Review, Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 Bangkok – Hong Kong economy

Boarding was already starting when I arrived at the gate, and as the flight was no more than 30% full there was no queue for boarding, so I was able to proceed directly to my seat.

When I did the online check-in one day before departure, I was more interested in finding an empty part of the cabin, so I assigned myself seat 72A if I remember correctly, almost in the rear of the plane. From experience I like the seats in this area of the airplane, the fuselage is starting to narrow here, and the seat configuration goes from 2-4-2 to 2-3-2, so there is more space between the seats, and as the fuselage is not straight here, the seats are places a bit further from the windows, so the A-seats have more space than in the rest of the plane.

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Cathay Pacific to reduce passenger capacity by 96% in April and May

Cathay has just release the following press statement on their website:

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Hong Kong Express cancels all flights until end of April 2020

Hong Kong Express, Hong Kongs low cost operator who was purchased last year by Cathay Pacific is the first Hong Kong based airline to halt operations amid the COVID19 outbreak.

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Review, Cathay Pacific Airbus A359 Hong Kong – Bangkok economy

For once I was travelling with check-in baggage as I actually had a 6 days holiday coming up, and I was planning to stock up on some new clothes in Thailand as shopping there is really great.

I was working nightshift the night before my flight, so I decided to take advantage of Cathays 24-hour in advance check-in, and brought my suitcase with me to the airport before start of the shift. Check-in was done in 2 minutes, and very easy and efficient.

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Update on travel restrictions

Below is an updated list of current travel restrictions – but remember restrictions around the world are changing at a moments notice nowdays, so please check with your airline before heading to the airport.

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Update on travel restrictions for Cathay Pacific Passengers.

As travel advice and restrictions are changing at a very rapid pace lately, it is hard to keep up with all restrictions that are being imposed and those that might have been reported incorrectly and those that might have been cancelled or changed.

Cathay Pacific keep at very good list of updated travel restrictions for their destinations, below are the updated restrictions as per March 14th at 10:45 am Hong Kong time:

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Cathay Pacific suspends all flights to/from Japan

Japan has recently introduces strict travel restrictions for people traveling from Hong Kong to Japan, and as a result of this it seems like Cathay are canceling all flights between Hong Kong and Japan.

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Cancelled – a weekends getaway to Taipei, and a midweek break in Bangkok.

As I wrote about earlier, Cathay together with American Express has a promo for twin bookings, which I have taken advantage of, and booked a trip to Taipei, and also a trip to Bangkok. Total price for the two return trips was 3500 HKD, and this will give me 2700 Asia Miles, plus 7000 miles through the promotion.

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Cathay Pacific Group Releases Combined Traffic Figures for January 2020

The Cathay Pacific Group has released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon traffic figures for January 2020 that show decreases in the number of passengers carried and the amount of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2019.

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Cathay Pacific temporarily closes three Hong Kong airport lounges

Cathay Pacific has announced that they will temporarily close three of their lounges at Hong Kong International Airport.

The lounges closing will be The Pier First Class Lounge, The Bridge and the Deck Business class lounges.

This will still leave 3 lounges open for Cathay Pacific passengers, The Pier Business class lounge and the Wing First and Business class lounges.

The closure is due to a sharp drop in passenger numbers recently due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.