How does CX decide its flight numbers?
May 21, 2014, 9:53 am
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How does CX decide its flight numbers?
I've always wondered how CX decides its new flight numbers
For example
we have CX 250-CX257, but when they introduced the 5th daily service, it was CX238/239 instead of CX258/259 (probably because it doesn't sound lucky in chinese?)
CX200-299 has traditionally been European destinations, but now we have CX 357/358 for MAN (which doesn't sound great in chinese either!) and CX 383/382 for ZRH. I wonder why they didn't use something like CX 228/218 etc for these new destinations?
Any thoughts?
For example
we have CX 250-CX257, but when they introduced the 5th daily service, it was CX238/239 instead of CX258/259 (probably because it doesn't sound lucky in chinese?)
CX200-299 has traditionally been European destinations, but now we have CX 357/358 for MAN (which doesn't sound great in chinese either!) and CX 383/382 for ZRH. I wonder why they didn't use something like CX 228/218 etc for these new destinations?
Any thoughts?
May 21, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Maybe because these two new routes are deemed as 'secondary' markets, CX decided to start utilizing the 3XX series...anticipating further growth?
May 21, 2014, 7:30 pm
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Could those of us not in the know get a little lesson on why some numbers are good and others not? I know that 8 is an auspicious number.
I am still wondering why CX changed its YVR-HKG flight number from the lovely CX 839 to CX 837
At least its not CX 458 !
May 21, 2014, 7:37 pm
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258= easy(2) no(5) properity(8) 259 isnt used too as a result (pairs with 258). Then again. 253 is also used
Curious why 21x and 22x isnt used tho
258= easy(2) no(5) properity(8) 259 isnt used too as a result (pairs with 258). Then again. 253 is also used
Curious why 21x and 22x isnt used tho
May 22, 2014, 12:40 am
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May 22, 2014, 12:43 am
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May 22, 2014, 12:47 am
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May 22, 2014, 1:50 am
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There's a few - but interesting CX also doesn't use too many X00 and X01 too.
May 22, 2014, 2:51 pm
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2 "easy"
3 "birth/life"
4 "death"
5 "not"
6 "road" in context of 168 - one road to prosperity
7 - if mispronounced sounds like a male organ
8 - wealth
9 - enough
So good flight numbers are 828/838/888... etc no surprise these are the YYZ/YVR/JFK flights.
May 22, 2014, 4:15 pm
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I thought 7 would mean 'definite' as it sounds similar to 10.
BTW, these phonetics work best in Cantonese. In Mandarin, it just sounds a bit strange...except for 8 of course.
BTW, these phonetics work best in Cantonese. In Mandarin, it just sounds a bit strange...except for 8 of course.