{"id":14615,"date":"2023-02-14T20:12:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=14615"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:16:01","slug":"my-review-of-cathay-pacific-a350s-business-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2023\/02\/14\/my-review-of-cathay-pacific-a350s-business-class\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Cathay Pacific A350’s business class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cathay Pacific is probably one of the most renowned airline in the world, and being from China I should have had a lot of chances of flying with them. Strange enough but I haven’t though, and my only experience was with Cathay Dragon<\/em>, a subsidiary through acquisition that mainly focuses on short-haul routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going back home for the first time since 2020, I finally got the opportunity to fly the “real” Cathay by redeeming my Asiamiles. Cathay Pacific is located at Heathrow’s Terminal 3, like most other Oneworld carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lane is already very long when check-in starts four hours before departure. Fortunately I can use the priority counter which has no queue. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Fast track is available to premium passengers. If you are a frequent Oneworld flyer from T3, you know it is a lounge paradise – there are Cathay Pacific<\/a>, Qantas<\/a>, American Airlines and British Airways to choose from! You can also access the Centurion Lounge<\/a> if you have the Amex Platinum or Centurion card<\/a>, but it can be very busy at peak hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am very familiar with the Cathay Pacific Lounge, and it is my favourite out of the four Oneworld lounges. The days of my BA Gold are numbered, after which I won’t be able to come back for a while…<\/p>\n\n\n

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My flight departs from Gate 40, which is farthest in the terminal. I remember being here when I flew Philippine Airlines a few years back (on an error fare).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cathay’s A350 fleet have both A350-900 and A350-1000 aircrafts. I’m on the latter this time, but I don’t think they differ much in terms of cabin design.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Business class seats are arranged in the herringbone fashion, with a total number of 48. The middle seats:<\/p>\n\n\n

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As you can imagine, window seats are much more private:<\/p>\n\n\n

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There is a small storage cupboard next to the control panel, with a socket inside.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And a much larger storage box below which can fit a pair of shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The amenity bag is nothing to write home about, and the content is minimal. You won’t find earplugs or socks in it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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IFE:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Surprisingly there are two live TV channels – BBC and CCN. It is a world cup night between England and Wales, and US and Iran. Unfortunately the matches are not being broadcasted.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And the menu:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cathay Delight is one of their signature cocktails. However I was told it’s not available so went with their recommendation instead and got a Lemon Tease.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The cauliflower soup is passable:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Followed by the wonton noodles which was a total disaster. I’m not a big fan of Cantonese cuisine, but you can’t blame me for disliking it – the noodles on top are clearly burnt probably due to overheating, and the soup tastes really weird, worse than what you’d expect from instant noodles.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Remember to pick your breakfast choice before going to sleep. The congee is much better, although somehow my shitake mushrooms became ginger slices.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And the lie-flat bed:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bed is a tad narrow, but you can lift up a pad on the side to compensate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well I don’t know what more to say. It is certainly not a terrible experience, aside from the really bad wonton noodles, but I can’t really say anything positive about the flight either. I had high expectations – it is an Asian carrier after call – which Cathay failed to meet, and I probably need to try their first class some day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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