BRUTALLY HONEST | Flying CATHAY PACIFIC in 2021 from Dubai to Phuket on the A350-900 and A330-300!
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- Many things have changed since the beginning of the pandemic. But how has Cathay Pacific? Let us take you along on a flight through Hong Kong on the airline of "Asia's World City".
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Cathay Pacific
Aircraft: Airbus A350-900 / Airbus A330-300
Registration: B-LQE / B-HLW
Flight Time: 7h 30min / 3h 15min
Seat: 65K / 62K
From: Dubai International
Via: Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok
To: Phuket International
Date: August 2021
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
Cameras used: Canon R6 (Canon 15-35mm F2.6 and Canon 35mm F2.0), Canon G7X Mark III, GoPro Hero 8 Black, DJI Osmo Pocket
Additional equipment used: GoPro Suction Cup, Rode VideoMic Pro+, Rode smartLav+, Rode Wireless Go 2, Blue Yeti Podcast Microphone
PRICE BREAKDOWN
Total Price: AED 1,260.00
Total Routing: DXB-HKG-HKT
Booked through: Cathay Pacific Website
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket including 30kg checked baggage and free seat reservations at booking
Booking made: July 2021
VIDEO BREAKDOWN
00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - Dubai Airport
02:53 - A350 Cabin and Seat
04:00 - Taxi and Take Off
05:45 - Seat Features
06:30 - Dinner Service
07:16 - Inflight
08:42 - Breakfast Service
09:52 - Approach and Landing
11:06 - Transiting in Hong Kong
13:02 - A330 Cabin and Seat
14:11 - Taxi and Take Off
15:26 - Inflight
16:15 - Lunch Service
17:06 - Approach and Landing
18:27 - Arriving in Thailand
18:49 - Conclusion
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This video does not contain product placements. The airline was neither involved nor informed about the production of this Tripreport. The ticket fare was paid by ourselves.
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Honestly, Cathay did a great job with utilizing a darker tone for their cabin… I mean it just looks so comfy looking? Not to mention that its gonna look a lot cleaner cuz stains aren’t as visible.
Yeah, exactly! I also think a dark cabin isn't looking as cheap as bright and colourful cabins like the ones from Ryanair and it's other companies.
Not just cleaner looking, but it does give the vibe that you’re in a lounge, which I agree makes the appearance comfortable. I’ve taken a flight on one of their 777s from MNL to HKG and it was very comfortable flight in economy.
Agreed
cathay's a good airline
Exactly. SAS new cabin also uses dark tones and it’s much better imo.
We really need to appreciate how David says thank you to all the crew when deboarding. Crew really don't get the credit they deserve.
I am just curious as to why the flight attendants are to be so pitied and or sympathized when they are like any other workers employees in any other job are just going about their assigned tasks and jobs. How often does anyone feel or sympathize with any Calle center customer rep who possibly gets only flak in his/her job and yet no one feels bad or empathizes with them. I believe in mutual respect and dignity for all.
I do this as well. "Thank you and enjoy the rest of your day." Always. It is still amazing what kind of feedback you get from the crews. Some want to take me home, others just look out of empty eyes.
@@sunnychekrs7597 absolutely, but flight attendants have long working hours and deal with potentially dangerous passengers quite often. It is of course not the only job in the service sector that should be recognized and respected
The additional fold down utility area above the main table on the A350 is utterly genius, never seen this before on any aircraft, never mind in economy. This provides better storage
space than some Business Class seats. While Cathay Pacific may not be the 5* airline from 2019, both flights were still pretty good and service and food looked just as tasty as before.
Like every airline, Cathay are suffering and trying hard to survive. A few dozen people on a flight is unsustainable. I like the fact you mostly do economy reviews its realistic, its what
96% of us fly. Many Business Class carriers have been cutting back since 2019, giving your entire meal on one tray, all your really paying for is lounge access and the lie flat bed.
The water prior to take off is such a nice touch, especially for economy. Thank you for your reliably top-notch reports. I love getting the notifications from your channel, particularly the Brutally Honest series! Keep up the good work!
