Flying back end (usually) I've certainly noticed a real slide in the CX offering, as compared to my last CX flight pre-Covid. Last month I had a pretty uncomfortable flight DXB-HKG.
Planes are frequently in the air for not a lot more than 6 hours on the route even they're blocked for 7.
That's a pretty short mid-haul. OK, longer than India but certainly shorter than Australia.
Roughly similar to a TATL eastbound. I'll use that as comparison (albeit, expecting CX to do better than the likes of BA/AA).
No drinks service other than with the meal. Breakfast was a cruddy, flavourless chicken sandwich.
Em, par for the course, given just more than 6 hours flight time.
Left me to mull on the impact of reduced cabin space also.
Compared to...? Haven't CX flown A330s on the route pre-Covid too? Or are you comparing to EK
Yet CX still charging a significant premium. And filling seats due to limited schedules to/from HKG (especially on CX but quite a few carriers yet to return).
Yes, schedule is the premium you're paying for.
based in HK, it may well end up being a grudging continuation with CX. But can't help feeling it's time I explored other options.
Any options for you? Serious question - feels like we're a bunch of South Vietnamese after "liberation" looking for the best smuggler boat out.