Via Hong Kong (Cathay South Routing)

Watchful 57 /100

Paris → Tokyo

Goes through a warning area

Getting old 8 to 30 days old. May still be right — double-check before you book.

Through a warning area · Moderate reroute options · via Hong Kong · ~15h 45m

Route assessed 12d ago

Why book

Best structural resilience for CDG→NRT. Cathay routes CDG–HKG south via the Middle East/South Asia corridor, bypassing Central Asian congestion entirely. Trade-off: longer distance and Middle East advisory exposure on the first leg.

The catch

Part of this route goes through a flight warning area

Worth knowing

Confirm with Cathay Pacific that the CDG–HKG routing is south via India and not east via Central Asia — Cathay does route-select based on conditions and may change. Also: HKG–NRT transits Chinese airspace; monitor PRC airspace policy.

Watchful 57

Paris → Tokyo

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8 to 30 days old. May still be right — double-check before you book.

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Route strength 66

Other paths · Stop quality

Problems now 48

Closed areas · Flight options

Best structural resilience of the three — Cathay's south routing gives genuine alternative paths, unlike the one-corridor dependency on the Central Asian route. The trade-off is that the first leg crosses the Middle East advisory zone.

Cathay Pacific routes CDG–HKG via the southern corridor (over the Middle East and South Asia), entirely bypassing the Central Asian congestion bottleneck — the critical structural advantage of this option.
Corridor dependency rated 1/3: the south Asian routing has multiple alternative sub-paths (Arabian Sea vs Bay of Bengal) versus the Central Asian sole-corridor structure.
The CDG–HKG leg transits the Middle East advisory zone — that's the direct trade-off for avoiding Central Asian congestion.
HKG–NRT is a clean northeast Asian segment via East China Sea. HKG hub is world-class; NRT arrival is uncongested.
Total journey is the longest of the three options (~15.5 hours) due to the southerly detour — the price of the structural resilience advantage.

Other options for this trip

Via Istanbul 59

Via Beijing 59

Via Central Asian Corridor (Direct) 49

Scores are based on official airspace warnings, added flight time, and how many reroute options exist. This is not a safety rating. Always check with your airline before you book.

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