Originally Posted by
lionelhutz
Huh. My MEL-HKG flight on 23 July (A330) was evidently one of those affected, as it was announced no coffee or cup noodles would be available due to a problem with the water tanks. Shame as I had a lot of work to do and desperately needed caffeine. I had to survive on Coke Zeroes.
Your experience contradicts Cathay's claim in the SCMP article linked above that hot drinks and cup noodles will still be served, using bottled water instead. Sounds like that's just the line for PR consumption, rather than what's really happening.