Delta Air Lines launched daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport on June 6, 2026, restoring a direct link between the cities after an eight-year absence. The first flight, DL89, left Los Angeles on the carrier’s first-ever nonstop run on the route.
The new service is being flown with an Airbus A350-900 and is scheduled for up to 15 hours and 45 minutes, with Cirium data showing departure from Los Angeles at 11:30 p.m. and arrival in Hong Kong at 5:00 a.m. local time about two days later. The route spans about 7,243 miles and gives travelers a new nonstop option in a transpacific market already served by Cathay Pacific and United Airlines.
Delta had previously served Hong Kong through Northwest Airlines, first on a Seattle-Tokyo Narita-Hong Kong routing that ran until 2014 before being upgraded to nonstop Seattle-Hong Kong service. The company then withdrew from Hong Kong in 2018, leaving it out of the market until the Los Angeles launch this week.
The timing also places Delta into a tougher pricing environment. The airline is entering the route as fuel prices are rising, and its direct economy return fare of HK$11,770, or about US$1,500, is higher than Cathay Pacific’s HK$10,309 fare including surcharges. Delta’s Hong Kong outbound flight, DL88, left at 9.25 a.m. on Monday aboard an A350-900 configured with 275 seats, including 40 Delta One suites with lie-flat seats and sliding doors.
Jeff Moomaw said the airline’s focus is on making the flight a success before thinking about anything else. He said Delta is “dead focused” on ensuring the service works, adding that future decisions will depend on how demand develops over time. For now, the carrier has committed to the Los Angeles route and has not said when, or whether, it will add Hong Kong service elsewhere.