It was unreal seeing the Hong Kong terminal, being in such an open and big building that once was crowded and filled with travelers. The pandemic really messed up aviation, hopefully the industry will recover soon.
hopefully not nature doesnt need travellers
I think Cathay Pacific still deliver excellent service and flight experience by considering how COVID and domestic policies hit hard to their financial status. I can’t wait Cathay Pacific bounce back one day and retain their reputation.
it's gonna soon, carrie lam made a new law now hong kong will open up starting from april 1st.
only 7 days of quarantine is needed, and you can fly to most destinations it used to fly.
I flew on them some weeks ago, HKG-SIN. They didn't reach out to us individually that it was not a "Vaccinated Travel Lane" (VTL) flight, and I ended up having to quarantine for 7 days, even though I'm fully vaccinated.
However, the blame's also on singapore, who scoffs at Hong Kong and treats them differently than China (e.g. for some months, HK was given 14 day quarantine while China had zero; then HK was given the one-way VTL, tightening restrictions, while China arrivals to singapore were zero days regardless of vaccine status)
The brand will be killed as long as the Chinese companies are still holding onto it
Glad they retained their commitment to Boston through the difficult times.
The Brutally Honest series is so great and I’m so glad you brought it back. I would love to see some of the new episodes include US domestic airlines, American Airlines in particular. Their first class food was almost inedible the last time I flew with them. Also, they seem to serve the same inedible meal over and over again. Great review David!❤️👍✈️
Thank you for not having annoying music over the take off and landing. True enthusiasts like me hate that! 😊
Reading on Simple Flying, hearing that Hong Kong has some very strict COVID-19 policies and how bad it affected their flag carrier I believe Cathay Pacific is STILL the airline we know and love today 🇭🇰🇨🇦❤️
I definitely agree!
Fax from a fellow Canadian
Read an article on Reuters today about the mental health and wellbeing of Cathay flight crew due to even tighter HK restrictions. Many pilots from Europe and Australia have now
resigned. They fly into HK then face 10 days mandatory quarantine in a hotel, but still expected to have a smile on their face when they fly out 11 days later. While I respect any
countries restrictions, this is clearly wrong. Cathay are using this to make their London/European and Aussie higher paid flight crew to quit. These people built this 5* international
airline, but Sadly they are being forced out. With mounting debts, sadly this once ground breaking airline wont be around in 2022.
Fax from another fellow Canadian
wrong flag
🇭🇰🇨🇳
Before the pandemic, Cathay was double daily into Vancouver. Now just a few times per week. I've flown with them across the pond many times. It's sad to see HKIA in such a state. Wishing for better days for both CX and HKIA. (and YVR for that matter).
love this channel with or without commentary. No bias and factual and economy so it's more relevant for most of the viewers.
The seats and the food plus water are way better than any airline in the American continent lol
My origins are from Hong Kong and it‘s so sad to see this beautiful airport beeing clompletly empty. Normally there are so many flights and peolple. But now with their 3 weeks quarantine nobody flies to Hong Kong anymore, me included
I feel your pain
@@852twm 🥲
I must say that I love the darker theme of the a350’s economy. About the ads before all shows and movies, you can skip them easily by just dragging the scrolling bar at the bottom, like you could on TH-cam. Great review, love the content David!
Cathay are my favorite airline. Good service, good aircraft, organized operations, and well-trained staff. Not the super luxury of some of the Middle-East airlines first class suites, etc., but they have always ticked all the boxes for what I need. Singapore are nice too.
But don't forget they charge you the price of a "suite" without offering you a "suite"!
I really do hope that Cathay will be able to deliver the way they have always been doing in the past, give it a year or two when they will have been able to operate without all these corona measures in the way for a while and when they have had the opportunity rehire enough staff - I'm sure that it'll be back to the old standards by then.
@@charlesmadre5568 Looks like they’re fully opened again, the HK gov is giving out half a million free round tickets to Hong Kong?”!
WOW!!! From Dubai to Phuket with Cathay Pacific just 1,260 AED!!
That already Beyond Expectation!!
The rest doesn't matter anymore.
