Cathay Dragon biz seats
Jul 9, 2018, 9:47 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Chicago area
Posts: 207
Cathay Dragon biz seats
Hello. We have booked a few flights on CD A 330-300 on biz and am wondering how much the seats recline. Seat guru notes they are not lie flat but doesn’t say how far they go. Thank you
Jul 9, 2018, 10:16 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: USA
Programs: SQ PPS SOLITAIRE, AA ,HHONOR GOLD, BONVOY GOLD, IHG PLAT
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The seats are very poor, with recline as noted. Leg space is very limited as well. I am on a KA A320 aircraft about 15x per year in business, and the seat is probably as poor as a short haul domestic US flight in First - perhaps worse.
The food/service are pretty subpar also. I frankly don't understand how CX/KA can get away with such a poor hard/soft product.
Fortunately, the KA/CX flight schedule works for me or otherwise I wouldn't be on it.
The food/service are pretty subpar also. I frankly don't understand how CX/KA can get away with such a poor hard/soft product.
Fortunately, the KA/CX flight schedule works for me or otherwise I wouldn't be on it.
Jul 9, 2018, 5:33 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,708
KAs biz seats are the identical seats as CXs regional biz seats. They are standardized across the company (CX owns 100pct of KA).
Jul 10, 2018, 2:45 am
#7
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,708
Jul 10, 2018, 4:09 am
#8
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 60
Jul 10, 2018, 8:07 am
#10
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: CX DM, SPG Pt, Le Club Accor GO, Shangri-La GC Jade
Posts: 1,327
This not quite make sense... I always fly Y class (i.e. Full fare econ), and it only costs around HKD5132 all in for a Y fare HKG-PVG round trip... RMB4000 = HKD4800 for a K fare booking doesn't make any sense….
Jul 10, 2018, 8:04 pm
#12
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 60
This is the current ex-PVG pricing for this route. Full Y is quoted RMB4850+taxes on their website. J is usually RMB7000. Seems CX/KA is charging a large "premium" for business travellers on this route whereas you could get cheapo RMB1100+taxes if you are happy to stay in HK for at least three nights.
Jul 11, 2018, 1:33 am
#13
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,403
The seats are very poor, with recline as noted. Leg space is very limited as well. I am on a KA A320 aircraft about 15x per year in business, and the seat is probably as poor as a short haul domestic US flight in First - perhaps worse.
The food/service are pretty subpar also. I frankly don't understand how CX/KA can get away with such a poor hard/soft product.
Fortunately, the KA/CX flight schedule works for me or otherwise I wouldn't be on it.
The food/service are pretty subpar also. I frankly don't understand how CX/KA can get away with such a poor hard/soft product.
Fortunately, the KA/CX flight schedule works for me or otherwise I wouldn't be on it.
Jul 11, 2018, 1:58 am
#14
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 42,032
This is the current ex-PVG pricing for this route. Full Y is quoted RMB4850+taxes on their website. J is usually RMB7000. Seems CX/KA is charging a large "premium" for business travellers on this route whereas you could get cheapo RMB1100+taxes if you are happy to stay in HK for at least three nights.
Jul 11, 2018, 2:15 am
#15
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Location: Shanghai
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And, KUL-PEK is well served (i.e. I wouldn't even ponder the HK connection on this one).
ETA: I googled KUL-PEK after this post, and learned that there is a 6p, 640p, and red eye. I would go with the 6p myself.
Last edited by moondog; Jul 11, 2018 at 3:34 am