sw733 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6072 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (1 year 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2518 times:
I fly both on a very regular basis for work...while I now fly J, I used to fly Y, so I can offer opinions on both.
I prefer CX as an airline, but dislike their A330s. Many of them are run down and just not as comfortable. Because of this, I would choose QF. If it were 747 vs. 747, I would recommend CX, but...in this case, QF wins.
LAX888 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2010, 256 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 10 months 1 week 1 day ago) and read 2306 times:
I think both are good airlines, although I never flew on QF before. CX uses the A333 with their famous Y class seat which does not recline. If this bothers you, I would choose QF. CX has a 2x4x2 seating so if you are lucky you only have one person sitting next to you. On the 747 only the last few rows are 2x4x2.
NZ107 From New Zealand, joined Jul 2005, 5672 posts, RR: 40 Reply 4, posted (1 year 10 months 1 week 21 hours ago) and read 2290 times:
Quoting sw733 (Reply 2): Many of them are run down and just not as comfortable.
Then again, CX has just started sending its brand new A333s with the new J product to SYD (B-LAL). So as long as you get the right flight (IIRC CX100/101), you'll get a new plane.
So it comes down to whether you like 747s or A330s better. QF's 744s are by no means new.
zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7725 posts, RR: 73 Reply 5, posted (1 year 10 months 1 week 18 hours ago) and read 2256 times:
Quoting NZ107 (Reply 4): Then again, CX has just started sending its brand new A333s with the new J product to SYD (B-LAL). So as long as you get the right flight (IIRC CX100/101), you'll get a new plane.
CX has not used the regional business class product to Australia for years. All of them tend to be fairly new as they have the higher takeoff weights allowing for more passengers and cargo.
Last aircraft I flew to SYD was less than a month old.
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