Thanks Flying Pig and everyone for their help!

Sure enough it was the B-HXO Airbus that you believed Flying Pig…I would really like to know how you get those tail numbers!

The new J class is an excellent product. I am a jaded decade old elite flyer and it still was good enough to change the traveling experience particularly on a 12 hour flight. The best things are the seat design and the CX Studio on demand that will pause and play movies when you want. Also the number of singing artists on the selectable list was astounding. Perhaps the best appreciated item though was the cheapest—the additional pull out tray under the movie screen. I was very impressed with this new cabin. The problem though is of course one can not be guaranteed the new configuration so if I travel on personal as opposed to business money I am not sure I would pay for the old style business cabin. Until CX has a way of assuring you will get the new cabin I will remain in back on my own money but luckily my company pay for biz and first when I travel for work.

One small bad news was the plane was packed and many of the J customers were sent to the Betsey F seats(!) for upgrade. For some odd reason my FF number dropped out of the record (this is true as the check in clerk showed me the screen) and when the computer did the scan for upgrades to F it didn’t see my Gold status which would have but me up there. The MOD had already given out the seats and was sorry he said. How my FF number dropped out of the record I have no ideas as I even did internet check in, but maybe the equipment change did it….

Thanks all for there help!

When in Seoul I invite you for coffee..