Love the content! I am starting to become fond of Brutally Honest and it's voiced presentation of these flights, and the honesty makes it better too!
Wow, you will come to Thailand, my home, it makes me very happy.
13:09 Ohh the nostalgia, the classic Airbus cabin from the 90s which still had that "no smoking" icon when they still divided the plane in smoking and no smoking sections
Cathay Pacific definately made the right cuts to things on their flights. Great Video!
I really like how personal these videos feel compared to your normal trip reports.
I am very happy for the video, it is exactly what I'd like to try, Cathay Pacific. Thank you! ❤
Your Videos are really good,I love all the airlines that you review,some of the airlines I don’t know but when it watch your videos,I know the airline,great job👍
Really looking forward to your Singapore airlines review flying from Singapore to New York!
As always loved this review too✨
FYI the amenity kit's items are available (separately) in the Economy class during CX's long haul flights if you ask the cabin crew for them. Only Premium Econ & Business Class are pre-set in their seats.
I used to live on the island of Penang, Malaysia 2015-2020 and flew at least 100K miles with CX for business and personal travels. I have great memories of the friendly crew and the numerous surprise upgrades they gave me although I only had Marco Polo Silver.
I miss The Pier lounge near Gate 65 in HKG!
It is sad to see how empty their flights and home base are, but I am glad they are still flying after being battered by the political crisis and the wicked pandemic.
Add Oil, Cathay!
Personally, I like CX's A350 interior decor. Green is my favourite colour, and it's also CX's corporate colour, so I think they chose that colour very well.
CX is my favourite airline, and I would still fly with them ... eventually. I probably won't be travelling any time soon, but some day, when things get back to normal, I would love to go flying again.
I like the green colors. Blue or green fabrics for the seats are my favorites. I really dislike red or orange colors as they give me headaches, specially on long flights. Great report. One option for the meal is unacceptable, even if there are only 50 pax.
Omg you finally did Cathay pacific. I immediately pressed in this video when I saw the thumbnail
The A350 is a thing of beauty! Hoping Cathay Pacific gets back to its feet and recover
Here is an Idea for April 1st next year: How about doing a brutally honest review of Ryanair?
I personally prefer a lighter tone for the cabin. Gives It a fresher look! Great video. I LOVE seeing the menú and what is served. Unfortunately my flying days are over so this is the only way for me to enjoy a flight now.
Me gustan mucho tus videos, siempre estoy ansioso para verlos, Saludos desde Colombia
Once Australia let’s everyone else back in I would love to see a brutally honest Qantas episode
It's definitely a long-term goal of mine to do the LHR-Australia non-stop in Economy on the 787! As soon as Australia is open I'll try to get it done!
@@simply_aviation When you come over make sure to try some obscure airlines like Airnorth, LINK Airways and Fly Pelican as well!
I thought they opened already
@@beyondthestars4299 Yes they did, but only to citizens, permanent residents, and close family members. There is though a travel bubble between Australia and Singapore.
I really like the cabin’s colours :)
Welcome back to Thailand, David! Superb video as always 🇹🇭🌴🏝🏖
the dark color in cabin design looks very good to me
I've flown Cathay economy lots of times and the service is still pretty good despite the changes.
There is no more quarantine from tomorrow 14/12/22 in HKSAR. Please come visit again on Cathay Pacific!
Cathay look like that still give a very good service, even if it's not quite what it used to be. They have been hit really hard by the pandemic, and the very tight restrictions of getting in and out of Hong Kong are hampering any airline operating to or from there. I will be interested to see how Cathay's standard of service is when they eventually return to normal service.
I like the look of the cabin, its different, but nice.
CX eliminated amenity kits in Y class for 10 years already when they introduce premium economy, and I don't understand why you said HX is their competitor, HX had stopped flying all long haul routes way before the pandemic even start, as HX's parent company HNA group went under.
That is not what he said. He said they 'used to in 2019' not present day. As this is the end of 2021 he's talking about how things were almost 3 years ago.
