And don't take me wrong - I definitely don't think Aria is a bad seat. My biggest problem/disappointment(?) with Aria is that with the current A350 business class seat and all its customized curated details by CX, it is the best reverse herringbone seat out there, and I can proudly say that it's my favorite business class seat in the world, even better than those media hyped seats like the Room or QSuite. When people say "oh I hate reverse herringbone, they have horrible footroom", I can reply "not for Cathay's seats!".

However, with Aria, we once again face with the major shortcoming of reverse herringbone. It is a standard 2020s era business class product. CX goes with the tide so Aria is as good as, but also no better than, its competitors.