EWR first impressions
May 17, 2014, 4:13 pm
#46
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Well, that agent told me all classes are regularly overbooked for these daily EWR flights. So downgrades happen "almost everyday"
May 18, 2014, 4:05 am
#47
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At check-in today overheard argument ahead of me, apparently a lady got downgraded from J to Y+ and was very not happy. When it's my turn I asked about how often that happens, and surprisingly the agent said almost everyday as ex-EWR flights are almost always sold out in J class. Also was told usually every flight is fully booked in all three classes.!
May 18, 2014, 8:04 am
#48
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Hong Kong
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Not sure if I even follow this - in case of over-booking, the excess passengers get bumped off. Esp if every class is over-booked. Downgrading does not solve the problem.
May 18, 2014, 10:32 am
#49
Join Date: Nov 2006
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If they downgrade J passengers on an overbooked flight, some Y passengers will lose their seats.
It is just strange they regularly overbooked J. CX should improve on controlling inventory.
May 19, 2014, 11:07 pm
#50
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Hong Kong
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It doesn't solve the bumping problem in the sense of number of pax bumped, but it does allow the business class passenger to fly (at the cost of a bumped economy passenger)
May 26, 2014, 4:22 pm
#52
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Not for the BA Galleries lounge in EWR. But they have always REFUSED to give me Arrival Lounge invitation because they claimed "as transit through HKIA pax you are not eligible to get it", I'm tired of arguing with them on such so decided not to bother, and just enter the lounge based on my boarding pass.
May 27, 2014, 12:20 am
#53
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Not for the BA Galleries lounge in EWR. But they have always REFUSED to give me Arrival Lounge invitation because they claimed "as transit through HKIA pax you are not eligible to get it", I'm tired of arguing with them on such so decided not to bother, and just enter the lounge based on my boarding pass.
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...e-arrival.html
May 27, 2014, 10:42 pm
#54
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I assume that your transit is more than 4 hours?
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...e-arrival.html
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_H...e-arrival.html
May 30, 2014, 11:04 pm
#58
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Let me be more specific, you can expect NOBODY but CX pax. So if you sit up front, you will cross the custom in less than 10 minutes, most likely 5 minutes. You will spend more time waiting for luggage thought...
May 31, 2014, 1:44 am
#59
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Jun 1, 2014, 1:09 am
#60
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Miami
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I arrived into EWR on Thursday night and immigration had a long line on the right side. I am Global Entry so I did not notice if that side was non US citizens but it was not my CX flight as I was in business and cleared as one of the first few. As for the flight it was good except had a group of guys in Business that we not considerate of others especially be a night flight. Talking a lot and open and closing storage bins an unusually amount of times. And yes it's 3:07 am here in Miami and I have not gotten back on my normal sleep schedule, lol.