Trip Report: Cathay Pacific B-LAQ CX110 Sydney - Hong Kong
Flight details:
Airlines: Cathay Pacific
Flight No: CX110 SYD - HKG
Reg: B-LAQ
Aircraft: Airbus A330-343
Departure Sydney International Gate 32: 08:29 AEST
Arrival Hong Kong Terminal 1: 16:04 HKT
Flight time: 9 hours 29 minutes
Distance: 7408 km
Full trip video: Cathay Pacific B-LAQ CX110 Sydney - Hong Kong
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Introduction
This trip report is from 2018. I was travelling on Cathay Pacific after a long time, my last trip was in '89 from Dubai to Mumbai on B747-300. Last time I had visited Hong Kong was in 2005 travelling on Qantas.
I had to visit Mumbai found travelling via Hong Kong as the cheapest option. Transit through Hong Kong with a wait time of 3 1/2 hrs.
Pre-flight
Check-in for the flight was done online. Received SMS regarding delayed flight day earlier. Hong Kong was having bad weather delaying the flight.
Airport arrival
Took train and arrived at the airport early.
Check-in
As had already checked online and being early, check-in was quick. Received the boarding pass, informed the gate number and advised of the delayed flight.
Immigration and security
Immigration was through self-check kiosk. After clearing immigration, had security check and out into the duty free area.
After duty-free
As I was having plenty of time, checked the flight schedule
Flight schedule
Decided to have breakfast before boarding.
Breakfast
After breakfast, checked the air-side, watched the arrival of Air China A330 on runway 16L.
Airbus A330's time
Qantas
Air India VT-NAC to Delhi
Waiting for boarding call
Waited closed to gate for boarding call. Flight had arrived late from Hong Kong. Passengers and crew waited for the aircraft to arrive at gate.
Cathay Pacific B-LAQ Airbus A330-343
B-LAQ was operating CX 110 to Hong Kong. Being positioned in a non-window section of the terminal. Only tail was visible.
Waiting
Boarding call was made for passengers of the flight as soon as it was ready. There was a delay of 10-15 mins from original departure time.
Boarding pass was scanned and passport was checked before being allowed to proceed.
B-LAQ
View of the aircraft while heading to the door.
closer view of rego.
Boarding
Queue to board flight
Cabin crew greeted and checked the boarding pass, directed customer to seat.
Premium Economy
B-LAQ is three class aircraft with Business, Premium Economy, Economy seating. Business and Premium Economy has green colour seats
Economy
Economy seats are blue.
Window view
Cabin view
United B787 to SFO and LAX
Taxi and departure
Pushback commenced after a short delay, safety video was displayed on individual InFlight Entertainment [IFE].
Taxi to runway 34L
After a long taxi to runway, departed from runway 34L.
Flight map
Heading North towards Queensland.
IFE
Flight maps
Meal Tray
Menu
Menu card was distributed, Breakfast and lunch would be served on the flight.
Flight information
Flight map
Reading material
Reading material and duty free shopping magazine along with headphones were placed in seat pocket
Inflight magazine: Discovery
June 2018 edition
Window view
Clear blue skies over Queensland
Duty free shop magazine
CX route map and details
Route map
Hong Kong Airport information
Cathay History
Cathay Network
Airbus A330-300 safety card
Safety card
Cabin Service
Cabin service began with breakfast drinks, chose orange juice.
Orange juice
Flight map
After the breakfast drinks, crew began serving passengers with special meals.
Cabin view
Breakfast packaging
Breakfast had 2 options: omelette or chicken congee
Breakfast
Chose the omelette with orange juice
Window view
Blue skies with flight progressing smoothly
Cabin view
Flight information
Flight map
Cathay pacific Logo
Leaving the Australian shores
Pre-Lunch Service
Crew started pre-lunch service with drinks, selected white wine as I going to have fish for lunch.
Drinks Service
White wine with peanuts
Flight details
Seat view
Menu - English
In Chinese
Lunch Service
Lunch was served to special meals first followed by other passengers.
Lunch packaging
Lunch had 3 options
Lunch
I chose the pan fish with beans and white wine for the drinks
Meal was well made.
Waiting for tray collection
Cabin view
Somewhere near Philippines
The skies were clear close to Phillippines,
Approaching Hong Kong
As CX110 approached Hong Kong, skies turned grey. Weather was poor. After rattling and bumps, approached Hong Kong in poor weather. Landed safely in wet weather, watch video to experience the landing.
Taxi to gate
Cathay Pacific CX110 preparing for next flight
Walking to transit departure area
Flight details
Transit check
After arriving near transit area, queue up for security check. Passport and boarding pass was checked and bags scanned, before being allowed into departure area for next flight.
Hope you enjoyed the trip, Thanks for reading.
End of trip
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