Cathay Pacific launches Dusseldorf to Hong Kong – a new Avios option

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• JQ says:

  4 Feb4 February 03:54

  150000 Avios if booked after April 28….

• Hywel says:

  4 Feb4 February 04:13

  The lack of fuel surcharges is amazing on CX. I’ve just booked KUL-HKG-TPE-NRT-HKG-KUL all in business class using Avios and the total taxes for all 5 flights came to £70, mostly Hong Kong and Japan airport tax!

• Danny says:

  4 Feb4 February 04:33

  CX most certainly do add fuel surcharges to award tickets. Those of us who redeem on CX’s own frequent flyer program have to pay them all the time. Is the suggestion that, for some reason, BA are not collecting them on CX redemptions at the moment? (I’m pretty sure I’ve had to pay them when I’ve redeemed Avios for CX tickets in the past)

  • Rob says:

    4 Feb4 February 08:43

    That £90 must be almost all airport and security fees, no surcharge

  • JQ says:

    4 Feb4 February 09:08

    CX fuel surcharges are heavily regulated by the HKCAD

    Currently they can only charge HK$356 for this flight (BA can also only charge the same amount ex-HKG)

• Flight Risk says:

  4 Feb4 February 07:34

  I’m about to book to Cathy Pacific from Manchester – Hong Kong in March then Hong Kong to Sydney. Only economy thought 55k +179

• Londonbus says:

  4 Feb4 February 08:07

  LHR-MAN-HKG is a good option. Although you’re in Business UK LHR-MAN the charges MAN-HKG in business are low (£211 – mainly APD) and if you do a through booking with Avios you get the LHR-MAN leg for free (before 28 April)

  • Rome77 says:

    4 Feb4 February 08:22

    I though intercontinental connections would still see the initial domestic leg free after 28 April?

    • JQ says:

      4 Feb4 February 09:10

      That’s correct, you’d certainly get a MAN-LHR free if connecting to a CX flight in LHR, I hope the system is programmed to treat a MAN connection in the same way!

• AndyGWP says:

  4 Feb4 February 08:14

  Re: the herringbone seating you mention / pictured, we will shortly be doing our first trip in this config… What seats are best for a couple? (that like each other and ideally would like to comfortably chat etc!! Lol)

  The centre pair of seats?
  Or
  The window and a centre seat?

  • Rob says:

    4 Feb4 February 08:37

    Not flown this but Qatar has similar on 787. Middle pair best.

  • CV3V says:

    4 Feb4 February 08:50

    Try and get the middle seats, and if you prefer, book in the ‘mini cabin’ just behind first class, there is just 2 or 3 rows of business class seats there making it quiet. The remainder of business class then being behind the galley.

  • Eastland says:

    4 Feb4 February 08:58

    Ditto – not flown it but BA first is similar set up and you can hold hands and chat so Middle would be best. The other thing to say is go near the front or near the back if you plan to walk around to get to your partner for dinner etc. Its quite annoying having to walk the whole way around if you go mid-cabin!

    • AndyGWP says:

      4 Feb4 February 20:39

      Cheers to you all for your advice / responses. The actual carrier / plane that we’re on that operates Herringbone is the US Airways A330 (covered here –> http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/us-airways-announces-fully-flat-seating )

      I’ll change to the centre seats 🙂

• Keith says:

  4 Feb4 February 09:35

  Just flown CX Biz Class Hong Kong to London. There is a lovely little business cabin just behind First, just 8 seats and no baby basinet!

  Travelled with the Mrs and had the centre seats, it is not that easy to have a conversation as all seats are quite private….so it was perfect!

  Food was excellent and makes BA look awful by comparison. Also rather nice to be called by your name too.

• James says:

  4 Feb4 February 09:53

  It’s also easy to award availability on CX, MAN for example is wide open 🙂

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