I was sitting in PEY on CX 829 YYZ - HKG on May 21, and thought it was strange that my IFE interface was the same I had experienced on A350's. Then when going to the restroom I noticed the Economy seats were redesigned as well, looks like I was on a refitted plane.
A few comments (again this is from a PEY perspective):
- Bathroom wait was horrible, worse than before. Almost at all times there was a line up or short wait.
- Service was noticeably slower and Flight Crew were less present throughout the flight.
- Whilst boarding did seem to take longer, we still departed on time. This could have been attributed to a few reasons however, such as the ontime boarding start due to the late night flight 0150.
To be fair, the seats did look more comfy and the bigger IFE screen seems to be a plus. On my ususal HKG-YYZ-HKG flights I've been flying J for the past 2 years, so PEY this time was occasionally a challenge. But overall it was sufficient enough to get at least 5-7 hours sleep total. Given the new 10 abreast howver, there is no way that I could ever go back to sitting in Y for 15+ hours considering how cramped it is right now.