Comments on: Cathay Pacific’s New Coach Seats

By: Freak'flyer

Freak'flyer — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:56:00 +0000

As stated above these hard shell Y seats are not good! I’m sure they’re fine for short haul but Even on the 9 hr flights to/from Australia the thin seat padding became uncomfortable. The “recline” position forces my knees ino the back of the chair in front.
Fortunately I’ve seen the new 2012 seats on their website, can somebody please write a review of these new reclining seats that are being installed?

By: Walter G

Walter G — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:32 +0000

I was flying from London to Bangkok the new seats of Cathay Pacific are terrible for long trips You Cannot recline them…..you can slide it forward the part where you sit but the back you cannot move it so you are more or less in the upright position at all times.
I like Cathay Pacific in the past but with these new seats I would not reccomend it to anybody.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:59:22 +0000

I am over 170 cm tall and more weigh more than 100 kg. I LOVE the new CX seats! It is BRILLIANT that no one reclines his/her seat into my lap for 15 hours. The extra couple inches of recline do not help my neck or back, but the reduction in space between me and the seat in front of me when someone else reclines is a huge pain on other airlines – makes it hard to see the IFE screen, can’t open the traytable, can’t stand up comfortably, etc!.

By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:49:32 +0000

just flew CX from Vancouver to Aus via HK and return, total 42 hours fly time, those coach seats are pathetic, virtually no padding on a hard shell and the recline is useless, my back is still sore, they might as well put plastic garden chairs in, if their new seats are fixed back style I will never fly CX again

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:29:10 +0000

Nice to see that they are changing the stupid seats… lucky i have bonus miles to fly business on my next HK trip ^^

If not, I’d probably go with its partner airlines instead..

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:10:26 +0000

It will take 2 years to replace the seats. Forget it. And I heard the C seats are not great. I will fly JAL.

By: Cathay Pacific Expected to Replace Pain-Inducing Coach Seats - >> The Cranky Flier

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:47:04 +0000

[...] first wrote about these seats way back in September 2006. At the time, I said “These have some great new features that could help make flying economy [...]

By: CF

CF — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:26:31 +0000

Well, it looks like there’s good news for you all. Cathay is listening and replacing the seats:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-12/cathay-said-to-replace-economy-seats-after-complaints.html

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:41:02 +0000

I flew Hong Kong to Frankfurt, and was the first time on a long haul I never got atleast a few hours sleep. Not only do these seats force bad posture, they also force your weight to push down on a certain area of the buttocks. Within half an hour, I had a numb bottom. This was the most uncomfortable aspect for me. I understand Cathay have removed a cushion layer from the seat to save money.

The only thing that made the flight bearable were the helpful flight attendants. I fly 4 or five times a year on business, but I am unlikely to fly Cathay long haul again until this is sorted.

By: Tom Mulroney

Tom Mulroney — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:03:58 +0000

Never again! I used to love Cathay Pacific…and then these seats. What were they thinking/smoking? I just wish that the genius who decided on these things would be forced to sit in them for 15-20 hours on a regular basis. They are nothing short of torture. I was on the SFO-HKG-SFO route recently and my back hurt for DAYS after each flight. I will be increasing my travel to Asia (3-4 times per year) and I will NEVER fly Cathay again unless/until these seats are recognized for the huge mistake they are and are removed. This fiasco is worthy of a case study in business school on the same bonehead level as “New Coke”. GOODBYE Cathay.