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Cathay Pacific First Class Concept
2021 started off with a frenzy of credit card news, but now we have a very good reason to get excited about using all those points! The skinny on a new drop dead gorgeous, Cathay Pacific First Class. Via Executive Traveller and design firm Yellow Window, Cathay Pacific gently reminded us why they are considered one of the best airlines in the world. Case in point: Their 777-9 all new, first class cabin concept design. Fingers crossed this goes from concept to reality.
If the palate of the new concept looks familiar, Yellow Window also designed Air France First Class. Personally I think the first concept iteration has a lot of AF vibes from the seat to color palate and cabin openness. VFTW thought so too.
From Yellow Window:
The cabin design is based on a concept of “metamorphosis” and the first-class suite must be able to offer different spaces for different points in the journey, becoming a lounge, an office, a dining room and a bedroom.
Here is the current Cathay Pacific First Class – you can read our review
Prices from the States using points and miles
- Still 70k Alaska Miles
- 110k American Miles
- 110k+ Asia Miles
The New Cathay Pacific First Class Concept
Here is a side view
More top down look
And then bed mode
Keeping the Cathay 1-1-1 cabin layout
One concept wasn’t enough, so Yellow Window came up with another design
This is unlike anything we’ve seen before in terms of cabin design, and honestly I have no idea how it reconfigures. Certainly a bed mode must be possible, but those concept pictures weren’t available. No doubt, something in the realm of this iteration would set Cathay part from other airlines with avant garde design.
HEre is the aerial view of that cabin in a 1-1 configuration. An interesting choice putting the passengers so close to eachother in the aisle with little barrier. I’m not seeing a door here, but I’d be surprised that if they chose this design that something wouldn’t be integrated.
Very cool designs, but where are the doors?
This reminds me a lot of Air France First Class and they have integrated curtains for privacy. Personally, I’d prefer to have a door, but the decision not to include one was certainly thought out, and perhaps in the realization of these concepts will be included. It’s hard to tell, but we have quite a while to wait to see. Current estimates are that we won’t see Cathay take delivery on the 779 until maybe 2025!
Maybe they’ll retrofit? Fingers crossed.
What do you think?
Don’t those give you AF vibes? Am I wrong?
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
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- $95 Annual Fee
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Main Cast:
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Supporting Cast:
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The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
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