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CATHAY Pacific has rushed its new Premium Economy Class into service on the SYD to HKG sector because of high demand for the state-of-the-art product. The cabin wasn’t supposed to debut until Apr, but Sydney became the first international port to receive the new Premium Economy Class when an updated A330 aircraft featuring the new product arrived at Kingsford Smith Airport on Fri. Speaking to TD during an onboard inspection of the plane, Dane Cheng, gm SW Pacific said Cathay’s Flight CX100 will initially operate six times weekly on the route, and Fri’s first flight went out full in Premium Economy, “so we’re already seeing high demand for the new product.” “We’ll progressively roll out Premium Economy on our 28 services a week between Sydney and Hong Kong, so very soon the majority of our fights will be equipped with the new cabin,” Cheng added. He said MEL, BNE and ADL pax will also get Premium Y as planes are refitted, as will London, Paris, Vancouver and Toronto. Premium Y has a quieter, more spacious cabin than traditionally offered in Y Class with between 26 and 34 seats per plane. The seat pitch is 38”, six inches more than standard Economy and the seat itself is wider and has a greater recline. A total of 36 Boeing 777-300ERs and 26 Airbus 330-300s will be fitted with the seats by Dec 2013. Dane Cheng is pictured above giving the new Premiun Economy seat the thumbs up. MEANWHILE, CX has fares to Hong Kong priced from $777 ex Perth, valid for travel from 16 Apr to 20 Jun, if booked by 06 Mar. Fares to another 18 Chinese destinations start from $804. |
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