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Old Jan 5, 2016, 8:27 pm
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This thread is for specific A350 discussion.

For discussion regarding the A350-1000 please discuss here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1909549-a350-1000-general-discussion.html

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Routes to be serviced by A350:
Cathay Pacific full fleet and route guide (search for 35G for A350): Cathay Pacific Fleet, Route and Configuration Guide
Useful thread: New route speculation for Cathay

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Old Jul 17, 2017, 5:19 am
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Originally Posted by tphuang
It seemed like the J seats were a little smaller than the ones on 77W or maybe I'm imagining it.
You are not. The seat is slightly smaller, due to the aircraft itself being slightly smaller than a 77W.
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 7:03 am
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Originally Posted by tphuang
It seemed like the J seats were a little smaller than the ones on 77W or maybe I'm imagining it.
In this case would the CX889 on 77W be preferable to CX855 on A359 in J as A359 seats are smaller?
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by 1010101
You are not. The seat is slightly smaller, due to the aircraft itself being slightly smaller than a 77W.
The CX A350 was my first reverse herringbone J product and this must be why I was so unimpressed with the seat compared to the rave reviews reverse herringbones usually get. I'm 6'3" 230 and didn't find it that comfortable. Maybe one day I'll get a chance to compare to the 77W.
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 9:53 am
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Flying in December JFK-HKG...itinerary was recently switched from 777 to 350...flying in J
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 10:20 am
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Originally Posted by Devyan1
Flying in December JFK-HKG...itinerary was recently switched from 777 to 350...flying in J
Could you provide a few more details, are you connecting through YVR or SFO ?
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by KrazyTrain18
Could you provide a few more details, are you connecting through YVR or SFO ?
My mistake...it's actually the second leg...HKG-MEL will now be on the 350

Sorry about that
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 2:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Devyan1
My mistake...it's actually the second leg...HKG-MEL will now be on the 350

Sorry about that
No worries, safe travels!
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 6:09 pm
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Originally Posted by hightide
In this case would the CX889 on 77W be preferable to CX855 on A359 in J as A359 seats are smaller?
I'm ambivalent about the seat itself, since I didn't get a chance to try out how well I sleep in it. But the IFE/wifi are definitely better and the cabin comfort level in general is better.
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 7:18 pm
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Originally Posted by hightide
In this case would the CX889 on 77W be preferable to CX855 on A359 in J as A359 seats are smaller?
They're obviously different animals because of the departure times.

IF all else was equal, I'd do A350 in a heartbeat. It's the best J class on CX for sure and now that I'm getting used to CX planes with WiFi, it sucks when you don't have it. CX's A350 WiFi is just damn good. It's nearly on par with what I've had on that JetBlue "Mint" business class thing. (Only flown once, but I remember it had very good wifi). CX's A350 wifi beats SQ, QR, JL and EK, whom I'm familiar with.

However, a) if you're going for an F upgrade with miles, that is only possible on CX889, and b) CX889 YVR-HKG is just fantastic for sleeping. Depart, watch a brief show, doze off, conk out, sleep 9 hours, breakfast time before landing, full day upon arrival. The US late night departures (SFO, LAX, JFK, EWR, BOS) are just a bit too long flying time to be as perfect as YVR. Obviously the A350 is a daytime departure so different animal.
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Old Jul 17, 2017, 8:40 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyerTalkUserName
The CX A350 was my first reverse herringbone J product and this must be why I was so unimpressed with the seat compared to the rave reviews reverse herringbones usually get. I'm 6'3" 230 and didn't find it that comfortable. Maybe one day I'll get a chance to compare to the 77W.
I don't think you'll find any business class product overly spacious at that size I'm 6'2" and even the 77W seat is right at the limit of comfort.

The advantage of the A350 seat is the design and feature improvements over the old version.
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Old Jul 31, 2017, 9:57 pm
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EWR to become A350
Schedule loaded as of October 29th, 2017
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Old Jul 31, 2017, 10:06 pm
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Schedule loaded as of October 29th, 2017
Well that will finally stop those who kept saying A359 wouldn't make sense to east coast NA
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Old Jul 31, 2017, 10:10 pm
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Originally Posted by KrazyTrain18
Well that will finally stop those who kept saying A359 wouldn't make sense to east coast NA
Should've stopped when SQ started their nonstop SFO-SIN service.
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Old Jul 31, 2017, 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by KrazyTrain18
Well that will finally stop those who kept saying A359 wouldn't make sense to east coast NA
A359 to LAX and East cost will have load penalty.
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Old Jul 31, 2017, 11:20 pm
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Nice upgrade for EWR in my opinion.

35G is a clear-cut upgrade over 77G.
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