Friday, June 27, 2014

Business class, CX A330, HKG-MLE (Maldives)

CX launched this new business class in 2011 and now have had all the long or medium haul aircraft be configured with this new business class seats.  Noted is that CX still keeps some of its long haul (almost all of its 747 fleet though it's retiring) with the previous business class seat (the one that Virgin first launched with the 2 side partition with the foot rest on the aisle side and the head rest on the window side (a reverse version of this one).  Personally I prefer the old one as this one is pretty annoying when someone walk on the aisle.  Actually I'd prefer MH business class after trying this one, as in the air, the plane is at a 5-8 degree upward; so when the seat is in an adjacent angle on a flat bed, you would feel like sleeping with your feet on the side upward.  Imagining your bed's foot left or right side up. 
On this medium haul, CX serves a full meal from warm nuts, appetizer, main course (the steamed rice is very good), fruit to dessert and praline (though I didn't take it).
On the way back from MLE to HKG, noticed there were so many staff on the plane (seems like this route benefits CX staff pretty much).

2 comments:

Stella said...

The food is good here.
Good fridge benefit for CX staff too.

in the sea said...

It's good for their staff to bring their family members to Maldives.