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Cathay Pacific Receives First Premium Economy Fitted Boeing 777

February 28, 2012 by Ben Hoffman Leave a Comment

 Cathay Pacific Premium Economy Class Seat

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.

 

Cathay Pacific's Premium Economy Class Seat on new Boeing 777-300ER

 

Cathay Pacific Premium Economy Tray Table 

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:

 

 

Premium
Economy Class

New
Long-haul Economy

Current
Long-haul Economy

Aircraft type

Boeing 777-300ER

Boeing 747-400

Airbus A330-300

Airbus A340-000

Boeing 777-300ER

Airbus A330-300

Boeing 777-300ER

Boeing 747-400

Airbus A330-300

Airbus A340-000

Configuration

Airbus: 2-3-2

Boeing: 2-4-2

Airbus: 2-4-2

Boeing: 3-3-3

Airbus: 2-4-2

Boeing: 3-3-3

Cabin environment

A separate cabin with 26-34 seats

A bigger cabin compared to current
long-haul Economy

Seat pitch

38”

32”

32”

Seat width

19.5”

18.1”-18.5”

17.45”-18.5”

 

A wider seat with centre console on one
side and a wider armrest on the other to provide enhanced comfort

 

Recline

8”

6”

4”-6”

 

Larger range of recline distance to ensure
passengers can relax in both sleeping and sitting upright position

 

Meal table

Large in-arm meal table provides a good
experience for both work and eating

Back-mounted
meal table

Back-mounted meal table

Cocktail table

Cocktail table on centre console with
swing-out tray can be used to enjoy the welcome cocktail and drink service
besides the main meal

Nil

Nil

Leg-rest and footrest

Leg-rest and footrest available for front
row seat and aft-mounted footrest available for standard row.

The aft-mounted footrest has three ratchet
positions to cater for all heights to stretch their legs comfortably.

Nil

Nil

PTV monitor size

10.6” widescreen TV to provide a better
viewing experience.

9” touch screen monitor

 6”-9”

In-seat power outlet

One in-seat universal power supply outlet
for each passenger

One in-seat outlet for each passenger

One in-seat outlet for each passenger

Multi-port Connector (with iPhone/iPod and
USB outlets)

Including an iPhone/iPod connector and a
USB port, which allows passengers to connect their own devices and watch
video through the Personal TV.

The USB port can be used to charge devices
such as mobile phones and BlackBerrys

Same as Premium Economy Class

Nil

Extra personal storage space

Seat back mounted amenity stowage space for
passengers to stow small amenities such as mobile phone, glasses and
accessories.

Extra space for passenger to stow personal
amenities such as mobile phone, glasses etc.

Cup holder mounted on the table is stable
and robust to ensure no liquid spillage.

Back mounted cup holder

Living space

Living space is enhanced by minimizing the
size of functional equipments’ seat boxes

Living space is enhanced by reducing the
size of boxes for inflight entertainment and other functional equipment




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