air china business class 777 300er review

This was not ‘Business’ as usual on this Cathay Pacific flight. They display information such as the much cooler temperatures in Paris. While not entirely necessary, they are quite a bit clearer than the regular boarding screens you get at Heathrow, for example. Surprisingly HKIA have made some investment in the facilities during the pandemic including these large screens at the boarding gates. While this is disappointing, with the rapid lifting of restrictions in both the Mainland and Hong Kong S.A.R., I suspect this zonal system will disappear soon due to the increased prevalence of Covid-19 in China.ĭuring my lengthy layover, I visited both the new Chase Sapphire Lounge, reviewed here, and Cathay Pacific’s ‘The Pier’, which will be reviewed soon. Instead, all eligible transit passengers will have to ‘slum it’ in ‘The Pier’ Business lounge – of course, that is in jest since it is still excellent. The impact? It means that transit passengers with one world Emerald status, or those in First, cannot access the excellent ‘The Wing’ First Class Lounge featuring the cabanas. Passengers transiting through Hong Kong and who are travelling onwards to other destinations are in the ‘orange’ zone. Passengers originating from Hong Kong or who are transiting to China are segregated in the ‘green’ zone of the airport. Hong Kong’s airport operated a segregated system for passengers during my departure in November 2022. Transiting at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) My originating flight from Hong Kong to Taipei in Economy can be found here, and it was a pleasant experience for the short hop. Using Avios is a lot more expensive…both for taxes and points.

However, connecting itineraries are not available on Cathay Pacific awards to Europe with Alaska Airlines, which would’ve complicated my transit due to the entry requirements of Hong Kong at the time. I also hold a pot of Alaska Airlines miles, which represent better value at 45,000 miles from Hong Kong to Paris.

I paid 75,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles for this trip from Taipei to Paris via Hong Kong. With Cathay’s First cabin back on-sale, this makes for a good time to visit the excellent experience offered. At the time, First was not on sale on the route, which made for an intriguing loophole. In a unique turn on the usual Cathay Pacific Business Class, last month, I flew from Hong Kong to Paris on the Boeing 777-300ER.

Air china business class 777 300er review