"Service is good and food was delicious"
85 reviews Francis Wong (Hong Kong)
✅ Trip Verified | This review is for the outbound and inbound flights between Hong Kong and Singapore. First time on board CX A350. Outbound I was supposed to sit in economy, but a lady requested to swap seats with me, so I got to sit in premium economy! Very impressed with the seat features and spaciousness. Noise cancelling headset from J class was offered. 3 meal choices, metal cutlery, Hagan Daaz ice cream etc. Very good IFE full of movies and music. Service is good and food was delicious too. Inbound I sat in economy. A man in front of me requested to be off loaded to deal with a sudden family emergency. The crew handled it very smoothly and without fuss. It caused a slight delay, but we still managed to arrive a little ahead of time. Seat pitch in economy is very good, with 3 3 3 across. Excellent design of one tray for food, another "tray" under the IFE to hold drinks and media devices. USD port is nearby too. Each seat also comes with own power outlet. 2 choice of meals, also served with metal cutlery. All in all, I am honestly quite impressed with CX now. For many years I have avoided them because of the past experience. So glad to see they are catching up with the fast changing world.
Aircraft | A350-9 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Singapore |
Date Flown | July 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"the worst airline food"
Roger Stone Stone (Australia)
Not Verified | Before COVID, Cathay Pacific used to be my favourite airline so I was so looking forward to flying with them again as they are known to now be trying to get back to normal. However, while the cabin crews and flight crews did a fabulous job, the food was simply awful. In fact, I would go so far as to say its the worst airline food I have ever had in my 40 years of flying, both short and long haul. Otherwise, to be fair, flights were punctual and in-flight entertainment very good. However, sorry Cathay, but I could not face such awful food again and am forced to switch to Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, or Emirates from Australia to Europe.
Aircraft | A350-900 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Melbourne to Frankfurt via Hong Kong |
Date Flown | June 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"I've asked for a partial refund"
R Vines (United Kingdom)
✅ Trip Verified | I actually made four long-haul flights on Cathay this trip. Overall, the standard was solid four-star, rather than five. The food and drink were acceptable, if unexciting, and the seats were comfortable. But the absence of any sort of privacy screens was surprising and felt dated. All the flight attendants were extraordinarily prompt at responding to requests for service and appeared willing. I had two main issues. On the flight from Auckland to Hong Kong (11-1/2 hours, 38 seats in business, I think) there was no Champagne available after takeoff. A flight attendant told me they had only loaded three bottles, which ran out on the ground. The flight was late into Hong Kong, so I was transferred to a later flight on which I was assigned (without warning or apology) a middle seat, instead of the window I'd reserved. The absence of any privacy screen meant I spent a rather intimate 13+ hours with a stranger. He was a nice chap, but if I want a blind date, I'll go online rather than on an aircraft. I paid £5,000+ for business because I wanted Champane and privacy, so I am not too happy. Anyways, I've asked for a partial refund and was going to await a response from Cathay before posting. But Cathay has just responded: "A member of our Customer Care team will review your case and respond in approximately six weeks’ time." Oh well.
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Auckland to Hong Kong via London |
Date Flown | May 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"the bathroom was dirty"
D Maten (United States)
✅ Trip Verified | Very disappointed after having flown Cathay Pacific previously with good experiences. My flight out of SFO on April 30, 2023 was uneventful except the Stewardesses made the flight miserable by serving the meals and disappearing for 2 hours. You couldn't get up to use the restroom and they were not attentive, checking on the passengers. The worst part was that the bathroom was dirty, and there was no toilet paper or paper towels. Flew home on JAL, had excellent service and clean facilities with normal size restroom.
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | San Francisco to Hong Kong |
Date Flown | April 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"entertainment system excellent"
75 reviews Michael Schade (Thailand)
✅ Trip Verified | Food offerings at Seoul Asiana lounge rather poor, the wing lounge at Hong Kong airport much better. Food ex Seoul was good, ex HKK rather mediocre. Service seats and entertainment system excellent.
Aircraft | A359 / A330 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Seoul to Bangkok via Hong Kong |
Date Flown | May 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"food was poor in quality and presentation"
75 reviews Michael Schade (Thailand)
✅ Trip Verified | Check in and security check at BKK airport swift, CX lounge in Bangkok and Hong Kong very pleasant as always. Aircraft, seat comfort and service topnotch. What really spoiled those flights was the really poor catering. On both flights, the food was poor in quality and presentation. I did not see the Y class menu, but it looked like average economy class food on China. An example were the what the menu pompously called “a variety of cereals”, when I asked what the choices were, I was handed a small box of Kellogg’s cornflakes. So there was no variety. The same applies to wine. There is no more choice, just one white or one red, which were both dreadful. I was always very fond of CX, but this was just awful catering.
Aircraft | A333 / A359 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Bangkok to Seoul via Hong Kong |
Date Flown | May 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Service was very good and attentive"
John Duffus (Thailand)
✅ Trip Verified | Both flights were very pleasant, both departed a few minutes early and arrived early. The B777-300 was the version with 10 across seating and extra rows added. I was surprised I did not find much difference with the older models. I am of average height and weight and leg room/seat width were perfectly acceptable for short haul. But I would not be keen to spend an overnight flight on these seats. Service was very good and attentive. The meals tasty and plentiful. Lots of different types of IFE programming. The only problem that seems now common with most airlines is that the price for this route has skyrocketed by about 50% since January!
Aircraft | A330 / Boeing 777-300 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Bangkok to Hong Kong |
Date Flown | April 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"a true disappointment"
C Doren (Denmark)
✅ Trip Verified | I had high expectations but it is a true disappointment. The flight delayed, the cabin was not clean. The flight attendant were tired and demotivated. No accessories like eye blinds, earplugs. My food was terrible and seats were very uncomfortable.
Aircraft | A350-1000 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | London to Hong Kong |
Date Flown | April 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"the legroom is tiny"
N Lee (Canada)
✅ Trip Verified | They don't serve bottled waters on the plane. I took Cathay years ago and the service was exceptional, legroom was great. Now if you are on economy, the legroom is tiny. They squeeze an unhealthy amount of people on the plane and expect people to check their carry on as they have now run out of space. My tray table was not clean and their crew looked exhausted. They did not respond to the call bell throughout the flight. Pillows and blankets were provided upon request.
Aircraft | Boeing 777-300ER |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Vancouver via Hong Kong |
Date Flown | April 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Wifi & Connectivity | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"toilets were in a disgusting state"
Michael Copeman (Australia)
Not Verified | Cathay’s economy class offering has really gone down hill. On the packed flight from Hong Kong to Sydney, the toilets were in a disgusting state from early in the flight. The chief flight attendant gave the wrong information to passengers - that only one Australian customs/immigration form was needed per family (instead of one form per passenger). And when the plane had arrived in Sydney, and all the passengers were waiting for their bags, a series of announcements were made to say that all the bags were still inside the plane’s hold, and the airline did not know when they would be released. Our bags came out within an hour, but were among the early ones.
Aircraft | A350 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Sydney |
Date Flown | April 2023 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |