oldchinahand

oldchinahand

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  • Cathay reopens The Pier, Hong Kong’s best first class lounge

    Jun 21, 2023, 03:47 PM

    Many happy hours and "Happy Hours" spent in this iconic lounge and it is great to see it returning

  • Qantas gets ready to replace its A330s

    Jun 07, 2023, 05:29 PM

    The 19 year old 330 that is even now flogging its way to HKG is not the best of images for Qantas against the Cathay A350-1000 that is on the same route and when Virgin begins flights to HKG very possibly later in the year the image will need a further urgent polish. Qantas is a good airline but ...

  • Photos: Qantas reopens Hong Kong business class lounge

    May 03, 2023, 06:01 PM

    The Qantas lounge certainly has a different vibe than the Cathay lounges but to suggest that they are 'MUCH nicer' I cannot agree. It is in all respects a very decent lounge and well worth a visit  - if only for the early evening cocktails (that I hope are still a feature) prior to perhaps d...

  • Reviews: the best Oneworld lounges at London Heathrow T3 [2022]

    Oct 28, 2022, 03:00 PM

    Whenever I have popped into the Qantas 1st lounge (I am normally next door at CX ) it has seemed full of Americans. from what David mentions I suppose refugees from the American Airlines place.  Brits go to the BA lounge because they are Brits

  • Cathay retires its Marco Polo Club loyalty program

    Aug 19, 2022, 03:52 PM

    Nice report David however your info on 'Lifetime membership' is incorrect. Cathay a couple of weeks ago informed me that my Lifetime club  membership (that I had until this was replaced in about 2003)  was being restored and would replace my current 'Invitation Diamond' membership. Card...

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  • Declining value of Oneworld Emerald lounges

    Jul 14, 2023, 02:55 PM

    I over the past few years haven't seen any access changes or in the past year become aware of new moves or trends by OW airlines to exclude premium passengers or elites from lounges.

  • In Town Check In

    Jun 14, 2023, 03:32 PM

    Not yet reopened post pandemic but due to reopen I understand in August

  • Is Executive Traveler becoming a Qantas mouthpiece?

    Nov 25, 2022, 03:40 PM

    I am not for one moment suggesting that 'Et' is pro Qantas but I have thought that over the past several years it has become much less international in coverage and content. It used to be an interesting read covering many international airline stories and airlines with relevance to traveling Aust...

  • Poor poor service from Cathay

    Nov 04, 2022, 04:17 PM

    I find this post rather odd. No detail of the flight routing and A$5500 is not a cheap economy fare . The pax mentions that he is a 'long standing member' but not of what and as a CX club member of standing he would have been able to chose an exact seat not merely request an exit row. Who is 'CS'...

  • These five airlines are not walking away from first class

    Oct 14, 2020, 03:30 PM

    My understanding is that Cathay Pacific are in the process of cancelling their 777-9 order. This was first reported in August

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