Cathay Pacific Receives First Premium Economy Fitted Boeing 777

Cathay Pacific today announced that the airline has received
its first Boeing 777-300ER fitted with Premium Economy and its new Economy
Class product.

Speaking at the delivery ceremony at the Boeing factory in
Seattle, Cathay Pacific Chief Operating Officer Ivan Chu said: “This is an
important development for Cathay Pacific – another big step in our commitment
to provide outstanding products and services to our passengers. We’re confident
that both these new products will be winners, especially when combined with the
famous Cathay Pacific service.”

As well as introducing a totally new seat and entertainment
system, Cathay Pacific has designed the entire customer experience to be more
special for its new Premium Economy Class passengers.

To begin with, the new Premium Economy experience features a quieter, more
spacious cabin than the traditional Economy Class with between 26 and 34 seats
per aircraft. The seat pitch is 38 inches – six inches more than Economy Class
– and the seat itself is wider and has a bigger recline. It has a large meal
table, cocktail table, footrest, a 10.6-inch personal television, an in-seat
power outlet, a multi-port connector for personal devices and extra personal
stowage space.

Complementing these features, passengers will also benefit from:

On the ground:

• Priority check-in at dedicated counters and priority
  boarding before Economy Class passengers.
• An increase in baggage allowance from 20kg to 25kg (weight
  system) or two pieces of baggage from 23kg to 25kg each (piece system).

In the air:

• Premium Economy Class seats offer a higher level of comfort
  with more living space in a separate cabin before the Economy Class zone.
• Passengers will receive an environmentally friendly amenity
  kit with dental kit, socks, eyeshade and earplugs for use during their journey.
• Larger pillows and noise-cancelling headsets will be
  provided to enhance the onboard experience.
• Premium Economy passengers will be welcomed aboard with
  juice and champagne, and enjoy an enhanced onboard meal selection.
• Each passenger will also receive a personal bottle of water
  and additional snack choices to include more fresh fruit, an energy bar and
  dessert.

Passengers can book the Premium Economy seats for flights departing from 1
April onwards which will initially be featured on some of the selected flights
on the Sydney (CX101/100), Toronto (CX826/825/828/829), Vancouver (CX888/889),
and New York (CX830/831/ 840/841/888/889) routes. In May, Premium Economy will
be featured on some of the selected flights on the London route (CX252/255). As
the number of aircraft fitted with these new cabins increases, priority will be
given to achieving daily availability on these routes.

Additional markets will come online later in the year including Adelaide, Los
Angeles, Melbourne and San Francisco in August, Frankfurt in September and
Brisbane and Mumbai in October. More continental Europe and long-haul routes
will be gradually introduced beyond that.

By end of this year, Cathay Pacific will have 48 aircraft installed with the
new product. By the end of 2013, 87 aircraft in the airline’s long-haul fleet
will feature Premium Economy.

Details of the new products can be found in the table below: