When Cathay Pacific opened the Cabin in late 2010, it gave a glimpse into a new modern design philosophy for their ‘hard product’ – lounges, seating, etc. – which would be rolling out across their network in the coming years, such as the refurbishment of The Wing, and their new Business Class seating. Continue reading…
Note that the Qantas Hong Kong lounge has now been full refurbished. This review is kept for archive purposes…
Before spending some time in The Wing, one of Cathay Pacific’s many Business Class lounges in Hong Kong, I scouted out the Qantas Business Lounge which is used for Qantas & British Airways departures to Melbourne, Sydney and London.
You’d be able to access this lounge if travelling with Qantas or British Airways in Business Class, or as a Qantas Club member. Given this is Cathay’s home turf, anyone with oneworld Sapphire (Qantas Gold) status or above is probably going to be better served by a Cathay lounge. Continue reading…
Cathay has 3 major lounges at HKG – The Wing, The Pier (both with Business and First Class sections), and The Cabin (Business class only). On my return to Sydney, I was able to access both The Wing and The Cabin thanks to my Qantas Gold status, and a 2 hour delay which meant me spending around 7 hours at HKG all up, of which I spent a couple in The (new) Wing.
I actually visited the dedicated Qantas lounge first that day, but I’ll post a review of The Wing before as it literally only reopened to the public last week (the first week of February) – and it was a hell of lot nicer, as you’d expect from one of Cathay’s prime home-port lounges.
I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking in this review; the lounge’s design was really something to behold – up there with the Qantas First Class Lounge in my opinion. Continue reading…
I’m fairly fortunate to have Qantas Gold status – I don’t travel ALL that much, especially compared to the real air warriors. I normally bank 4 or 5 international trips a year – but thanks to these and the ability to book Any Seat Awards using points to travel nearer the front of the plane, I’ve managed to attain, and then keep, Gold for the last few years.
As I wrote back in November, this meant I was on the receiving end of Qantas’ apology and scored a First Class lounge invite, so for my latest trip to Hong Kong I cashed it in and spent a few hours before the 11.50am departure of QF127 hanging out in what is reckoned to probably be one of the world’s top 10 airport lounges. At the least, it’s up there, and along with the Melbourne First Lounge, is one the jewels in Qantas’ crown. Continue reading…
