Originally Posted by
G-CIVC
I just got off CX 251 in F yesterday. The service was generally consistently as good as before, and the hard product is of course solid. I haven't tried the 'refreshed F service' (introduced in late 2019) so this was my first time for this, I found the food to be slightly downgraded from before (there was no steak / lobster / clay pot rice i.e. 'fancy mains' available for the main meal service after takeoff). But as my first post-COVID CX F trip, I can say that the downgrades while existent are minimal (compared to J class food and service nowadays, which has completely gone down the drain). The champagne and red on offer was Krug 2004 and Chateau Montrose St Estephe 2006.
Thanks very much
G-CIVC for that recent F report. Glad to see that F is solidly back.
Originally Posted by
G-CIVC
My only gripe is that CX has made it insanely difficult to use DM1600 bookable upgrade certificates on their int'l FCL routes by making the A class inventory unnecessarily tight nowadays. Meanwhile they have been releasing more and more redemption award seats - even two at a time - although not to other oneworld partner programs.
That does seems odd that you can't use UGs when there are load of F award seats. I had some orphan AsiaMiles from Covid-cancelled F flights and I just booked LAX-HKG-BKK and back in First at 120K each way. 2F seats per flight award availability from/to LAX is very good right now.