"We'll soon be elevating your Cathay experience"
May 29, 2021, 9:48 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
The boarding pass has different colours for different cabins at the lower right corner. Will it come back?
May 29, 2021, 10:46 am
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ZOA, SFO, HKG
Programs: UA 1K 0.9MM, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Hertz PC, SBux Gold, TSA Pre✓
Posts: 13,811
May 29, 2021, 12:03 pm
#18
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6,752
LOL...yeah, and after the cotton swab up my nostrils and reward for sitting in that area for several hours, my reward is complete isolation in a hotel room for 14 day with a 35K HKD & 6 month prison term looming if I step out before I'm done. Oh, and that bracelet that's going to be my constant companion during the entire time is a nice touch.
May 29, 2021, 2:34 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 254
Suddenly one thought pops up in my mind, could it be the new CX branded credit card in HKG since the AMEX is officially ending on 1 Jun? Some of the wordings of the video description such as everyday life lead to new discoveries could sound like those advertising miles earning credit cards.
May 29, 2021, 11:36 pm
#20
Join Date: May 2021
Programs: Cathay Pacific - Diamond
Posts: 38
Suddenly one thought pops up in my mind, could it be the new CX branded credit card in HKG since the AMEX is officially ending on 1 Jun? Some of the wordings of the video description such as everyday life lead to new discoveries could sound like those advertising miles earning credit cards.
That said, it'll likely be a painfully-low earning rate on Club Points if it comes to fruition.
May 30, 2021, 9:16 am
#21
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Suddenly one thought pops up in my mind, could it be the new CX branded credit card in HKG since the AMEX is officially ending on 1 Jun? Some of the wordings of the video description such as everyday life lead to new discoveries could sound like those advertising miles earning credit cards.
May 30, 2021, 9:53 am
#22
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ZOA, SFO, HKG
Programs: UA 1K 0.9MM, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Hertz PC, SBux Gold, TSA Pre✓
Posts: 13,811
May 30, 2021, 10:23 pm
#23
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,780
Email just went out under standard “Cathay Pacific” letterhead (vs Marco Polo Club last week). So may not be miles related.
May 31, 2021, 11:57 am
#24
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: MPC-DM, Enrich-Plat
Posts: 1,310
EU based with MPC style signature, last week, for me.
I seriously hope, they do not something like a pre-filled linked-in or facebook platform for MPC members......
Practical items:
- Book the cook.
- Airport buggies.
- Pickup and bring-home based on "shared" transportation for DM in F/J ?
J class tickets seem to be pretty expensive at the moment, so "added" value to make the pricing acceptable could be an item.
I seriously hope, they do not something like a pre-filled linked-in or facebook platform for MPC members......
Practical items:
- Book the cook.
- Airport buggies.
- Pickup and bring-home based on "shared" transportation for DM in F/J ?
J class tickets seem to be pretty expensive at the moment, so "added" value to make the pricing acceptable could be an item.
May 31, 2021, 11:20 pm
#25
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hong Kong, France
Programs: FB , BA Gold
Posts: 15,556
Got it in French as a past CX flyer (not MPC).
For months, CX has stopped flying to Europe, except the occasional LHR flight when not banned. In the meanwhile other airlines have been flying to/from HKG and Asia.
Airlines like QR or TK have been very active taking market share of the European market. CX kept scheduling a restart to some European destinations but kept cancelling/postponing. There might not have been that many pax travelling over the past ten months, but CX is getting to be a distant memory for those.
Nowadays, I am booking only airlines which have flown during the pandemic, even with very light loads. Twice, I got a CX ticket booked at very high fare cancelled (even this June) and I won't take the risk anymore.
This lengthy preambule to say that CX has a lot of marketing to do not to be forgotten and get back their longhaul pax when they can fly again (health restrictions on crew relaxed). As CX is still not currently flying many longhaul flights, this message and the follow up is just a way yo keep people aware of their existence. That might not be needed for HKers, but it is for potential pax in Europe. I am not talking about America, which is a different situation.
For months, CX has stopped flying to Europe, except the occasional LHR flight when not banned. In the meanwhile other airlines have been flying to/from HKG and Asia.
Airlines like QR or TK have been very active taking market share of the European market. CX kept scheduling a restart to some European destinations but kept cancelling/postponing. There might not have been that many pax travelling over the past ten months, but CX is getting to be a distant memory for those.
Nowadays, I am booking only airlines which have flown during the pandemic, even with very light loads. Twice, I got a CX ticket booked at very high fare cancelled (even this June) and I won't take the risk anymore.
This lengthy preambule to say that CX has a lot of marketing to do not to be forgotten and get back their longhaul pax when they can fly again (health restrictions on crew relaxed). As CX is still not currently flying many longhaul flights, this message and the follow up is just a way yo keep people aware of their existence. That might not be needed for HKers, but it is for potential pax in Europe. I am not talking about America, which is a different situation.
Last edited by brunos; Jun 1, 2021 at 8:02 am
Jun 1, 2021, 3:42 am
#26
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: HK
Programs: Qantas (Lifetime Gold), PAL (Elite), British Airways (now sadly blue), Cathay MPO DM
Posts: 647
The only place I want to be elevated is into the air on a trip... but HK has made that impossible even though I'm vaccinated. Seriously. Cathay is just pissing people off with this crap. Unless they can find a way to allow quarantine free travel, they are not elevating anything.
Jun 4, 2021, 10:10 am
#27
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX Diamond / SQ Gold / Bonvoy Platinum / Hyatt Globalist / Hilton Gold
Posts: 1,098
It's really hard to guess what they will announce. Well, whatever they announce is probably going to annoy some people.
But they already warned us that they are "elevating" our experience. They didn't say if they were elevating it in a good way or a bad way.
What they announce could elevate our already high levels of dislike / frustration / indifference / hopelessness towards the airline.
But they already warned us that they are "elevating" our experience. They didn't say if they were elevating it in a good way or a bad way.
What they announce could elevate our already high levels of dislike / frustration / indifference / hopelessness towards the airline.
Jun 6, 2021, 7:14 pm
#28
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Ex-Bonvoyed, Hyatt, Hilton, BR, AC, AA
Posts: 1,294
The only place I want to be elevated is into the air on a trip... but HK has made that impossible even though I'm vaccinated. Seriously. Cathay is just pissing people off with this crap. Unless they can find a way to allow quarantine free travel, they are not elevating anything.
Jun 10, 2021, 2:07 am
#29
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: CX MPC SL, MK KF SL
Posts: 39
Suddenly one thought pops up in my mind, could it be the new CX branded credit card in HKG since the AMEX is officially ending on 1 Jun? Some of the wordings of the video description such as everyday life lead to new discoveries could sound like those advertising miles earning credit cards.