r/CathayPacific

I’m about to travel to the US from Hong Kong and I’m taking my golf clubs with me. I looked it up, and they make you sign a liability waiver. Just wondering if my clubs still end up being damaged can I still receive compensation after signing the waiver. ( damaged as in maybe a cracked shaft on the clubs )

I know it’s wishful thinking, but I wish airlines would offer same day travel discounts to seniors. It would be a way of filling empty seats with some revenue generation. Plus it would allow seniors on fixed incomes to travel more extensively.

Could anyone share their experience taking this route with the 1h10m layover? What was it like deboarding, additional security, getting to the next gate, etc.

Traveling with older age parents so a tad concerned about the shorter connection time

My other option is a layover of 5hr 45m, which is a safer bet but longer alternative

Long story short I booked two award fares on the same reservation for family around 3 days ago with Asiamiles (BA flight). Plans changed and had to cancel. Received confirmation that cancellation was confirmed.

Two days later I still received no refund, so i conacted the CX Whatsapp line. They sent asked for my confirmation code and one of the passenger's last name and then a payment link for the cancellation fee (which I'm aware of). However it's been another 24 hours and I still have received no refund in either points or cash? They did say that it can take up to 7 business days to process...

Just wondering if this is normal with CX award bookings...Thanks!

ORD-HKG-PEK. Flight delayed out of Chicago causing me to not make connection and it appears connecting flight was cancelled anyway. Still on the same delayed flight out but now with an 8 hour overnight layover in Hong Kong rather than 55 minutes. Going to miss an entire trip with my family unfortunately. I have two questions:

Would Cathay rebook me back onto the original itinerary for a different day, say one week later if I called?

If not, is there any chance j could argue for lounge access or something to make the layover more bearable?

Dear Reddit community,

I’m traveling to Japan (layover in HKG) in December but my passport has THREE souvenir stamps from when I was in Peru. I was naive and didn’t know you couldn’t stamp passports yourself. I went to Machu Picchu and the rainbow mountain and I felt like I had to get stamps as souvenir since Peru stopped doing entry/exit stamps. What makes it worse is that they are the only stamps I have in my passport so it’s very obvious.

I just want to know if a lot of people had flown Cathay Pacific with these unofficial stamps in their passports and if they were ever denied boarding by the airline. Any info is appreciated!

bought a 20-inch carry-on and the listing says the size is 55 x 36 x 25 cm and weight is 3.6 kg empty. Cathay’s carry-on limit is 56 x 36 x 23 cm, so mine is okay for height and width, but about 2 cm over on depth. Cathay also says passengers with a reserved seat can bring one carry-on plus one small item, and Economy carry-on is usually listed as up to 7 kg.

It has a front laptop compartment, so I’m worried the depth might look bigger, especially if they use a sizer. I won’t overpack it, but I do need to carry my laptop/tablet and I really don’t want those checked.

For anyone who flew Cathay recently from MNL or HKG, are they strict with carry-on dimensions, especially depth? Did they measure, weigh, gate-check, or usually let slightly oversized carry-ons pass?

Thanks!

Will a 1 Hour connection time at HKG be enough time to transit for an international flight to the USA?

The flight is arriving from Manila then to Dallas. The reason Im not getting an earlier flight is I have an early morning appointment in Manila, so 12:30 would be the best time. But could possibly cancel if the connection in HKG is too tight. This flight is on a single ticket or one itinerary all booked through Cathy Pacific.

The itinerary is this:

12:30 MNL --> 15:00 HKG

~ Transit at HKG: 1 hour, 5 minutes ~

16:05 HKG --> 17:50 DFW

~ Transit at DFW: 2 hours, 23 minutes ~

20:23 DFW --> 23:35 SDF (final destination)

What do you think about this itinerary? Thanks for any suggestions or inputs

Trying to book a flight from CMH to YYZ to HKG, with the CMH to YYZ leg flown by Air Canada. The flight shows up on Google flights, but when I try and book by clicking on the Cathay Pacific link it just redirect to Cathay homepage. Trying to search through Cathay, it doesn’t show up. Is this because Air Canada isn’t Oneworld? Has anyone else had this issue?

This is a follow-up post to https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1u34wec/comment/or2gzmu/?screen_view_count=1

I called Cathay, and the agent told me there are still about 30% of the Business cabin seats available, but they're being held for revenue sales, not award upgrades. She suggested that if those seats are still available at the airport, I could ask for an instant award upgrade at the check-in counter, and it would cost the same number of Asia Miles as my original waitlisted upgrade.

Has anyone actually done this with Cathay? If so:

Were you able to upgrade at the check-in counter using Asia Miles?

Did you need award inventory to open up first, or could the agent process it even if the waitlist never cleared?

Is it worth getting to the airport early to try?

Thanks!

We are heading to Vietnam and currently booked with Cathay. We have exit row for the long hauls from Vancouver to Hong Kong and vice versa to account for my length, so will have all the room in the world for my legs with the bulk head. I’m also skinny, seat width doesn’t matter too much to me but width is always welcome.