Flying over some of the most dangerous parts of the world, thousands of armed surface to air missiles controlled by unpredictable fanatics and you feel perfectly safe clutching your handful of antiseptic wipes. Precious.
😂😂😂 leave the guy alone, the hand sanitiser will protect him
I always fly Cathy Pacific when we going back to Hong Kong its a 10 out of 10 smooth landing
My favourite plane is CATHAY. And when you reach Hong Kong I was like why is it so empty. I thought Hong Kong is the most crowded place on Earth. But I miss Hong Kong when they reached there. Over 3 years I haven’t when there😢 I’m from Hong Kong but I can’t go there😢😢😢
Thank you for doing this video. Although I am not flying on the same route you too. I will be flying in a A350-900 so it was great to see inside and how things went on your flight.
Nice departure views from HKG and interesting assessment. I’ve seen more recent trips where the airport isn’t quite as dead. I last flew Cathay in January 2020 and things look similar - apart from no passengers!
Welcome to Phuket
I live in Thailand and I love you coming here
To be honest, if the itinerary allows, I would choose to fly Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong over Singapore Airlines via Singapore for the less restricted transit arrangement.
The transit arrangements in Changi prevented the Omicron variant from spreading to people across the airport and into Singapore despite a handful of transit passengers being detected with it, something which has occurred with the Delta variant and forced the airport to implement those measures after the virus spread to other passengers, airport staff, and finally into the community.
Flew on them on the route SFO-HKG-MAA in 2019. Pretty enjoyable flight. Would love to fly with them again.
I think the dark green colors look very classy and differentiate them from other airlines. For me, it’s one of the better looking cabins together with Starlux.
loved the seat colors.. sab green!
The airport is fully open and bustling with activities now. Cathay Pacific economy class is not known to be luxurious but offers efficient and above average service which is hard to find fault with. To me, that’s better than the competition eg Qatar Airlines or Emirates.
Wow look at how deserted the terminal is. As you mentioned HKIA on any given day is so busy and this just shows the impact of the pandemic.
Medical advice for you to maintain your health since you travel a lot: do not use plane blankets or pillows, you touch everything without sterilization and this may expose you to disease, You must sterilize anything before touching it on the plane, and this includes everything
Imagine being this guy that travels daily.. soft life
I've flown with Cathay only really because it is my local airline. Didn't even know it was 5-star until now 😂
There are unwanted changes to Cathay
but still Cathay almost just shows Hong Kong
Good Old Cathay And The Flag Carrier of HK
As I had been in the airside of HKG In August this year, after 2019 its ashame to see Hong Kong Fading and the Airport is as well
That is the best advert/promo/sponsor spot I've seen on You Tube. Brilliant
The cabin looks stunning!
The thumbnail of this video is a bit misleading, since both sectors are not considered Long Haul. DXB to HKG are considered as Mid Haul flight.
the darker theme in the cabin is amazing, thank god everything isn't so light lol
16:20 WHEN I TELL YOU MY JAW DROPPED. THIS LOOKS AMAZING
Excellent video. A water of bottle before take off is very nice. I'm surprised to see only an option for the meal on DXB-HKG flight
I'm glad you enjoyed your flights! Look forward to the Singapore Airlines video!
Nice review! Being Cathay a 5-star airline, I'm wondering if there were any snacks and/or drinks available in the galleys in between the meals! 🧐
I reckon Cathay are still very good all-in-all✈that food looked pretty good / does the job,they took a hard knock by covid going by the amount of their planes that were all parked in the aircraft airport parking zones at various airports.,not being able to be used for some time period.👍Awesome flight's report David.
looks like not bad. I have never taken a Cathay Pacific flight because I base on Guangzhou , a city near Hong Kong in China. Maybe I should take a try when border open again. The Cantonese broadcast is comfortable for me.
Soon this February I am flying with Emirates to Dubai from Hong Kong
I flew American Airlines to Spain in February last year advertising was showed on the in flight entertainment on the new 787 but it was on 30 seconds then you can watch your movie
I love Cathay Pacific Airways! Being the first Asian airline to have won the Skytrax 4 times is something that they should be proud of. I believe that Cathay will bounce back stronger. They always been and that's been proven time and again. For me, still the world's best airline- Cathay Pacific Airways 🥰
Another excellent video David; love the Brutally Honest format. Keep up the good work 👍👍
Love the dark flooring and the signature teal seatcolor
Amazing video David! I’m glad to see that Cathay is still good!
