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@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Just discovered your channel. It’s amazing. 🎉

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks a lot!

CX was hit harder than most airlines by Covid. It suffered greatly from the draconian covid shutdown in Hong Kong from 2020 to end of 2022. It laid off many pilots, flight attendants and customer service personnel. Only in 2023 was it able to recover without covid travel restrictions. Given that reality, CX still retains an above average level of service, although it is now starting to fall behind other reginal competitors like Eva, Singapore Airlines and ANA.

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Yes here’s hoping it can eventually fully recover!

Great tripreport, dropped a sub! HK has indeed changed... Hopefully Cathay returns to its pre-COVID standards soon!

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

A series of great choices on which Airlines and cabins to review!

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

The beautiful A350 ❤ nice video 😌

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

4:14 I wish I could go through most parts of life with how Pete views everything 😂 I also enjoyed watching behind the scenes of Gabe filming the main content 👍 I’d happily travel in a seat next to you as your cameraman 🎥🛫

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Hehe thanks! Maybe one day!

I Like The Product.Great Video

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I'd love to see more of all of your destinations - not just the flights

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Working on it! Thanks!

1:40 😂 “A350-1000?” “That means nothing to me” We were both laughing out loud when hearing this. Pete is naturally very funny (wonder if he realizes it😄)!

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Hehe yes!

Great point about the pressure to sleep in Business. Premium Economy tends to be highly underrated for comfort, sleep and affordability. Business can be more of a status 'thing' when Premium makes better sense overall. Fantastic review, Gabe. Thank you.

@airedition

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

😂 so you can really see that your friend is not really into aviation 😂 great video. I love CX a lot ❤

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

love the teal seats

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Yeah!

@petershen1984

4 ай бұрын

Tks for visiting TPE, my home

I flew their J class from London to Osaka via HK. Amazing flight and product, but it was 2 months before covid hit.

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Yeah many nice memories of pre-Covid Cathay J class!

😍😍😍😍😍🥰 bring your friend along more often gabe ❤❤❤❤❤

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Will do my best!

👋 First without class! Barely can see it during a fika pause but quite promising. I wish HK were more accessible from ARN, basically a non option now. As a hub HKG seemed to lose traction during the pandemic but interesting to know about the expansion, of only the Kai Tak approach were a thing!

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I just wish we had a few more flights to Asian cities direct from ARN. Just BKK and the occasional charter to other points in Thailand is not enough for a city of 1 million people!

Yes, CX is still the best ever 🎉

@airedition

3 ай бұрын

🥳

Flew on the 350 HKG-SFO premium economy and found the seats a bit too snug. I have a hard time adjusting the recliner.

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

That's a long segment, so that's interesting to hear!

They really shrunk down the meal for this 1 hr flight. Still better than the cardboard vending machine packs served on EU Carriers.

@airedition

3 ай бұрын

So much better yes!

I'm gonna fly Cathay Pacific's A350-1000 Premium economy from Melbourne to HK next Friday the seat pitch of Premium Economy of Cathay 350 is 40 in, better compare to the 38 in one on Singapore Airlines which I took last month

@airedition

3 ай бұрын

Let me know how it was!

@GW-tr8xn

3 ай бұрын

@@airedition pretty good! had a good sleep on it :)

The lounge access is not included, wrigth?

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Right. I should have pointed that out, I get in as oneworld sapphire.

@philippeadam2499

4 ай бұрын

@@airedition Thank you very much for information, i just want to say that from my point of view ,the very prestigious airlines like Cathay,Qatar ...Can provide special lounges for premium economy clients in their hubs,to make the experience way better and make a great image of the airline,to help them justify big price increases from standard economy,specially in connection flight situation,knowing that most premium economy passengers are tourist travel passenger and not work travelers,so probably don't have a very high fidelity cards status...

Chilled vibe report? Check. Sardonic British friend? Check. Tasteful soundtrack snippets? Check. Subscribed. 👌

@airedition

3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, and welcome to the channel!

Should I take the bulkhead seat (30A) or the alse (31C)? Im going to HK to Toronto. Thanks!

@airedition

2 ай бұрын

I always choose bulkhead window if I can. Lots of room in premium economy.

@cuocsongconghia

2 ай бұрын

@@airedition But we cannot store our belonging underneath right?

@airedition

2 ай бұрын

Right, just for takeoff and landing it has to go in the bin.

@cuocsongconghia

2 ай бұрын

@@airedition how about the tv screen? is it under arm rest or the mounted one?

@airedition

2 ай бұрын

I think armrest but I’m not sure

I think your friend should swim next time Gabe!

@airedition

Ай бұрын

Whoa, harsh!

I just need to know if it's comfortable on a 13 hour flight.. with my cpap.. lol ( so fun) with wife and 8 year old

@airedition

3 ай бұрын

Yep it’s a good question! I’ve heard it’s not bad. Will try to sample it on a longer run myself at some point!

I'm flying CX Premium Economy JFK/HKG/MEL in April so enjoyed this review. I'm not sure how Pete added any value to your efforts though - an unnecessary distraction.

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Wow that’s a very long run and would be a much better test of this product than my quick hop! Hope you enjoy it.

I really think the only airlines which offer a great PE are those with a truly good seat (JAL, EK, QF, SQ) but who also have dedicated cabin crew and better food & bev than economy. BA, CX, AA all offer an ok seat but everything else is same as economy. For me JAL is definitely the best with 2-3-2 abreast, lounge access and better F&B. But I do love transiting HKG so when in J I do try to fly CX.

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

It’s a good point! Would make for an interesting video breaking down which airlines fit into which camp.

@edwinchan5603

4 ай бұрын

CX offers better food in PE for medium and long haul flights. Have you flown SQ's PE for their short haul like SIN to HKG? The food is the same as economy, just like CX's offering for short-haul.

Nice but I am waiting for your737 200 further reports greet from fra kai

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

Check the flightradar channel this Friday!

Does anyone have idea if the last row of the seats have full recline?

@airedition

3 ай бұрын

They do I’m 95% sure

@sumitgoyat

3 ай бұрын

@@airedition I hope so. Thanks

Does Premium Economy include lounge access?

@airedition

3 ай бұрын

It doesn't no, sorry I should have made that clear!

Gabe is handsome

@airedition

Ай бұрын

🥳

premium econ has lounge access?

@airedition

15 күн бұрын

No it doesn't; sorry should have pointed out that I got in because of oneworld status!

@ometofu

15 күн бұрын

@@airedition ok ok. thx

Gabe, you look like a dude that would ghost me during our secret gay relationship while you have a girlfriend that you're only with because of money... Basically you remind me of my ex crush, so I have to unsubscribe. Ily anyways you rock! Great content❤

@airedition

4 ай бұрын

😅 thanks, sorry to see you go! You know where to find me if you decide to come back 😎