Cathay Pacific offers the only direct flight from Texas to Hong Kong.

And I was lucky enough to snag a seat.

The U.S. market is very important to us.

Airplane cabin interior with a screen displaying ‘Hong Kong’ and a globe image

An airplane screen reading “Hong Kong” on Cathay Pacific’s newest flight from Dallas.Credit:Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure

Lavinia Lau, Cathay’s chief commercial officer, toldTravel + Leisure.

Texas is booming, so commercially, it makes a lot of sense.

(Spoiler: it lived up to my high expectations.)

Business class airline seat, layout includes recliner seat and entertainment controls

Business class seat on Cathay Pacific’s Airbus 350-1000.Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure

The lounge is large, equipped with ample seating, a fresh food buffet, and a self-serve bar.

Shortly after the festivities, I boarded the Airbus A350-1000.

The suite also had a little cubby and discreet shelves around the cubicle to store my personal things.

Cathay has an impressive culinary line-up with Hong Kong classics like shrimp wonton soup and its passenger-favorite burger.

(Cathay Pacific partners with famous Hong Kong restaurantsLouiseandDuddel’sto cater the HKG-to-DFW leg.)

I was also impressed by the amount of entertainment available on the flight.

(Cathay has won an award from airline rating company Skytrax for best inflight entertainment.)

I found the bed quite comfortable and easy to adjust to my preferred position.

The Dallas-to-Hong Kong route flies four times a week with plans to increase the route to a daily service.

But Cathay Pacific isnt stopping there.

Dallas to us is not just Dallas.

This is the perfect gateway for us.