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natbread Sep 28, 2025 8:40 pm


Originally Posted by bhyx (Post 37344073)
Is Cathay still flying the aria suites to Beijing?

Yes, on the CX334/335 turn

scai Sep 29, 2025 2:43 am

Took a year for CX to put the golden Aria Suite Logo at the flight selection page...
But interestingly, not for all Aria routes...

You can see HKG-SYD CX100/101 marked with Aria Suite Logo
But HKG-PEK CX334/335 are not marked, even though the aircraft link is linked to 77J


ABC Traveler Sep 29, 2025 9:15 am

Kind of surprise none of the US routes haven't gotten Aria yet. Are the US routes capacity lower than London/Australia routes?

CX860 Sep 29, 2025 3:43 pm


Originally Posted by scai (Post 37344545)
Took a year for CX to put the golden Aria Suite Logo at the flight selection page...
But interestingly, not for all Aria routes...

Sound about right for CX IT. Late. Broken.

boybi Sep 29, 2025 6:40 pm

Do PE cabin get their own exclusive lavatories? It looks like it in the seat map.

pf007 Sep 29, 2025 6:57 pm


Originally Posted by boybi (Post 37346010)
Do PE cabin get their own exclusive lavatories? It looks like it in the seat map.

Yes on the 77Js

bhyx Oct 4, 2025 10:01 pm


Originally Posted by scai (Post 37344545)
Took a year for CX to put the golden Aria Suite Logo at the flight selection page...
But interestingly, not for all Aria routes...

You can see HKG-SYD CX100/101 marked with Aria Suite Logo
But HKG-PEK CX334/335 are not marked, even though the aircraft link is linked to 77J

Seems like no more aria suites for winter season for cx334 335

QRC3288 Oct 5, 2025 7:00 pm


Originally Posted by scai (Post 37344545)
Took a year for CX to put the golden Aria Suite Logo at the flight selection page...
But interestingly, not for all Aria routes...

You can see HKG-SYD CX100/101 marked with Aria Suite Logo
But HKG-PEK CX334/335 are not marked, even though the aircraft link is linked to 77J


Originally Posted by bhyx (Post 37355063)
Seems like no more aria suites for winter season for cx334 335

If I have learned anything about CX in 20 years of flying them, it's that they don't guarantee hard products for J class regional routes.

It's true you can easily discern patterns and almost certainly bank thing in the near-term. But the bolded text still holds true. Some time sooner or later, CX rolls the product you liked of your regional route. And then you're left with the question, do you stick with CX or go to a competitor (in the case of SIN, I tend to do both).

As I know it, for the last 5-10 years, the shortest non-F flights where CX truly guarantees you a long-haul J class product are the India/Sri Lanka/Maldives routes. (An exception was one flight a day to HND, and once a day to PEK - this was a function of F class being sold on the route, which was only available with long-haul J on the 77A (formerly 77H) confirg).

It's my bet there will not be any "guaranteed' regional Aria routes either, even if some routes do start to pop up with great regularity or likelihood.

infinitium Oct 5, 2025 8:16 pm

I echo this... I fly the HKG-SFO and HKG-LAX route very often... and can't wait for Aria to get to this route.

Have never tried Aria before, but I'm looking forward to the sliding door the most (having had experience trying a J-class seat w/sliding door on Emirates, I loved the privacy it offered and being cocooned in your seat knowing folks ambling by your seat can't just peer in and see you lying there.)

If anyone knows when the NA routes will get Aria, please let me/us know!

golfnstuff Oct 5, 2025 8:22 pm


Originally Posted by infinitium (Post 37356540)
I echo this... I fly the HKG-SFO and HKG-LAX route very often... and can't wait for Aria to get to this route.

Have never tried Aria before, but I'm looking forward to the sliding door the most (having had experience trying a J-class seat w/sliding door on Emirates, I loved the privacy it offered and being cocooned in your seat knowing folks ambling by your seat can't just peer in and see you lying there.)

If anyone knows when the NA routes will get Aria, please let me/us know!

YVR on the CX888/865 rotation had them when I flew a few months prior. I wouldn't plan a trip around it though, you'll get equipment swaps often

NZflyer777 Oct 6, 2025 3:51 am


Originally Posted by infinitium (Post 37356540)
I echo this... I fly the HKG-SFO and HKG-LAX route very often... and can't wait for Aria to get to this route.

Have never tried Aria before, but I'm looking forward to the sliding door the most (having had experience trying a J-class seat w/sliding door on Emirates, I loved the privacy it offered and being cocooned in your seat knowing folks ambling by your seat can't just peer in and see you lying there.)

If anyone knows when the NA routes will get Aria, please let me/us know!

Emirates has a J seat with a sliding door????

Reply1984 Oct 12, 2025 9:22 pm

B-KPE, the 9th Aria 77W, went back to HKG on Oct 13. HKG-FRA will be operated by Aria 77W on daily basis starting from late October.

im359 Oct 13, 2025 9:47 am


Originally Posted by Reply1984 (Post 37369341)
B-KPE, the 9th Aria 77W, went back to HKG on Oct 13. HKG-FRA will be operated by Aria 77W on daily basis starting from late October.

conversion has speeded up? The last one is less than a month ago ;)

derek2010 Oct 13, 2025 9:48 am


Originally Posted by Reply1984 (Post 37369341)
B-KPE, the 9th Aria 77W, went back to HKG on Oct 13. HKG-FRA will be operated by Aria 77W on daily basis starting from late October.

is B-KPE just only staying at XMN for aircraft check ?

Boardingsoon Oct 13, 2025 10:16 am


Originally Posted by golfnstuff (Post 37356548)
YVR on the CX888/865 rotation had them when I flew a few months prior. I wouldn't plan a trip around it though, you'll get equipment swaps often

Yeah, flew YVR last month. Got Aria for the 888 but not for 865. Won’t count on it.


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