Removal of PE
Feb 2, 2015 | 3:50 pm
#46
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 6,978
Despite what some corporations may believe, people generally are not dumb. No one will pay these J- prices for CX PEY when they pretty much has degraded the cabin to nothing more than glamorous Y. Seriously, I actually feel bad for my company paying $2800+ round trip multiple-stops in PEY when a V fare of the same itinerary can be had for $1500.
Feb 2, 2015 | 8:24 pm
#47
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC/SIN
Programs: CX DM, SQ KF
Posts: 2,344
Removal of PE
SQ's product up..siapremiumeconomy.com
Seems like all seats have legrests and there'll be book the cook option for PE. While the seat dimensions seem similar (and hate to admit this), SQ seem to have done a better job differentiating the product over Coach.
It's an ugly looking product though!
Seems like all seats have legrests and there'll be book the cook option for PE. While the seat dimensions seem similar (and hate to admit this), SQ seem to have done a better job differentiating the product over Coach.
It's an ugly looking product though!
Feb 2, 2015 | 9:08 pm
#49
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX Diamond (OW Emerald), former SQ Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 2,607
Also interesting that SQ thinks there is a market for PE to India. Cathay believes that PE to India is a failure and they are cutting it.
Feb 4, 2015 | 3:24 am
#51
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Hong Kong, London, Toronto, Bangkok
Programs: MPC, OneWorld, 1865 Voyager, Hyatt, Horizon Club
Posts: 161
Took PE a few times for BKK and LHR routes. BKK is not normally full whereas LHR is usually almost full. Problem with BKK though: equipment swaps make it really easy for an op-up to J (assuming MPO elites of course). With package deals, the BKK route is fine since it's only a couple hundred HKD between a club miles earning fare to PEY, so I'd take it.
I've complained to Cathay a few times due to such wide disparity in service levels and they all responded positively. It seems like Cathay themselves agree to how these levels can be unacceptable at times.
Even with long haul service: welcome drink and hot towels are inconsistent, first course J meals is not bad, but second course is just Y meals and not very good. A marginally thin blanket but J pillow. FAs aren't particularly attentive to needs and doesn't collect our meals until they finished serving all of Y, which takes forever (not like most of us finish the PEY food anyways). It's even specified in their manual that PEY meal trays should be collected as soon as they're finished - but this is never done.
Short haul PEY is simply a joke. All you get is the seat. Absolutely nothing else. They don't even bother closing the curtains.
I've complained to Cathay a few times due to such wide disparity in service levels and they all responded positively. It seems like Cathay themselves agree to how these levels can be unacceptable at times.
Even with long haul service: welcome drink and hot towels are inconsistent, first course J meals is not bad, but second course is just Y meals and not very good. A marginally thin blanket but J pillow. FAs aren't particularly attentive to needs and doesn't collect our meals until they finished serving all of Y, which takes forever (not like most of us finish the PEY food anyways). It's even specified in their manual that PEY meal trays should be collected as soon as they're finished - but this is never done.
Short haul PEY is simply a joke. All you get is the seat. Absolutely nothing else. They don't even bother closing the curtains.