Originally Posted by
Wpgjetse
Why would I fly CX to China? They only fly to Hong Kong, and if I'm going to Shanghai or most business cities in China, it add 4 to 6 hours flying, plus the station stop in HKG. That make CX out for a lot of business flyers.
I would agree with that personally ... but my good buddy Calin said AC's nice new planes were so much better than the AA/DL fleet ... if hard/soft product is so important, then quality of hard/soft product should trump connection time when choosing a flight. CX has a better product, no question about it.
Besides, flying ex-YYZ, the direct flight to HKG eliminates a connection in YVR that the poster also referenced, thus narrowing the overall travel time and making it a valid comparison.