Cathay's New Manchester Service: CX358 J Class
Dec 17, 2014, 2:29 am
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Dec 17, 2014, 4:26 pm
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Very nice report! Cathay seem to deliver a top notch product as always! Though with the overbooking, couldn't you have expected an upgrade to First? Unless they operate the new 77W without F. It's too bad that they ran out of food for you. You should definitely send them a complaint and explain the situation, since it's quite bad that a paying Business passenger didn't get the Business meal.
Dec 17, 2014, 5:51 pm
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Great TR - Pls update...
Thanks for the TR - a great read!^
Glad you decided to write to MPC. Did you even get an apology from the F/A? As JAL and GB and LAX mentioned, this really is unacceptable.
Pls do let us know what comes of it, will you?
Glad you decided to write to MPC. Did you even get an apology from the F/A? As JAL and GB and LAX mentioned, this really is unacceptable.
Pls do let us know what comes of it, will you?
Dec 17, 2014, 6:15 pm
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Concerning about the lack of people paying for business class, conventional wisdom is that someone on a cheap business class fare is far more profitable than a cabin full of flex economy class fares, and if CX can't attract people into J the route won't last long.
I look forward to an opportunity to try the route out. I don't go to HK very often, but if I can arrange SIN-HKG-MAN rather than SIN-LHR-MAN I'd be a happy bunny.
I look forward to an opportunity to try the route out. I don't go to HK very often, but if I can arrange SIN-HKG-MAN rather than SIN-LHR-MAN I'd be a happy bunny.
Dec 17, 2014, 10:03 pm
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Will definitely let you guys know of the outcome
Dec 17, 2014, 11:18 pm
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Concerning about the lack of people paying for business class, conventional wisdom is that someone on a cheap business class fare is far more profitable than a cabin full of flex economy class fares, and if CX can't attract people into J the route won't last long.
I look forward to an opportunity to try the route out. I don't go to HK very often, but if I can arrange SIN-HKG-MAN rather than SIN-LHR-MAN I'd be a happy bunny.
I look forward to an opportunity to try the route out. I don't go to HK very often, but if I can arrange SIN-HKG-MAN rather than SIN-LHR-MAN I'd be a happy bunny.
SIN-HKG-MAN should be very doable given the many SIN flights
Dec 18, 2014, 12:07 am
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2015 departure from SIN, arrives HKG 0005, depart 0100 arrive MAN 0620
Which works well for leaving the office at 1730 Friday, dinner on the SIN-HKG sector, then straight to sleep on HKG-MAN (if only it was a sleeper service in PE).
The alternative is
2255 out of SIN, arrives LHR 0450, then a tight connection to the 0805 departure to MAN arriving 0915.
Which involves a lot of waiting around in both Singapore and London.
Timings are much better on the via-HKG route, although in economy/pe you get fewer tier points (20+90 via HKG, 100+20 via LHR).
One way pricing though looks painful. Via LHR is S$4k, or F for S$8866. Via HKG it's S$7500, booking into business to Hong Kong, then PE to MAN.
Dec 18, 2014, 2:35 am
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Dec 19, 2014, 12:08 am
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Sadly not tonight though as it's only 4 flights a week. However when the days work the timings are great.
2015 departure from SIN, arrives HKG 0005, depart 0100 arrive MAN 0620
Which works well for leaving the office at 1730 Friday, dinner on the SIN-HKG sector, then straight to sleep on HKG-MAN (if only it was a sleeper service in PE).
The alternative is
2255 out of SIN, arrives LHR 0450, then a tight connection to the 0805 departure to MAN arriving 0915.
Which involves a lot of waiting around in both Singapore and London.
Timings are much better on the via-HKG route, although in economy/pe you get fewer tier points (20+90 via HKG, 100+20 via LHR).
One way pricing though looks painful. Via LHR is S$4k, or F for S$8866. Via HKG it's S$7500, booking into business to Hong Kong, then PE to MAN.
2015 departure from SIN, arrives HKG 0005, depart 0100 arrive MAN 0620
Which works well for leaving the office at 1730 Friday, dinner on the SIN-HKG sector, then straight to sleep on HKG-MAN (if only it was a sleeper service in PE).
The alternative is
2255 out of SIN, arrives LHR 0450, then a tight connection to the 0805 departure to MAN arriving 0915.
Which involves a lot of waiting around in both Singapore and London.
Timings are much better on the via-HKG route, although in economy/pe you get fewer tier points (20+90 via HKG, 100+20 via LHR).
One way pricing though looks painful. Via LHR is S$4k, or F for S$8866. Via HKG it's S$7500, booking into business to Hong Kong, then PE to MAN.
Dec 19, 2014, 12:12 am
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