NEW business class
Aug 2, 2007 | 1:27 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 6
NEW business class
Hello, I was wondering when CX would be installing their new business/first class seats (flat beds in J class) and whether the LAX-HKG or JFK-HKG would have them by the month of december ? any ideas anyone ?
Also is it worth using miles to upgrade to regional business class (HKg-BOM sector) or is a bulk head or an exit row seat in economy good enough ?
thanks ,
RJ
Also is it worth using miles to upgrade to regional business class (HKg-BOM sector) or is a bulk head or an exit row seat in economy good enough ?
thanks ,
RJ
Aug 2, 2007 | 2:20 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Washington D.C.
Programs: AA 1MM, AA Plat, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 450
hkg-bom is RBC as noted above. Not sure how many miles it requires, but I feel it is not much of an upgrade. I would keep the miles. I also recommend taking the earlier flight to BKK and spending the day there, and then taking the BKK-BOM flight in the afternoon.
Aug 4, 2007 | 12:39 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SYD and (sometimes) MEL
Programs: QP Silver; CX MPC Green; Virgin AusRed
Posts: 694
At this stage, it appears the B77W (which has the brand new J) would be operating on the JFK-HKG route (CX840/841 as neuro0 pointed out) and LAX-HKG would be operated by the older B744/74J.
Aug 4, 2007 | 1:49 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
Programs: BA GFL, Mucci Diamond!, HH Diamond, Radisson VIP, FB Gold, LH Sen, Hertz Gold
Posts: 6,492
You may of course be very lucky like I was this week. HKG-PVG on Thursday was a brand new A330 with the longhaul config on a regional flight. Only second ever passenger sector for this aircraft. The personal TV screen was huge (must be 15 inch diagonal)