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Old Jul 20, 2018, 2:03 am
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Originally Posted by 1010101
These rankings are only really accurate when you're comparing Cathay to say, United Airlines.
Try UA next time. You may be surprised.
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by garykung
Try UA next time. You may be surprised.
No use having a nice product on one or two planes and absolute junk everywhere else.

People knock Cathay cost cutting with good reason, but don't forget it's an airline that operates just three aircraft types. If you fly them you know exactly what you are getting. There is a long haul business seat, and a short haul business seat. That's it. The flights are always good to excellent and the service is always pretty much the same. If you fly often that consistency is worth its weight in gold.
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 4:02 am
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Originally Posted by 1010101
No use having a nice product on one or two planes and absolute junk everywhere else.

People knock Cathay cost cutting with good reason, but don't forget it's an airline that operates just three aircraft types. If you fly them you know exactly what you are getting. There is a long haul business seat, and a short haul business seat. That's it. The flights are always good to excellent and the service is always pretty much the same. If you fly often that consistency is worth its weight in gold.
and.... on CX, getting a long haul seat in a short haul route is consistently a gamble
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 7:10 am
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Originally Posted by clubeurope
and.... on CX, getting a long haul seat in a short haul route is consistently a gamble
You pay for a short haul seat on a short haul route. If you get a long haul seat its a bonus. Some people seem to think they're paying for a long haul seat though...
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Old Jul 20, 2018, 7:43 am
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Originally Posted by 1010101
You pay for a short haul seat on a short haul route. If you get a long haul seat its a bonus. Some people seem to think they're paying for a long haul seat though...
that's true, but given how CX effectively schedules planes with these configurations widely across the regional network, booking that and getting an equipment change gives a bad taste, especially for travellers new to CX (as was myself last year, having jump-ship from another airline). A bonus will always be appreciated unless taken away ... makes for some very horrible red-eyes though
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