What is the seat configuration for the Economy Class on Cathay Pacific’s Boeing 777 aircraft?

After flying from London to Hong Kong in Cathay Pacific’s A350 economy class, I flew down to Sydney in Cathay Pacific’s new 777 economy class. We could’ve flown an earlier flight down to Sydney, though I decided to brute force a longer layover in Hong Kong. Why? Mainly, my family had newly adopted some kittens, so J and I went landside and introduced ourselves to them. The secondary motive was so that I could review Cathay Pacific’s “new” 777 economy class. In September I flew Cathay Pacific’s flagship 777 Aria Suite, as well as their new premium economy class.

Almost universally hailed for their comfort and technology, the new Business Class Aria Suites on Cathay Pacific 777s will arrive in Sydney this month according to ET. Cathay Pacific has been a leader in passenger comfort and privacy in Business Class. In 2011, the airline introduced reverse herringbone seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, providing fully flat beds and direct aisle access. This design was refined in 2016 with the arrival of Airbus A350 aircraft, featuring Porsche Design seats, with more storage and HD screens. Back in 2023, Cathay Pacific unveiled the Aria Suite, a new Business Class product

After spending a solid 6 days in Beijing, pushing the limits of the 144-hour Chinese transit without visa (TWOV) available in the Chinese capital, my kids and I had to move on. Otherwise we’d be in a bit of hot water with the Chinese authorities. Luckily (okay…not luckily, it was well planned), I’d booked us a flight to Hong Kong flying Cathay Pacific 777 premium economy to the special administrative region (SAR). I booked the flight as part of a business class award ticket using 50,000 Alaska miles and ~$70 in taxes and fees per person. The full itinerary

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Back in January Cathay Pacific told me that they are “a premium, full-service airline” although I guess it depends on what the definition of premium is. In the fall Cathay Pacific announced that their Boeing 777s and Airbus A330s would be getting high speed internet. It turns out the retrofit of 777s also includes adding seats to coach. Cathay is going 10-abreast with slim seats in economy. Passengers on some Cathay Pacific Airways flights will face narrower economy class seats from as early as this month as Hong Kong’s biggest carrier squeezes in more people to boost profits.

In 2024, Cathay Pacific formally launched its new business class product, which is an exciting development for the carrier. As is the case with so many airline products nowadays, the debut was delayed significantly, and the rollout also isn’t going quite as fast as initially hoped. Still, there’s positive momentum, and this product has just made its long haul debut. In this post, I’d like to cover all the details of the product, including on which flights you’ll find it. In this post: Hong Kong-based oneworld member Cathay Pacific is introducing a new business class throughout its