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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
Seating Guide
A350 Seating Guide
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
Already operating or confirmed (date of commencement)
Amsterdam
Auckland
Barcelona
Brisbane
Brussels
Capetown
Christchurch
Dublin
Frankfurt (March 31, 2019)
London Gatwick
Madrid
Manchester
Melbourne
Newark
Paris
Perth
Rome
San Francisco
Seattle (March 31, 2019)
Toronto (Su,W,F Oct 31 2019)
Tel Aviv
Vancouver
Washington DC
Zurich (March 31, 2019)
Existing routes, speculated future equipment change to A350
Chicago
Milan
Los Angeles
Speculated future routes
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
Seating Guide
A350 Seating Guide
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
Already operating or confirmed (date of commencement)
Amsterdam
Auckland
Barcelona
Brisbane
Brussels
Capetown
Christchurch
Dublin
Frankfurt (March 31, 2019)
London Gatwick
Madrid
Manchester
Melbourne
Newark
Paris
Perth
Rome
San Francisco
Seattle (March 31, 2019)
Toronto (Su,W,F Oct 31 2019)
Tel Aviv
Vancouver
Washington DC
Zurich (March 31, 2019)
Existing routes, speculated future equipment change to A350
Chicago
Milan
Los Angeles
Speculated future routes
A350 general discussion
#797
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,704
is that true? I thought CX mgmt is on the record saying they can take a fully loaded 77G of 340 pax, plus a full load of cargo.
CX's 77Ws are relatively lightly loaded in the pax cabin as far as dense config 77Ws go. Maybe it doesn't affect CX? Even 77G, CX's most-dense pax config 77W has 340 seats, vs 360+ for EK?
Airline manufacturers and the airlines themselves are so deceptive with these stats I don't precisely know what's correct, but I thought CX's 77Ws at least could go to JFK and EWR with a full complement of pax and cargo.
Either way, my guess is CX has a lightly-enough loaded 35G that it won't be a big deal. And as a passenger this is definitely an upgrade. Not to mention, if you're a WiFi-using pax CX has a distinct advantage over UA. Because you can use CX Wifi over China, while most other carriers can't. And EWR at least one direction almost always flies 2-3 hours over China airspace. I doubt anyone will know that or care too much but still useful I suppose.
CX's 77Ws are relatively lightly loaded in the pax cabin as far as dense config 77Ws go. Maybe it doesn't affect CX? Even 77G, CX's most-dense pax config 77W has 340 seats, vs 360+ for EK?
Airline manufacturers and the airlines themselves are so deceptive with these stats I don't precisely know what's correct, but I thought CX's 77Ws at least could go to JFK and EWR with a full complement of pax and cargo.
Either way, my guess is CX has a lightly-enough loaded 35G that it won't be a big deal. And as a passenger this is definitely an upgrade. Not to mention, if you're a WiFi-using pax CX has a distinct advantage over UA. Because you can use CX Wifi over China, while most other carriers can't. And EWR at least one direction almost always flies 2-3 hours over China airspace. I doubt anyone will know that or care too much but still useful I suppose.
#798
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
Posts: 2,966
Ok the CX mgmt person that I spoke with didn't say that it 'doesnt have enough legs', but just that it is not efficient. I assume its not possible to fly a 35G with a full load and a full belly of cargo all the way to EWR. Perhaps this ocurrence is as rare as it gets, (knowing that EWR is [still] one of the most poorly performing routes across the network).
I'll now have to pray that ORD does not get 35G...
Also, am I the only one that sees the 35G potentially getting to JNB? I would have thought it would come a long way before EWR. But both loads and cargo are good over there (don't know about yields)...
I'll now have to pray that ORD does not get 35G...
Also, am I the only one that sees the 35G potentially getting to JNB? I would have thought it would come a long way before EWR. But both loads and cargo are good over there (don't know about yields)...
#799
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,797
is that true? I thought CX mgmt is on the record saying they can take a fully loaded 77G of 340 pax, plus a full load of cargo.
CX's 77Ws are relatively lightly loaded in the pax cabin as far as dense config 77Ws go. Maybe it doesn't affect CX? Even 77G, CX's most-dense pax config 77W has 340 seats, vs 360+ for EK?
Airline manufacturers and the airlines themselves are so deceptive with these stats I don't precisely know what's correct, but I thought CX's 77Ws at least could go to JFK and EWR with a full complement of pax and cargo.
Either way, my guess is CX has a lightly-enough loaded 35G that it won't be a big deal. And as a passenger this is definitely an upgrade. Not to mention, if you're a WiFi-using pax CX has a distinct advantage over UA. Because you can use CX Wifi over China, while most other carriers can't. And EWR at least one direction almost always flies 2-3 hours over China airspace. I doubt anyone will know that or care too much but still useful I suppose.
CX's 77Ws are relatively lightly loaded in the pax cabin as far as dense config 77Ws go. Maybe it doesn't affect CX? Even 77G, CX's most-dense pax config 77W has 340 seats, vs 360+ for EK?
Airline manufacturers and the airlines themselves are so deceptive with these stats I don't precisely know what's correct, but I thought CX's 77Ws at least could go to JFK and EWR with a full complement of pax and cargo.
Either way, my guess is CX has a lightly-enough loaded 35G that it won't be a big deal. And as a passenger this is definitely an upgrade. Not to mention, if you're a WiFi-using pax CX has a distinct advantage over UA. Because you can use CX Wifi over China, while most other carriers can't. And EWR at least one direction almost always flies 2-3 hours over China airspace. I doubt anyone will know that or care too much but still useful I suppose.
I have also heard AA's HKG bound 77Ws can have problems with the takeoff run at LAX if the conditions are poor.
#800
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: MNL
Programs: CX MPO DM, Le Club Accor Platinum, World of Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 2,284
I noticed that a lot of the mirrors on the A350 are broken...my flight on B-LRM, the mirror on the forward lavatory in R1 had a big crack and yesterday on B-LRJ the same lavatory had a big crack on the mirrors. I heard some in the EY also have cracks also.
Several overhead bins in J were also sealed shut on yesterday's flight. Both aircrafts are under a year old.
Several overhead bins in J were also sealed shut on yesterday's flight. Both aircrafts are under a year old.
#803
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 192
Another data point...
I flew MEL-HKG on CX104 on 13 August. I wish I had written down the rego number, can't find it now. The fittings were looking worse for wear, they clearly haven't gotten around to fixing this one yet. Bathroom mirrors were badly cracked.
Also, wifi, satellite TV and power did not work. I was working on the flight, so that was not ideal - my laptop lasted for a few hours, but I ran out of juice with an hour or so of work still to do.
The good news is I complained about the power/wifi and got 10,000 Asia miles compensation, which seemed pretty fair to me.
I flew MEL-HKG on CX104 on 13 August. I wish I had written down the rego number, can't find it now. The fittings were looking worse for wear, they clearly haven't gotten around to fixing this one yet. Bathroom mirrors were badly cracked.
Also, wifi, satellite TV and power did not work. I was working on the flight, so that was not ideal - my laptop lasted for a few hours, but I ran out of juice with an hour or so of work still to do.
The good news is I complained about the power/wifi and got 10,000 Asia miles compensation, which seemed pretty fair to me.
Last edited by lionelhutz; Aug 28, 2017 at 12:07 am
#807
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: CRK MNL
Programs: CX Gold
Posts: 1,261