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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 2:22 pm
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uszkanni
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cypress Hills Research Center
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Well, since there's always room for improvement, I wouldn't mind seeing:

Menu:
Let's face it, you're not going to get a Michelin 3-star experience on a commercial airline. You can tweak the menu all you want but it will always come down to what's reasonable (given the limitations of being on an airplane) and what will satisfy most traveller's tastes. That being said, I can see:

- Better selection of snacks (not that you need *more* food in F). And please replace the Hagen-Dazs with some decent gelatto or sorbet or whatever.
- Add a nicer single malt whiskey to the menu. Say a 16yo Lagavulin (only about US$70 a bottle) or, if you want to go ape-sh*t, a 30yo Laphroaig ("only" about US$500 a bottle).
- From comments made on FT, maybe work on insuring better consistency in food prep/presentation. There will always be regional differences. HK/US/CA/EU based food prep really should differ from each other due to the availability of fresh local foods. That can also backfire, I suppose.
- Maybe a BTC option akin to what's available on SQ? Personally, I've never been all that impressed with BTC, but whatever.

IFE
- Noise cancelling headphones would be nice.
- I've occasionally had finicky IFE controllers. Not anything to really complain about but they could be better. The screen size is fine with me, especially compared to the small 10" or 14" armrest screens on some other carriers.


What I'd really like to see (MAYBE) is for CX to add 3 more F class seats (and, of course, one more FA) to their current TPAC fleet as it can be really difficult to find two F award seats on a single TPAC flight. Then again, too many F pax on a single aircraft can be a bad thing as it would increase foot traffic, affect food service and perhaps negatively impact overall comfort. Maybe when they get A380's (or the mythical 787's) they can add more seats, lavs, galleys and, most importantly, FAs.

Also, it would be very nice if CX had more planes with F class cabins on short hop routes (say, HKG-BKK).
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