Cathay Pacific First Class to Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific First Class London to Hong Kong

At around T-45, a Cathay representative came by and retreived me and two other First Class passengers and escorted us downstairs to our waiting buggy.

Off to our gate...

Which today is a bus gate.

The first bus was for Business and First passengers.

I actually don't mind the bus gates as you really get an up close and personal avgeek view.

Sure it's a dated product, but I still love it.

Kudos to Cathay for offering the good stuff on the ground.

Taxiing out for take off.

In the air, more Krug and today's amuse bouche, a one taste and done.

Today's menu.  Distinctly unimpressive and a far cry from pre-Covid, pre-China glory days of Cathay First.

And respectable wine list... a far cry from the pathetic cheap swill list on American.

And a featured Chinese Cab... this was excellent.

Showtime, Cathay First style.

Meh.

This was borderline inedible.

Chinese chicken dish was tasty but not very First Class.

On the other hand, both reds were excellent.

Winner, winner...

Bedtime for 5 or so hours...

Some 7 hours later, round 2.

The grilled cheese sandwich was delicious.

And the yummy crab and prawn egg noodle soup. 

Beginning our descent into HKG.

Despite the obvious bean counter food cutbacks, still a most pleasant flight with a wonderful cabin crew.  

My Instagram video of my day with Cathay Pacific First Class