nathjean

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ernestnywang

I guess CX would have preferred the BA lounge, except BR is also using it at the same time, so CX had to choose another lounge.

bostonbali

Can't CX customers in C and OW elites still use the BA lounge when flying CX based on OW lounge rules?

ernestnywang

Well, per https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=SEA, yes and no. Yes in the sense that they are eligible to enter when the BA lounge is open. No because per the same web page the lounge closes at 6pm. I don't know if BR took over the lounge completely in the evening (in the sense that the lounge is manned by BR receptionist). If that's the case, perhaps BR can claim that they are leasing the space from BA and thus it is not a oneworld lounge during those hours. Not sure about that.

davistev

I have now taken this service twice and so far I am not impressed with their economy service from their flight attendants. It was super fast meal service and the standard disappearing act we often see with Chinese / American carriers. No smiles, no sense of "service".

Normally I would not mention this but I was mistaken to think that CX would try a lot harder to make this new service successful and distinguish itself from their competition (JL , SQ, KE, BR, OZ).

I am back to JAL.

QRC3288

Not making excuses, and I'm not familiar with economy, but you are definitely encouraged to use the call light. It is more of a service light. In the US everyone is trained to be terrified to hit it, lest the FAs do some service work. But elsewhere it's totally fine to hit it for a beer or noodles or whatnot. In fact, CX kinda expects you to. They don't do the patrol the aisle thing. Once you're used to it, most people seen to prefer it this way. At least it's a heck of a lot easier to get what you want when you want (just hit the button, instead of waiting around passive aggressively with anxious hoped an FA will do a "patrol".) I'm one American who certainly has gotten used to this style and far far prefer it to the other way. Although my experiences aren't much in economy lately so I might be missing the mark with this.

However, that's a general point anyway. Good to know. I could also just see people not liking CX. Their J class catering is particularly bad and I imagine economy isn't any good either. Although Studio CX absolutely destroys what JAL offers, and CX has better wifi. I guess it could depend where your final destination is

aznichiro115

When you think about the time both flights depart, a lot of people likely want to eat quickly then sleep, hence the feeling of a fast meal service.

peasant

Yep - any flight after 10:30 PM or so local time in economy I tend to put the eyeshades on at once, and eat before the flight

andersonCooper

Don't want to make a new post on this, but it seems like CX is doing well on this route - service increases to daily starting July 1st.

https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...n-seattle.html

"We are excited to announce that The Emerald City is officially our 8th passenger service gateway in the U.S.!

Starting July 1, our flight from Seattle to Hong Kong will depart once per day for even more convenience and flexibilty when you travel. Enjoy the comfort of our newest aircraft, the Airbus A350, and relax on the only nonstop flight connecting our home port of Hong Kong to the Emerald City."

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andersonCooper

Hmm missed the first page, thanks for pointing it out.

tentseller

Many of CX's TPAC flights are increased during summer high season.

Clay Clayton

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