An Updated Guide to Bali (January 2016)
April 7, 2017REVIEW – Cathay Pacific : Business Class – Hong Kong to London (B77W)
April 8, 2017Cathay Pacific (CX)
- Flight: CX784
- Class: Business Class
- From: Bali (DPS)
- To: Hong Kong (HKG)
- Duration: 4hr45
- Aircraft: Boeing 777-200
- Seat: 18K
- Status during flight: OneWorld Sapphire
- Cost: £1300 for TXL-LHR-SIN-HKG-DPS round trip in Business Class
- Date: January 2016
Premier Lounge DPS
After another wonderful week in the Island of the Gods, it was finally time to start heading home.
The last time we were in DPS we were flying Garuda to CGK and were able to access their domestic lounge. The time before that we used the really old gate lounges. In the intervening months the brand new Premier Lounge had opened on the mezzanine level, above the duty free shops.
Much like the gate lounges, this new lounge accepted pretty much anybody flying business on a non-Skyteam carrier, plus Priority Pass and numerous other credit card and lounge membership schemes.
Overall not the best lounge and definitely not worth missing any time in Bali for.
Flight: CX784
Unfortunately the sector between Bali and Hong Kong was not served by a 747 this time, instead we were stuck with a 772, flying the CX regional business class seats – a.k.a. “the asskillers”
The boarding process was very well managed, with business class and OneWorld status holders kept in a firmly policed line which boarded in before Economy. The seats are exactly the same as those which I encountered on my A330 flight between Singapore and Hong Kong (so check that review out if you want to see detailed photos of the however with the 777 being a larger aircraft, this means that there is space for an additional middle seat. This results in the business class cabin having a decidedly unglamorous 2-3-2 configuration.
At nearly 5 hours, this route is really pushing the limits of what is acceptable for business class in Asia. Of course, if a European carrier had installed these seats for short haul it would be considered a market leading improvement!
- Part 1:
- British Airways : Galleries North Business Class Lounge – London Heathrow T5
- Part 2:
- British Airways : Club World (Business Class) – A380 – London Heathrow to Singapore
- Part 3:
- Conrad Singapore : Centennial Suite
- Part 4:
- DNATA Lounge – Singapore Changi T1
- Part 5:
- Cathay Pacific : Business Class – A330 – Singapore to Hong Kong
- Part 6:
- Intercontinental Hong Kong : Harbour View Room
- Part 7:
- Qantas : First and Business Class Lounge – Hong Kong
- Part 8:
- Cathay Pacific : The Bridge Business Class Lounge – Hong Kong
- Part 9:
- Cathay Pacific : Business Class – B747 – Hong Kong to Bali
- Part 10:
- Intercontinental Bali : Singaraja Room
- Part 11:
- Villa Kerasan (Airbnb) Ubud, Bali
- Part 12:
- Alila Villas Soori, Bali
- Part 13:
- Villa Jiwa (Airbnb) Jimbaran, Bali
- Part 14:
- Sofitel Nusa Dua, Bali
- Part 15:
- An updated guide to Bali
- Part 16:
- Cathay Pacific : Business Class – B772 – Bali Denpasar Hong Kong
- Part 17:
- Cathay Pacific : Business Class – B77W – Hong Kong to London Heathrow