19 Apr 2009
Cathay Pacific
CX 710
Singapore (SIN) - Hong Kong (HKG)
B777-300
B-HNF
Economy Class
B-HNF. In transit from Colombo to Hong Kong. The flight was almost 100% full! Who said that the economy is bad.
Another CX plane (A333) at the next gate operating CX690 to HKG too 1 hr later.
Taxiing to takeoff, passing a LH Cargo MD11F. No hot towels on CX, only given antiseptic towelettes.
Takeoff from Rwy20C
Banking over Batam
Overflying Changi Airport
I can see my home!
Cabin View
Omelette with hashbrowns and sausages for breakfast. It was quite nice. The other choice was chicken congee. The warm croissant with chocolate filling was good too!
Somewhere over South China Sea
After meal service
Toilet amenities
CX has forward looking cameras too!!
IFE controls on seat. The old IFE is similar to SQ's Krisworld with no AVOD. However, CX's have no interactive functions on their older aircraft, namely the B772/773s and unretrofitted A333s.
Descending into HKG. Very poor visibility and weather.
Almost touchdown.
Landed and taxi to gate.
SQ's 9V-SYC operating as SQ860 landing behind us. Wonder how's the loads on SQ.
Parked at the gate.
Thanks for all your FRs. Your pictures are little bit too small and a 1024x768 size would be perfect.
How many FRs left do you have to publish ? lol
The IFE is old. Do you know if they have retrofitted their regional 772/773 aircraft since 2009 ?
Thanks you for this report :)