I kinda like flying from Dubai on night but it's still beautiful on day!
I thought the dark Cabin on the A350 looked premium and really nice, seat pitch was also generous for a economy seat. I also recently flew into HK and hope travellers return soon as it was eerily quiet compared to the good old days!
First of your videos I've seen....nice review.... Last in Phuket 2019 and wish I could enjoy soon, but have resigned myself to not traveling this winter.. I flew Singapore Air when I returned in 2019, but it was from Siem Reap, Cambodia instead....Siem Reap - Singapore - Frankfurt, Germany - JFK/New York - Syracuse, New York....that was a brutal flight sitting so long..Thanks for the video
IIRC, Cathay Pacific never offered amenity kit in their long-haul flights in economy. Also, Hong Kong is located in Southeast Asia, instead of East Asia.
Excellent review. I really enjoy the "brutally honest" approach.
I have flew Cathay Pacific a350 from Dubai to Hong Kong
Early gang where u at!
I have been through Hong Kong many times an it was very sad to see it so empty so sad hope it comes back soon great video Thanks J
Lets be honest ... The reason why Cathay is not what it used to be, is not only the covid 19 restrictions, but also what has happend and is happening in Hong Kong, with China taking control. Not only does Cathay have to struggle with the covid 19 pandemic, but there most likely a lot of people that don't want to visit Hong Kong, with the current political turmoil. I really wanna visit Hong Kong and fly Cathay, but I'm sceptical to what it will be like, with China in control.
As always, Phuket is cool. I have been thehe in the of October) Thank you for the video!
Brutally honest is really brutally honest. Great video as always and i am looking forward to watching that very long haul flight of yours from Phuket, Thailand to NewYork. Have a safe flight.
Subscribed.... Nice Economy Class reviews...from your QA, Turkish and Cathay...... Excellent....
I like their cabin design & color
This Series is very Good and please make a video on Air India also bcz its been a long time . :)
Cathay Pacific was a 5-star/top 3 airlines in the world 10 years ago. Nowadays, I would NOT fly Cathay when I can fly with Singapore, Eva, China, ANA and Korean.
Thanks for visiting Thailand. And looking forward to seeing the brutally honest on the SIN-EWR flight.
One flight a week? JESUS. Big layover for the crew! Great review - thanks David!!
I made an exception this time just because this is about Cathay (I am from Hong Kong), as I don't watch Economy Class reviews anymore! I've been flying for 40 years now with enough experience to tell you all that all Economy Classes are the same: either bad, or very bad simply because you are not paying the money of a Business Class or First Class ticket! When it comes to these two classes there are far more variations in the level of service, and it matters a lot more since you are paying (or your company) a lot more. Cathay has gotten FAR BEHIND its competitors, for example, in First Class we are talking about "suites" NOT just a bigger seat, and in terms of service its staff doesn't compare anywhere to say Japan Airlines. I will only fly Cathay if I have no other option since I am based in Hong Kong. Of course there are ones far worse than Cathay, mostly the Western Airlines (BA and Air Canada are prime examples), but their prices are also far cheaper than Cathay (e.g. HK to London Business Class on BA is HKD30000 vs Cathay's $50000 last time I checked in 2019), so it's OK as long as you treat it as "Premium Economy".
Great review. I like that you do a voiceover and give an honest opinion.
The 3-3-3 looks reasonably comfortable, I’m pretty sure I went on their 777 3-4-3 configuration in 2019 and it was claustrophobic. And at the time I was only 5ft 10 64-5ish kg 💀
You're doing a nice job. Passion for aircraft never dies...
I also like the darker seat colors
They used to provide the AMENITY KIT a few years back and also a KIDS PACK
Man, pretty sick to look back at how things used to be during the pandemic. That airport is just totally dead/shut down, wow.