vs 5773 miles).

You can find more details on the Cathay Pacific website here.

PS.  Remember that Cathay Pacific recently launched a Manchester to Hong Kong service as well.  A full review of all oneworld flights from the UK is coming up soon.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.