Originally Posted by
royng
Unless you need those Cathay points, don't feel mandated to fly CX. Their exorbitant prices are just absurd.
You have to accept that business fares have increased dramatically on all airlines throughout the world.
You have to accept that fares originating in HKG are very high on all airlines because of reduced capacity. CX is the fare leader from HKG and given their high load, they can set high fares. Calling "absurd" the play of normal market forces in a highly competitive industry is weird.