Those wretched CX clamshell economy seats
 

May I use this thread for a jolly good old grumble about the seats that ram your knees into the one in front. Yet again a furrin airline wins my business for a trip to Europe because I cannot abide the clamshells, even though this keeps me stuck on a lowly green card and may actually cost me more money. Hopefully TT's successor reads this forum to keep his finger on the pulse. (1) Bring back proper seats (2) Disable recline mechanism on short-haul flights (3) Work out sensible rules for when pax may recline (4) Watch revenue from HKPAX and family go up.

They are already working on a replacement long haul economy seat.

Are the new Economy seats on any of the new a/c with new Bus. seats or are they coming at a later date? Thx.

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Premium EY also coming soon.......

BTW I tried out the new business class seats at the Aviation Expo a few weeks ago, and was very impressed. At least when compared to the insular coffins. Two people together can at least look at each other....

I need to stop traveling with my wife.

When we travel "together" she goes business class and I buy a ticket down the back. Going out, I sit at the back and she sends me a glass of BC champagne served with a smile ("but not too much of one"). On way back, Asian values take over, and I take her seat and watch movies and get taken off champagne service after finishing off the first bottle. My motto: "I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy".

Actually I enjoyed my 12 hour flight in the new clam shell seats... but that was only because I was able to occupy the seat next to me on the half full 744. There is something weird about that headrest though... Feels more like a neck restraint than a headrest.

I had to sit in those clamshell economy seats to FCO the other week. How in hell did they approve these???? I cancelled my return and came home via LHR

So maybe CX now realise the magnitude of their problem. Dunno if they can advertise a way out of that.

The worst seats ever invented by humanity.

They don't recline they slip a bit. If you didn't have a back problem before you would at the end of a flight. How could anybody be so stupid as to allow that to get to market?

They were personally tested by the ex CEO who did the same for the new Business Class seats (since replaced) and has since been replaced himself having been packed off to head up IATA. Hope they don't ask him for advice on seating!!!

How long have they had those horrible seats? I flew CX a year or two back, but never again, till they change the seats. I even got to fill in an inflight survey, so CX got my feedback alright!

They are in the process of being replaced. :ok:

Spanner,
Are they replacing ALL of them or are they only replacing the seats that are being upgraded to Premium Economy?

AA's new 737's has a similar "sliding seat". I'm not sure what the reason is for this poor design. Perhaps they can reduce leg room/pitch with these seats.

Cutting dead weight in cabin??

CX 12Dec press release re new Seats here:

Cathay Pacific - About Us : Media Centre

The new seats would be a refreshing change.

I recently flew on one of their Cheapo-7s and its interior trim was so old and grubby it was disgusting. It still has the small LCD screens and my set was actually u/s. It felt like I was sitting in the cargo hold. :yuk: