The trip to Osaka
In December 2024, my family and I went on vacation to Osaka on what was possibly the last family vacation abroad as I will be going to University next year.
The plan for the trip was to fly to HKG and transit there to KIX. As we are flying through HKG we will be going on Cathay Pacific for the 5th time this year.
At Soekarno Hatta Airport
We arrived at Soekarno Hatta Airport at around 8pm
The check in desks were under construction it appears and the noise from the construction was quite loud
My ticket to Hong Kong
At the gate
When we arrived at the gate, our plane hadn't arrived yet and instead an Asiana A350 reg HL8360 was preparing for its flight to Seoul
Soon after the Asiana plane left and our Cathay A330-300 reg B-LBJ arrived
Boarding
Soon we started boarding
The Business Class
At my seat
This is my seat, with a pretty good pitch
An Emirates 777-300ER reg A6-ECJ preparing for the flight to Dubai
Japan Airlines 787-8 reg JA821J arriving from Tokyo Narita
The Emirates 777 pushing back
The Cathay magazine at my seat
Pushback
Soon it was time for pushback
Cathay soon played its new Safety Video, with a more "blending our culture and airplane safety" kind of Safety Video style that you'd see in Garuda or Qantas
Taxi to Runway 25L
Soon the plane began taxiing to RWY 25L
Passing by a Saudia 777-300ER reg HZ-AK22 heading for Jeddah
Passing by Terminal 3
Passing a Garuda A330-300, Singapore Airlines A350-900, ANA 787-8 and Cathay Pacific A330-300
Passing by Terminal 2E and 2D
Passing by Terminal 1
Lining up at the runway
Sudden reverse back to the taxiway
As we turned to the runway, the plane unexpectedly u-turned back to the taxiway. Apparently, the pilot said that they have trouble with ATC
A XiamenAir 737-800 reg B-1969 taxiing pass for take off to Xiamen
Take-Off
Finally we lined up for the runway
Take-Off
Climbing to altitude
The meal service (or lack thereoff)
On a flight to Hong Kong I expected CX to give out hot meals, but instead we got a box of small bites, which was strange.
Sunrise and decent
Soon sunrise began
Soon we began our descent to Hong Kong
Passing by a bridge or a highway
Landing
Soon it was landing time
Taxi to gate
Soon we began taxiing to the terminal
Taxiing pass the new reopened RWY 07C/25C
Passing by a quartet of Cathay Pacific aircraft
2 Air China A321
Passing by a sea of Cathay Pacific planes
Parking next to Cathay Pacific A350-900 reg which had arrived from Zurich
That snack, or "meal" is appalling. You'd expect more on an almost 5 hour flight, let alone on an Asian carrier, where hot Y meals are common, even on 2 hour flights.
I hope that the meal was so light due to the late departure time after midnight and not a sign of general cost cutting. I would assume there’s a full hot meal on flights that aren’t redeyes. Thanks for sharing!
Well, the flight to Osaka had a hot meal so yeah i think its just the late departure time