5.1 Premium Economy: when, what, where?
Premium Economy will roll out to all long haul destinations by the end of 2013.
5.2 Which flights have Premium Economy?
Premium Economy is available on all Long Haul flights operated by the 33G, 74K, 77G or 77H. This leaves only the following destinations and their anticipated on stream date:
- Paris (CX278/9 only - CX260/1 has PEY) - anticipated late September 2013
- Amsterdam - mid-October 2013
- Auckland - mid-October 2013
- Rome (34B)
Premium Economy, may not, however, be offered on all flights to all a destination.
5.3 Is Premium Economy worth the upgrade from Economy or the downgrade from Business?
Here is a
trip report written on the PEY experience. It confirms that it is very much an "economy plus" product and not a "business minus" one.
Premium Economy is a one tray meal service with Business Class mains for the first meal service and a hybrid of mains for the second meal service.