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Lounge Review: Cathay Pacific The Bridge Hong Kong

Posted on October 27, 2017 by theflyingmustache

Cathay Pacific The Bridge Business Class Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)

Cathay Pacific’s lounges in Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) make connecting in Hong Kong as close to a delight as can be said about waiting for a flight. Over the past 5 years I’ve spent a lot of quality time in airport lounges and I still look forward to landing in Hong Kong and heading to a Cathay Pacific lounge. The consistency and quality of both their business class and first class lounges means that I can depend on a nice warm meal and a hot shower to have me feeling refreshed before catching my next flight.

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The Coral Executive Lounge DMK Bangkok, Thailand

Posted on March 31, 2017May 15, 2017 by theflyingmustache

The Coral Executive Lounge Bangkok, Thailand. Don Muang International Airport (DMK).

What I liked about this lounge:

15 minute free massage
Hot and cold food options
A few special/unique food and drink options
Ample seating
Attentive staff
Clean and quiet
Well designed and decorated

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Do Eat The Caviar In First Class (Part Tres of Dos)

Posted on April 7, 2015May 15, 2017 by theflyingmustache

To me this next little experience sums up how things are in this world. When leaving the plane in Hong Kong, the 6 first class passengers exit through their own separate boarding door. The entire rest of the plane exits out the other door.

Time for some caviar!!! — One door to rule them all!

So we exited out our special first class boarding door and headed straight for The Wing, Cathay Pacific’s first class lounge. I know when I hear the words “airport lounge” the image that pops into my head does not prepare me for the experience that is The Wing. First of all, most lounges are somewhat industrial seeming. Sitting at an AA lounge in Chicago or the US Airways lounge in New York you get the feeling that style is always balanced against pragmatic considerations, like how long the carpet needs to last, or how resistant the seat fabric is to having orange juice spilled on it.

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Do Eat the Caviar in First Class (Part Dos of Dos)

Posted on March 23, 2015May 15, 2017 by theflyingmustache

This is the second part in a three part series that begins here:

And now onto the flight!

Initial impressions of the seat and the cabin:

The cabin is lovely and spacious. There are no overhead bins, as each passenger gets their own little closet, and that makes it feel like you have tons of vertical space. The seats are huge, comfortable and have a full range of adjustments, including lumbar support. The decor is tasteful for an airplane. There are little vases built into the cabin where they put a live orchid, which is a very nice touch.

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Do Eat the Caviar in First Class (Part Uno of Dos)

Posted on March 19, 2015May 15, 2017 by theflyingmustache

The time had come for our next adventure and it was starting, as all good adventures do, with a flight in Cathay Pacific first class, booked with my AAdvantage miles. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that flying Cathay First is an experience that will change everything you thought you knew about flying. It is so unlike everything that I have previously associated with the trans-Pacific flight experience, and in all the most delightful ways. Some people like flying, some people don’t mind it, but I have generally hated it for most of my life. This has not stopped me from flying a great deal, but all I had known of flying before my foray into travel hacking was suffering. And Cathay first removes the suffering and replaces it with caviar.

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