Hello all and welcome to my flight report.
This is a special report for me, because it is my first flight with CX and the inaugural flight from Düsseldorf to Hong Kong.
I was very surprised when Cathay announced in February to launch nonstop flights from Düsseldorf to Hong Kong and as the opportunity came up i directly booked a flight.
So now the flight came closer and online check in is available 48h before the flight.
My plane made its way to Düsseldorf.
I arrived at the airport and when I drop off my baggage I was told that I received an upgrade into the Premium Economy, a great start for this special flight.
A Party for this special flight was given some gates above the departure Gate, so i made my way upstairs.
sparkling wine for all guests
the cake with some features of Düsseldorf and Hong Kong
the Star of the day B-KQU
the event began with a small dancing performance
Mr. Tony Sham Cathay Pacific country manager Germany & Switzerland
Mr. Thomas Geisel the mayor of Düsseldorf
the crew behind the cake
It was time to cut the cake
Cake and sparkling wine a nice lunch :) The cake was very tasty was a mix of marzipan, raspberry and strawberry.
After the party i made my way to the gate and recognized my seat was a middle seat but the agent at the gate was able to give me an aisle seat.
Boarding started on time and every passenger received a small box with some marzipan sweets
The Flag of Hong Kong, CX logo, DUS Airport and the very fancy logo of Düsseldorf ;)
The premium Eco cabin
The empty Economy class
My Seat for today
Nice legroom
During boarding the dinning card was handed out to the passengers
let have a look
Finally boarding was completed, the Economy was 100% full, in Premium Eco only the seat next to me was empty after talking to some other passengers near all Passengers in the Premium Eco received an upgrade, I reckon Business was around 80% and First was nearly 70% booked.
Push back
Cathay three seven six heavy line up runway two three left and wait ;)
and we are in the air
After departure nuts and drinks where served
Lunch was served i choose the Chinese option, stewed duck, pineapple plum sauce, pal choy, carrot and steamed jasmine rice, was very tasty.
Near the border of Kazakhstan the cabin light where switch off i was very surprised that CX only use the mood light system in Business and First, because last year i was flying with Kenya Airways Boeing 777-300 (sorry i didn't take a lot of pictures for an report) and they use the mood light also in the Economy Class.
KQ Economy AMS-NBO
however back to this flight i couldn't really sleep so i ordered the cup of noodle and than try to sleep again
Near Chengdu the Breakfast was served, I had the creamy scrambled egg, breakfast pork sausage, provencale mushrooms and roasted potatoes was very tasty.
We arrived some minutes ahead of schedule in Hong Kong.
Special flight, good flight. Thanks to share this FR !
Nice FR, thanks for sharing.
What's the difference between economy and premium ? On the pictures the seats seems to be quite identical, with only the color changing.
Thank you.
The Seat have 6cm (2,3inch) more pitch and has 1cm (0,4inch) more width, also the food is different (but not more and the tast is as good as in normal Economy), you have 5Kg (11 lbs) more free baggage and priority boarding.
Thanks for sharing this special report on an inaugural flight. Very exciting and congrats on the upgrade! Do you have oneworld status or did you just get really lucky? There aren't too many reports on CX's Premium Economy and from the ones I've seen the seats look comfortable, but the soft product seems too close to Economy (Granted, economy class standards are really high and way above average on CX). Are all drinks served in plastic cups or are there real glasses during the meals? I just see a plastic cup for the pre-dinner drink. I think to make the experience more premium CX could offer a pre-departure drink and have linens for meal services. Nice report!
No I haven't any oneworld status, but Economy was overbooked so I get lucky.
You are absolutely right CX has high standard in economy and I felt no difference in Service between Economy and Premium Economy. No they only use plastic cups also knife, fork and spoon are plastic.
I think pre-departure drink would be a nice touch, but if an airline has so high standards like CX it's hard to create an product between Economy and Business class.
Great to be on an inaugural flight. CX's premium Y does look a bit lame compared to other airlines' offering.
Thanks for sharing!