CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 3 March 2009 by  Susan Maclaurin  (Australia)

We travelled from Hong Kong to Johannesburg on this plane and it was the hardest seat I have ever had to sit on. I would compare it to a bench seat as there is absolutely not cushioning. The new design does stop people in front reclining into your space which is and advantage. I found the seating in the older plane more comfortable.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 3 March 2009 by  Susan Maclaurin  (Australia)

We travelled Cairns to Hong Kong on this plane and on the way back from Hong Kong to Cairns via Brisbane. The seats were reasonably comfortable (better than Qantas economy). The entertainment was not good on this flight. The entertainment system boxes under the seats are very annoying and severely restrict legroom.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 19 January 2009 by  Clive Barratt  (Australia)

The seat back does not recline - instead the actual bottom of your seat slides out in an attempt to create a virtual recline - this is unbearably uncomfortable on the long haul journeys from Sydney to London and back. There is no support for the lower back when the seat is pushed out - very uncomfortable indeed. There is no footrest. The seat belt itself also has a strange, very large, lump of padding on it - this cannot be properly stowed out of the way and further eats into your seating space. The arm rest does not fold away properly. In its 'folded' position it still prominently protrudes from in-between the seat backs - again, very uncomfortable.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 23 September 2008 by  Jim Mitchell  (Canada)

The seats were the worst we have sat in in 12 years of travel to SE Asia. They seat had no padding in the thigh area, the seat had minimal recline and the legroom was poor compared to both SIA and MAS. We flew on other Cathay pacific aircraft and they were much more comfortable. Boeing 747, 777 and 767 all had much better seating. Avoid A340.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 27 August 2008 by  Nicholas Walters  (Indonesia)

HKG-LHR. I had the new seat layout and seat cushion was so hard with very little support but it's comfortable in the reclined position.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 22 August 2008 by  Alex Jones  (Australia)

Cathay's new economy class is awful. I'm 6'2" and 100kg, so on the large side of average, but there were plenty bigger than me trying to squeeze in. Primarily the problem with these seats is that they don't recline at all. Pressing the recline button in the arm causes the thinly upholstered and dreadfully uncomfortable seat cushion and back to slide down and forwards within the frame of the seat - resulting in a curved back and knees hitting the seat in front. The seat belt has a padded section, the purpose of which evaded me which is around 2" thick, which obviously eats into the mediocre available space, and ridiculously the seat belt anchor points on the left side of the seat protrude beyond the height of the cushion and poke the passenger in the back side. Further, the passeneger controlled vents in the overhead panel have been removed as has the pocket from the back of the seat in front, leaving nowhere to stash your ipod etc. All that said, the new IFE screens are excellent, variable contrast and brightness and good pixel density, plenty of choice of movies and TV content. There is provision for some simple games, but they're mostly unplayable due to poor response times. There is supposedly 3pin HK/UK style ac outlets in every seat, and while I saw these, on 3/4 of the recent SYD-HKG-LHR-HKG-SYD legs I flew this wasn't in service.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 21 August 2008 by  Gary Yiu  (Hong Kong)

The new economy class seats are better than the old seats. I managed to get a couple hours sleep which is excellent. The seat had little bit of damage which will be a concern considering the plane is relatively new. I even had good leg space even when the table is out. AVOD is superb. Good resolution and lots of good movies. Beware that that all the bulkhead seats in economy for B777-300ER do not have windows.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 18 August 2008 by  G Greenwood  (Australia)

Although the recent refurbishment of economy class has a fresh and and ultra-modern feel about it I can't say I like the plastic look of the entertainment console nor the plastic feel to the thinly padded seat upholstery. Strangely, there weren't any footrests and the seat recline was nothing more than a slider so I was left to be content with a slouched back and less of what little legroom there was upon what is "full" recline position. The seats and and aisles were very narrow and I felt very compressed moving around as well as when sitting.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 14 August 2008 by Albert Kuan  (USA)

I was on a flight from LAX-HKG on CX 883. The seats have two different colors (violet and blue), and have creative streak mark designs. The recline is great! There are adjustable headrests. The seats have air filled lumbar support. PTV isn't AVOD, however there is an array of channels and varieties to choose from. PTV is very blurry to view and is kind of outdated. The economy class seat is not meant for people more than 5'5 feet. I am more than 5'5 and it was hard for me to view the PTV screen. It is almost impossible to open up my laptop when some one is reclining.

CATHAY PACIFIC ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW  - 14 August 2008 by Paul Chan  (USA)

Cathay Pacific is currently replacing their economy class in their international, long-haul aircraft. On one segment of the journey, I was flying on the old economy class. The screens are a little small with low resolution, but there is usually no trouble with making it work. Some games are a little buggy though and will require a flight attendant to reset it. The old seats are very comfortable (although not leather) but the legroom is on the narrow side. There is a footrest on these aircraft. On the return segment, I flew in the new economy configuration. The new, larger screens had amazing resolution and were excellent. I did not like the fact that the seat pocket was underneath your legs as opposed to in front of you. This configuration uses an ergonomic seat (which I dislike), but also a reclining system that does not inconvenience other passengers.