Forthcoming flight on CX839
 

I am very happy to be flying CX J class again after a longish break - CX839 YVR-HKG on 2 Feb, followed by CX155 HKG-MEL (via ADL). I first flew CX J class from MEL to HKG several years ago and was overjoyed by the quality of the service.

My last CX flight was in 2002 HKG-MEL in NBC.

In terms of the service and amenities in J class on CX839, have things changed much? I have read that SARS made some changes - no hot towels and no meals "off the trolley" - but has this changed now that SARS has passed? Plastic cutlery? Is that vulgarity still foisted on hapless travellers?

Thanks in advance. I am excited about having the opportunity to travel on CX again.

CX's J class remains as good as ever.

Hot towels service have returned for a while, but plastic cultery is still used and the "meals" off trolley service is still suspended. Meals are reverted to the old casserole dishes for main courses.

Enjoy CX J!

Carfield

Thanks Carfield - much appreciated.

I am not sure whether I know what the "old casserole dishes" are. Are these ceramic dishes holding an individual meal? Or larger dishes from which the cabin crew serve on their way around the cabin?

I think CX switched to silver cutlery now, at least on my last flight CX 881 in December.

Back to steel cutlery except for the knife on US flights. It's all plastic on UK flights, and it's all metal on other routes.

Meals off the trolley are gone in Business Class anyway. Don't know if it's a cost cutting measure or for post-SARS safety issues.