{"id":179126,"date":"2017-09-13T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=179126"},"modified":"2020-06-24T11:44:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T10:44:35","slug":"review-cathay-pacific-a350-business-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2017\/09\/13\/review-cathay-pacific-a350-business-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathay Pacific A350 Business Class Hong Kong to D\u00fcsseldorf"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wednesday\u00a0newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature a\u00a0hotel<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0flight<\/a>\u00a0review.<\/p>\n Last spring, I enjoyed a great holiday in\u00a0Vietnam<\/a>, where some resorts far exceeded my sky-high expectations (and rank among the best hotels I have ever stayed at). You can read my trip reports here:<\/p>\n On May 15, 2017,\u00a0I flew Business Class in a brand-new\u00a0Cathay Pacific<\/a>\u00a0Airbus A350-900 from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) in China to D\u00fcsseldorf International Airport (DUS) in Germany. Cathay Pacific is currently in the process of adding more than 40 A350-900 and A350-1000 planes to its fleet, which is exclusively composed of wide body aircraft.\u00a0The A350 XWB employs innovative technology and design, which improves not only passenger comfort (a more spacious and\u00a0quieter cabin, panoramic windows, and LED mood lighting), but also the efficiency, effectiveness and overall performance of the aircraft (25% less fuel burn as compared with older generation aircraft). The new Cathay Pacific A350 Business Class cabin and seat is basically a refreshed design of the carrier’s ‘old’ Business Class product onboard its B777<\/a> and A330<\/a> planes, with the main difference being the addition of extra storage space and onboard WiFi.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, although the flight was fully packed and while the D\u00fcsseldorf route was only launched in September 2015, Cathay Pacific announced yesterday that it will no longer operate into D\u00fcsseldorf from March of next year. In a statement, Cathay Pacific says that it will suspend the\u00a0route as part of the airline\u2019s commercial review of its overall aircraft deployment in Europe’. Apparently, the carrier sees\u00a0this as a suspension rather than a permanent closure and will be keeping the opportunity of serving D\u00fcsseldorf in future under review.\u00a0The cancellation of the D\u00fcsseldorf route comes two weeks after Cathay Pacific announced it was expanding in Europe next year by adding three new destinations:\u00a0Brussels (my home airport), Dublin and Copenhagen.<\/p>\n Cathay Pacific features in my top 10 lists of the\u00a0best airlines for longhaul Business Class<\/a>, the\u00a0best airlines for longhaul First Class<\/a>, and the\u00a0best airlines for in-flight meals<\/a>.<\/p>\n In this review (more information & photos below my Youtube clip & slideshow):<\/p>\n\n
\nToday (September 13, 2017): Review of Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A350 Business Class from Hong Kong to D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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