Review: Cathay Pacific B777 Business Class, Manila- Hong Kong
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Cathay Pacific B777 Business Class, Manila to Hong Kong Flight: CX906 Departure time in Manila (MNL): 11:00 (actual 12:30) Arrival time in Hong Kong (HKG): 13:30 (actual 15:12) Aircraft: Boeing 777 (B-HNE) Seat: 18A Duration: 2h 42m Date of flight: January 10, 2019
*This is a revenue ticket (upgraded from Premium Economy to Business Class), Business Class flight #174
Video from my YouTube Channel 📺
Island Hopping in the Philippines
I was with the Singelresor group visiting Cebu, Palawan and Manila for the new year celebration and needless to say, we really had a lot of fun 😍 Among the places we visited were Magellan´s cross in Cebu, the Puerto Princesa Underground River in Sabang, El Nido and Coron for our island hopping tours and Intramuros in Manila. Below are some pictures from our trip.
Puerto Princesa Underground River, Sabang Palawan
Lovely lunch during our island hopping tour in El Nido, Palawan.
Snorkeling time 🐠🐟
Fantastic view from the viewing deck of Kayangan Lake in Coron, Palawan
Rizal Park
San Agustin Church, Intramuros Manila
Farewell dinner at Barbara´s with wonderful dance show 👍
During our last day in Manila, I was able to visit the Grand Canal in Taguig which is a copy of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy 😉
Conrad Manila 1-bedroom suite
We stayed an extra one night in Manila after the group left so I could meet my family and stayed at the beautiful Conrad Manila, my home in Manila 😍
NAIA Terminal 3
My flight for Hong Kong was scheduled to depart at 11am so I was at the airport around 9am.
While in the lounge, an announcement was made that our new departure time would be at 11:40am. Further delays were announced and finally, when the aircraft from Hong Kong arrived around 11:20am, boarding was then scheduled at 12pm.
Aircraft, Boeing 777 (B-HNE)
They were supposed to use an A350 on this flight so I was sort of disappointed they changed it to a Boeing 777 😉
Boarding, Gate 111
I left the lounge at 11:40am and headed my way to gate 111 where a lot of passengers were already waiting for boarding.
Around 11:53, boarding started, beginning with those flying in business class and those passengers with status.
Newspaper trolley outside the door
Business Class Cabin
The business class cabin on Cathay Pacific´s Boeing 777 consists of 42 seats in a 2-3-2 configuration.
Business class cabin, Boeing 777
Seat, 18A
My seat 18A is a window seat
Already waiting at my seat was a pillow and a blanket.
Business class pillow and blanket
Personal screen
Under the armrest is a storage space where the inflight magazines (wrapped in plastic) as well as the headphones are located.
Located on the side are the seat controls.
The seat does not turn into a fully flat bed although still perfect for short flights such as this one.
Headphone socket
Under the right armrest is the IFE controller.
To the right of my personal screen is a USB socket and a mobile phone holder I believe 😉
Inflight magazines, safety instruction card and air sickness bag
Unlike their A350s, this aircraft does not have wifi connection.
Below the personal screen is the foldable tray table.
Tray table
Power ports are located in the middle of the 2 seats under the middle armrests.
From the movie selection, I ended up watching "Venom".
Predeparture Beverage
Around 12:10pm, a flight attendant came to my seat to offer some predeparture beverage with a choice of juice, water or champagne.
I settled for a glass of juice. A couple of minutes later, hot towels were offered.
Around 12:22pm, the captain came on the PA to welcome us onboard and to apologize for the delay due to late arrival of the aircraft. He also mentioned our flight time of 1 hour and 39 minutes.
Inflight Safety Video
Arrival cards were distributed, and at the same time, the inflight safety video was played on the screen. It was a busy time in NAIA and we were number 4 in queue to pushback. Around 12:40pm, the flight attendants came to distribute the menu card, addressing us by our names. The cabin supervisor also came on the PA to reassure connecting passengers that the ground staff in Hong Kong will help us fix alternative flights.
Airshow
Airshow enroute to Hong Kong
Around 12:56pm, we started pushback.
View of Sheraton Hotel located in the Resorts World Manila, just behind Terminal 3.
From my seat, I noticed this aircraft and suddenly remembered the Xiamen Air which skidded off the runway during landing causing lots of delays and flight cancellations.
Asiana Airlines B747
Cebu Pacific and another airline behind us
Philippine Airlines
Finally at 1:29pm, we had a smooth take off.
View after take off
Dining
Cathay Pacific Business Class menu card
Menu card
Lunch
Drink list
Champagne on board was Piper-Heidsieck NV Brut
Red wines and Dessert wine
Aperitifs and cocktails
The meal was served on a tray consisting of bread, fruits, dessert and a glass of water.
Drinks were offered moments later including some wines and I decided to have just a glass of apple juice. The main course was also served from another trolley and I opted for the salmon which was delicious 😋
To end the meal service, coffee and tea were offered and I opted for a cup of green tea.
Lavatory
Inside the lavatory were bottles of hand cream and face moisturizer.
Landing in Hong Kong Airport
Around 2:38pm, the captain came on the PA to give us updated flight information and that we would be landing at 3:10pm, which confirmed that I would be missing my connecting flight to London Heathrow which was scheduled to depart at 3:10pm.
Airshow enroute to Hong Kong
We landed in Hong Kong Airport around 3:12pm and reached our gate 6 minutes later.
Hong Kong Airport
Cathay Pacific A350 😍
CONCLUSION
Being originally booked in Premium Economy, I can´t complain about the upgrade to Business Class. I already had access to their lounge and had priority boarding as a One World Emerald member so the extras I got was the real business class seat, the meal and of course the attentive service 😉 However, it was disappointing to have such a delay since I missed my connecting flight to London and had to wait for 8 hours in Hong Kong for the alternative flight to Stockholm via Amsterdam. Still, I felt Cathay Pacific did a good job in handling such delays especially when most flights back to Europe are full. Will I fly Cathay Pacific again? Definitely yes! They are one of the best airlines in the world ... and they know how to deal with mistake fares the right way 😉 PS: Looking forward to my flight with them in first class in August 😍😍
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