Thundercat 60 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I'm heading to Bali next week via Hong Kong and I'll be flying on Cathay Pacific. Does anyone have any experience flying with them. Just wondering what to expect! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I would expect you need to get to the airport, check in and then wait to board the plane. Once one the plane, there will be an extremely interesting demonstration of what to do if you are about to die in a horrible accident. Most people ignore it but I highly recommend it. Take off is exciting. Then you'll get a drink in a plastic cup and later on they will come round and and ask you "beef or fish" before giving you a plastic dish of 'food' which is supposed to resemble that beef or fish. When you get close to your destination, the plan will start descending and you will eventually land. Don't worry, it's quite painless. Unless you sit next to someone who is really smelly. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I flew Cathay Pacific once. Pretty much like any other, though very pretty stewardesses. Well, prettier than BA's. So that's saying something. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Which class? Cattle or Biz? No first class on Bali CX flights. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Oops, looks like they have re-instated the first class. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Flown Cathay quite a few times and I like them. Done biz and cattle, both were good. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I choose CX everytime I fly. Biz is just wonderful, hardly want to get off. Econ is OK so long as you don't get a spiller from a code share flight. Code shares most like to have spillers are UA, BA, Qantas. When you cross the equator expect to be shaken like you're gonna die and the plane will drop several thousand feet. Despite the screaming from the women passengers telling you otherwise, you will survive. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday When you cross the equator expect to be shaken like you're gonna die and the plane will drop several thousand feet. Despite the screaming from the women passengers telling you otherwise, you will survive. Coool! honto? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads Originally Posted By: thursday When you cross the equator expect to be shaken like you're gonna die and the plane will drop several thousand feet. Despite the screaming from the women passengers telling you otherwise, you will survive. Coool! honto? Intertropical convergence zone check it out. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 was on the cusp of it when went to Fiji. **** scary. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Anyone flown BA? I heard they are ace. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I have flown them a few times and while I always feel they are often pretty much the same, they were possibly some of my better flights. Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Cathay have the best economy class that I have been on. The shell seats with power supply and very good inflight entertainment make for a very comfortable ride. I would choose them above all others. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thats what I was hoping to hear TJ. The flight was so cheap with them that it was hard to resist. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 It all depends on the airplane, not the airline. For example, last week I went economy to Singapore. Outbound was from KIX on a newish Airbus, it had a huge TV and had 2-4-2 layout so not so cramped. Coming back I flew to Narita and it was an ancient Boeing 747 with 3-4-3 layout, TV was tiny. Same airline, different plane, different experience. Service I think is basically the same on any major airline (I normally only fly JAL or Singapore Air though), though check-in staff can be asswipes (lufthansa). Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I fly with these guys at least twice a month, 4 times this month already and again tomorrow night. If you are at the pointy end the Sky beds are reasonably comfortable especially compared to sitting in cattle although very anti social as you cant interact with anyone else which is good and bad. The planes seem safe and comfortable, the food and service great and Im yet to be delayed - unlike Qantas. I can pretty much travel with anyone and these guys seem to be a good mixture of price and service. Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Since JAL axed the Brisbane direct to Tokyo we decided to fly CX next January so will be interested to see how you get on. Sale price was was cheap and comparable but they are all gone now it seems. On a side note I heard Qantas might take up the route Bris>Tokyo in november this year... Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 They do seem to have a generally good reputation. The one time I used them they were fine. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 cool. Don't mention yesterday's flight to Amsterdam. One of the 747's engines conked out and needs a replacement. They dispatched it today together with 6 engineers. Hope they packed the spanners too. Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: TJ OZ Cathay have the best economy class that I have been on. The shell seats with power supply and very good inflight entertainment make for a very comfortable ride. I would choose them above all others. Pro (in eco): Power supply in seat for notebooks HUGE video list Videos can be stopped at your choice Videos with F words still have them in it. Cons (in eco): In the new seat system the back rest does not move back (which I appreciate if I got a moron in front of me), but the ass rest moves forward, which is ok if you are under 1.5m tall, otherwise your knee space goes from nearly zero to minus. Beside that CX is one of the worlds top 5 airlines. Lufthansa has those seats too on some machines. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 And Cathay do their own food at Chek Lap Kok. Supplying 30 other airlines too. So your food should be at least fresher than most. Flying into Bali, you're gonna get chicken with noodles or a beef and rice. One Indo-ish, one, HK-ish I s'pose. Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: Kraut_in_HongKong Cons (in eco): In the new seat system the back rest does not move back (which I appreciate if I got a moron in front of me), but the ass rest moves forward, which is ok if you are under 1.5m tall, otherwise your knee space goes from nearly zero to minus. Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Originally Posted By: Kraut_in_HongKong Originally Posted By: TJ OZ Cathay have the best economy class that I have been on. The shell seats with power supply and very good inflight entertainment make for a very comfortable ride. I would choose them above all others. Pro (in eco): Power supply in seat for notebooks HUGE video list Videos can be stopped at your choice Videos with F words still have them in it. Cons (in eco): In the new seat system the back rest does not move back (which I appreciate if I got a moron in front of me), but the ass rest moves forward, which is ok if you are under 1.5m tall, otherwise your knee space goes from nearly zero to minus. Beside that CX is one of the worlds top 5 airlines. Lufthansa has those seats too on some machines. Maybe they had the seats closer together on your flight. I didn't have a problem with it and I'm 151 cm tall. From memory Kraut san am I correct that you are around 6 ft. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 well, im 182cm so im a little interested to see how this plays out! Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I like the sound of that non-reclining seat, I havent seen those before. On my recent flight I had a moron in front of me coming back, reclining full the whole way including during eating. On the outward, the guy behind me was kicking/kneeing my seat repeatedly for the first 3 hours of the journey. Link to post Share on other sites
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