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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.

I found the herringbone configuration seats and service lacking. The seats are not at all comfortable or wide enough. Video selection was good. Too many announcements that disturbed ability to get sleep.

The seat was terribly narrow. It was not comfortable. The arrangement was awkward as I was forced to look at the aisle where flight attendants and other people walked around all the time. The entertainment system didn't work for the first 4-5 hours. Given the poor quality of the seat and the service, I will not fly Cathay Pacific ever again.

As mentioned by many others the new business class seats are a disaster. The 'pods' are cramped and claustrophobic. You cannot open a newspaper properly, neither can you communicate with traveling companions. There is no storage space worth mentioning and FA's have great trouble serving especially if you are watching the television.

Found the seat comfortable, spacious (6' tall ), private, not claustrophobic as other have reported, entertainment system more appealing and more on offer than BA/Qantas business. Cabin service excellent. Terrible coffee!

I think the new Business Class is a huge improvement from the old angle flat seats. Seat comfort exceptional in both sitting and sleeping positions and the foot stool made sitting upright comfortable. The seat around the shoulders is wide enough to not feel cocooned when in flat mode and the length of the bed is good.

I am not impressed by the new Business Class seats. The feeling is very claustrophobic and the seats are very narrow. You feel very hemmed in and the provision of storage space is woefully inadequate. There is very little space to store personal effects. The other disadvantage on the upper deck is that with the new seat configuration the locker storage boxes have been removed from under the windows. Overhead lockers are very small leading to a scramble for storage space that you only usually see in economy class. Sorry Cathay, but I am not impressed with the new configuration. The best layout for me is still British Airways.