I see that I can rearrange our flight so we can both fly premium economy for only 2000CAD more (total). We like that we can sit with only the two of us in the row, however is there really that much extra space (obviously less than exit row but is it still spacious)? The bulkhead seats are already taken so we would sit in the back row of PE.

My wife will be fine, she’s short. But for me is it going to be worth the extra money? Is the seat recline that much more noticeable for sleeping? I also imagine that the foot rest will be completely useless for me since my legs already go under the seat as is, but will the calf rest help?

Or just stick to our exit row seats?

How are the provided noise canceling headphones in business class on the A350-900s? I’d rather not pack my over the ear headphones for a 30 hour journey from the Midwest to Bangkok, but will if the provided ones are terrible. I have an old set of Bose that continue to be great.

Hey everyone, I’m throwing this out into the universe because my mind has been completely spinning since landing about 24 hours ago. I usually never get airport crushes like this, but the connection felt so incredibly real that I am kicking myself for not just speaking up.
If you were on this flight, or if this sounds like a friend of yours who just arrived in Chicago, please help me find her!
How it happened:
The Flight: We were on Cathay Pacific flying from Hong Kong to Chicago O'Hare. She was sitting a few rows ahead of me. Every single time I walked down the aisle to stretch or use the restroom, we locked eyes. It wasn't just a casual glance; it happened multiple times throughout the entire long-haul flight and felt so intentional.
The Line: We ended up near each other again in the massive immigration queue. She was traveling with a group of three other Asian friends (two guys and another girl). They were talking excitedly, and it felt like they might be first-time international travelers or students on a trip. Even while waiting in that long line, we kept catching each other's eyes.
The Baggage Carousel: At the luggage belts, she walked right past me and my foot accidentally brushed against hers. I quickly said sorry, but she just moved past without saying anything. Honestly, we were probably all completely exhausted and jet-lagged by that point!
The Terminal: After clearing customs, I went to grab a coffee at the airport coffee shop. I looked over and realized she was right next door at the Hudson shop checking out the local SIM cards.
I initially assumed she was dating one of the guys in her group, but watching them interact, it really felt like they were just great friends or classmates.
If you are reading this, or if you think you know who this is, please send me a DM! To verify it’s you, please tell me the specific pieces of jewelry I was wearing or something unique about what your friends were wearing. I’d love to take you out for a proper coffee this time.

I’ve read a number of older threads but want to check if anyone knows specifically for PE which flights / aircrafts now have the more cushioned seats? For context, I used to fly Business everywhere for work, so am used to that comfort. I did pay out of pocket for last few Biz class trips to/from HK (Aria ones). I have back and neck stiffness, so for upcoming trip having to fly PE, I want to choose the better seats. I’m still very scarred by those Olympus “curved” seats from ages ago! Can anyone tell me if the 777 aircrafts with Aria seats also the ones with new PE seats - or not necessarily? I read that some 777 have old rundown PE… so I’m confused. Or is Airbus 350 still better for PE? (Thanks!)

Hey everyone, I’m throwing this out into the universe because my mind has been completely spinning since landing about 24 hours ago. I usually never get airport crushes like this, but the connection felt so incredibly real that I am kicking myself for not just saying hello.

If you were on this flight, or if this sounds like a friend of yours who just arrived in Chicago, please help me find her!

How it happened:
The Flight: We were on Cathay Pacific flying from Hong Kong to Chicago O'Hare. She was sitting few rows ahead of me. Every single time I walked down the aisle to stretch or use the restroom, we locked eyes. It wasn't just a casual glance; it happened multiple times throughout the entire long-haul flight and felt so intentional.

The Line: We ended up near each other again in the massive immigration queue. She was traveling with a group of three other Asian friends (two tall guys and another girl). She herself was pretty tall. They were talking excitedly, and it felt like they might be first-time international travelers or students on a trip. Even while waiting in that long line, we kept catching each other's eyes.

The Baggage Carousel: At the luggage belts, she walked right past me and my foot accidentally brushed against hers. I quickly said sorry, but she just moved past without saying anything. Honestly, we were probably all completely exhausted and jet-lagged by that point!

The Terminal: After clearing customs, I went to grab a coffee at the airport coffee shop. I looked over and realized she was right next door at the Hudson shop checking out the local SIM cards.

I initially assumed she was dating one of the guys in her group, but watching them interact, it really felt like they were just great friends or classmates.

If you are reading this, or if you think you know who this is, please send me a DM! I’d love to take you out for a proper coffee this time.

I have a Cathay Pacific award ticket booked with American Airlines miles from Chennai (MAA) → Hong Kong (HKG), and then a separate United ticket from HKG → San Francisco (SFO).

Time between both flights in HKG is only 2.5 hours. Since the tickets are separate, will Cathay Pacific check my baggage all the way through to SFO or will I need to collect my bags and recheck them with United?

UA - CX has interline agreement and be able to this per UA website, But CX website mentions that they print boarding pass+luggage to final destination only if its one world carrier.