75 Years And Counting: The Status Of Cathay Pacific In 2022

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[MaxCheng]

To put it simply, CPA has been in an extreme stream of bad luck since they lost $500m from fuel shorting gamble and got removed from Hang Sang Index in 2016. The whole tragedy would even make Pan Am feel much better and film worthy. I still like the airline very much so I hope it recovers soon

[Chris]

My first flight with Cathay was about ten years ago on a trip to Japan on transit at HKG, crews were fantastic, with smiles and delicious food served throughout my flight. I told them I was stuffed on previous flight prior transit at HKG yet they're pleased to serve fruit platters and deserts from first class when I'm ready. The only thing I disliked about Cathay is the hard shell seats in economy. Any CX frequent flyers back in 2000's mustn't forgot those un-reclinable seats which doesn't fit the image of premium carrier until they removed those seats in 2015 I think.

[AAA_maimai]

I still have my 4 tickets on Cathay Dragan and 5 tickets on Cathay Pacific
Cathay Dragon was really a good airline and the flight attendants are very nice.

[torza]

My all time favorite airline. Sad to see China screwing it up.

[nurrizadjatmiko]

At the moment, 71 of the 150 Cathay Pacific passenger plane are active including 2 777-300 and 17 77-300ER. Speaking of 777-300 non ER variant, Singapore Airlines recently retired the last one to Jet Midwest Group back in January 2022 and leaving Singapore to Kansas City back in April 28 2022

[shakesnbake]

As an AVGeek we had specifically booked a Hong Kong to Bankkok route to try the then new Cath Pac A350 but got downgraded to both economy and an old 777 - very old but the service was nice, and the £560 refund went down a treat :). Also you can't beat the Cath Pac lounges :)

[magnustan]

I have an aunt who lives in Hong Kong, so I’ve travelled there at least 15 times, but only finally broke the Cathay duck in 2019, flying their A350-1000. Their hard product offering is okay, nothing special about their seats, crew was great though. Also, my flight was a red-eye, so I got this lovely snack box, with a delicious sandwich and fruits inside. The last few years have made me feel so sorry for them. Hong Kong did well to contain COVID for the whole of 2020 and into 2021, but were incompetently unprepared for Omicron and being at the mercy of Mr Xi’s administration, I fear they’ll be one of the last countries to open up to the extent western countries and Asian neighbours have.

That’s a shame because I have a special attachment to Hong Kong, Chep Lap Kok is my favourite airport in the world and Cathay themselves were on a recovery plan from like 2017 onwards, after suffering heavy losses in the pass few years. Glad to see the borders easing every so slightly as because the situation 6 months ago was bleak at best.

[h_gordy]

🎉Congratulations on 100k!!! 🎉 Here since 5k and here for 100k 🎊

[danielh]

The protest in HK is definitely NOT violent. The People fight for their freedom and it’s nothing wrong at all!

[redcheese]

Finally the channel has 100k subscribers, hopefully they get a golden play button some time soon

[Rasscasse]

Oh yeah, congratulations on your 100, 000 subscribers 👌

[David-zyjw]

Cathay did it to themselves. I used to be a loyal Cathay-only flyer. Been their Diamond status flyer for 10 years. But they kept cutting benefits, and made it known they don't appreciate you. They had monopoly in HK and they believed themselves to be invincible. C-D was bad, but they did it to themselves long before that.

[Chicken_o]

Yes! I've been waiting for this video. One of my best experiences flying was on a Cathay A350.

[MSA]

Excellent brief about CX. Do you have a historical video doc about Cathay? Please keep updating especially Fleet orders and eoute network expansion plans

[geoffreyhui]

With regret, I have just cancelled my forthcoming trip on Cathay, which involves transit in Hong Kong. It would be very inconvenient if I have further flight cancellations, so I have now booked other flights which do not transit HKG. It costs more, but I don't want the stress of last-minute changes. I hope conditions improve for Cathay.

[ManLikeBishy]

I’m loving this series! Please do Ethiopian Airline.

[tonytony]

Your presentation is highly interesting to watch. Thank you very much and take care.

[goutamraoshab]

Also cover korean air, air india and Philippines airlines

[thatboeingguy]

The only time I flew Cathay pacific was when they had their 747 passengers. I flew from Boston to Hong Kong

[rdrogel]

Nice to ride on 777-300(both non-ER and ER versions) from MNL to HKG and back in 2016 & 2017.