CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS First Class and Business Class Seat reviews

As other reviewers have noted, the herringbone business class seats are narrow and could be claustrophobic. However, the privacy, unobstructed aisle access, and fully flat beds outweigh any the negatives. The movie selection, with older movie library, was great. The greatest single advantage of this product was that I slept a solid 6 hours of the 12 hours flight!

The interior of this plane is shocking compared to the newer CX product. It is worn and faded, the seats old recliners with manual controls only, limited recline, and limited footrest. The padding on the seat was comfortable, and its width was generous, even in a 2x3x2 arrangement. IFE is a disappointment, and not just because these are archaic small screens. The picture & sound quality is very poor. I believe CX mainly uses these planes on regional routes, but if you expect better, or are considering a long haul flight on one of them, I would recommend avoiding this product.

The real problem with these new seats is that they are very narrow. While the high walls and herringbone arrangement give you privacy, some may feel claustrophobic. They are fully flat, but if you sleep on your side, don't expect to adopt the foetal position as the seat is too narrow. Length is good, at least on the upper deck. (I hear these are slightly longer than the main cabin seats.) Also, don't expect to look out the window, as they will be behind you. There is an adequate amount of personal space surrounding the seat, with room for amenity kit, water bottle, reading material, etc. IFE is better than most, with large, clear screens, a huge library of content, and controls that actually work reliably.

The new seat and herringbone pattern favor the individual traveler. If you value privacy, these seats are great. Couples and others traveling together might find them less desirable because the walls between the seats. People traveling together would do better with adjacent seats on the window sides - 19K and 20K, rather than the seats in the middle. There is a cozy feel to the seats, which some might find a bit cramped. AVOD is very good, with a nice selection of movies.

To my mind, this is the best First seat out there, even including the Qantas A380. Very private, without the shut-in feeling of the compartments with doors used by some others. Very wide seat and in-seat storage is handy. Big video screen. Very nice relaxing colour scheme and the design and build quality is first rate.

Delhi to Hong Kong. terrible old fashioned seats you could not sleep on at all and not that good when seated - when I asked why they didn't have more modern seat, said that older seats were used for regional flights, I hardly regard 5 hr Delhi to Hong Kong flight through the night as regional. Singapore has great 777 full recliner beds for Delhi Singapore.

The herring bone configuration of the new business class seats with partition in between means they are best suited for passengers traveling singly. The partitions made the cabin very claustrophobic. I think the cabin lighting and the seat configuration need improvement. Serving food means the crew will have to interrupt your entertainment to unfold the table. Moving out of your space and into the lavatory means you have to stow away the LCD because it obstructs your way. Seat width is at best,only borderline comfortable for me (and I have a small, typically Asian build), specially on the 777-300. Some seats may not fully recline to a 180º angle. Some seats have malfunctioning massagers. Headsets are good, but can't cancel out that much noise from the engines. Overall, cabin and food is not that top notch. The crew can make up for some deficits though.

At first sight the seats seem on the narrow side and they are not ideal in seat mode but I found them extremely comfortable in reclined mode and fully flat bed mode the bed was excellent. IFE with excellent sized screen and great headphones. There is not a lot of storage space around the seat but I had no problem putting my carry on in the overhead bins - I was on the Upper Deck. I appreciate if you are travelling with family or companions etc this layout is not ideal but for the solo traveller like myself the privacy is what I want.

HKG-JFK-HKG. On time departure, very attentive crew and excellent catering make this an airline worthy of it's 5 star rating. I am quite satisfied with the new business cabin. There is AVOD and the screen is very big. The entertainment was good too, many movies, games and songs! Amazing service and attention, extremely comfortable in bed configuration, pleasant experience.

Seats were old style but comfortable. Cabin full but the service was excellent.

This new business class is just great. The video system is also handsome. I really enjoy the privacy (does not make me feel claustrophobic) and the space for the legs.

New herringbone J class. I am fairly wide and found it fairly uncomfortable sitting, however, sleeping, as I sleep on my side, was good. Impossible to have a conversation if you are traveling with someone. Lots of storage space for Ipod, Laptop, Book, WashBag etc.

Cathay's new first class suite is fabulous in the 747. Tremendous privacy, extremely comfortable in the sitting and reclining positions. The usual first-rate bedding and sleepware to accompany some of the best food and wine in the sky or on the ground.

I found these angled Herringbone configuration seats very uncomfortable. Landing, takeoff and turbulence are uncomfortable as you are jolted forward and backward into the side partitions. The cubicles feel claustrophobic and cause difficulties in serving meals, drinks and reading newspapers. Looking out the window is not possible without craning your neck around. The lie down position was acceptable, although as mentioned in another review the area behind the head of the seat was very dirty and contained rubbish from the last customer. In addition, my TV screen had a problem whereby if I opened it fully it wouldn't work properly, so I had to watch the screen on an angle. I will try to avoid aircraft with this configuration as much as possible in the future. I prefer the older non-flat beds far more than these. Interestingly I e-mailed Cathay with my experiences of these seats, and they said they had received positive reviews of the seats.