May 8, 2018, 8:11 pm
Last edit by: bart simpson
Confirmed:
SCMP, Oct 2, 2016: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to introduce 10-abreast seating in its Boeing planes
SCMP, March 31, 2017: Hong Kong Cathay Pacific passengers to feel the squeeze in push for profits
SCMP, March 31, 2017: Inside Cathay Pacific's new condensed economy class
48 long-haul 777s to be retrofitted. 17 regionals (including the 5 ex-Emirates aircraft). Five of the earliest 77W long-haul fleet (all first-class) to be phased out.
New seat details
Seat legroom: 32" (no change)
Seat width: 17.2" (down 1.3")
IFE screen: Long-haul - 12" (up 3"); Regional - 9" (no change)
Extra personal storage
New six-way headrest (similar to A350 but not like-for-like)
Wi-Fi
Thinner seats but extra padding
Economy class retrofit from mid-2018 to 2020
10% more economy seats
19 extra Y seats to 201 in 4-class 777: for 294 passengers.
28 extra Y seats to 296 in 3-class 777: for 368 passengers.
40 extra Y seats to 396 in regional 777: for 438 passengers.
Previous discussion on Cathay's decision to densify: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1718701-cx-considering-confirmed-having-10-seats-per-row-44.html
SCMP, Oct 2, 2016: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to introduce 10-abreast seating in its Boeing planes
SCMP, March 31, 2017: Hong Kong Cathay Pacific passengers to feel the squeeze in push for profits
SCMP, March 31, 2017: Inside Cathay Pacific's new condensed economy class
48 long-haul 777s to be retrofitted. 17 regionals (including the 5 ex-Emirates aircraft). Five of the earliest 77W long-haul fleet (all first-class) to be phased out.
New seat details
Seat legroom: 32" (no change)
Seat width: 17.2" (down 1.3")
IFE screen: Long-haul - 12" (up 3"); Regional - 9" (no change)
Extra personal storage
New six-way headrest (similar to A350 but not like-for-like)
Wi-Fi
Thinner seats but extra padding
Economy class retrofit from mid-2018 to 2020
10% more economy seats
19 extra Y seats to 201 in 4-class 777: for 294 passengers.
28 extra Y seats to 296 in 3-class 777: for 368 passengers.
40 extra Y seats to 396 in regional 777: for 438 passengers.
Previous discussion on Cathay's decision to densify: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1718701-cx-considering-confirmed-having-10-seats-per-row-44.html
Densified 777 10 abreast: Reviews and Experiences
Aug 24, 2018, 6:25 pm
#107
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a requirement of commenting on this forum is that posters are NOT permitted to praise CX or say anything positive about CX.....
Aug 25, 2018, 11:01 pm
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Aug 26, 2018, 12:44 am
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yes cause all the other airlines with 10 abreast that many here even chose to fly over CX when CX was nine abreast do not have these issues...
Aug 26, 2018, 2:10 am
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Aug 26, 2018, 9:25 am
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Do you have documentation about that ? I would be very surprised, if it is like you describe. It would ruin standardization across components.
Aug 26, 2018, 12:03 pm
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The difference in seat pitch itch is just too obvious that can be easily observed by eyes. I haven’t advised to the ISM but she agreed but has no clue of course.
Aug 26, 2018, 1:17 pm
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Given # of seat rows and cabin length has not been changed from the 77G to the 77K, I find this claim hard to understand. Is Blackbird_hkg suggesting the centre seats are not aligned to the 3-seaters in the same row?
Aug 26, 2018, 8:13 pm
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Aug 27, 2018, 9:41 am
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B-HNE is a 773 (non-ER) per FT Fleet Info i.e. 73Z->77P and from the CX fleet page there is in fact an extra centre row fitted in the front section (39-52 -> 39-53). Diagrams are not exactly drawn to scale I assume, but there seems to be some changes at least.
Aug 27, 2018, 5:35 pm
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B-HNE is a 773 (non-ER) per FT Fleet Info i.e. 73Z->77P and from the CX fleet page there is in fact an extra centre row fitted in the front section (39-52 -> 39-53). Diagrams are not exactly drawn to scale I assume, but there seems to be some changes at least.
New row 53DEFG. Back two cabins are renumbered from 54 as a result
Making front Y cabin middle seats the cabin to avoid
Aug 27, 2018, 9:04 pm
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The 9-across 787 should actually have more personal space than the 10-across 777. So if you think the 787 was bad....
Aug 27, 2018, 9:11 pm
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