Cathay Pacific A321neo: Long Haul Seats on a Short Haul Plane

[@probedbyanalien]

Things I like about Jayden Wong's videos... * Jayden's sparkling personality * 6'4 * Good filming * Skilled, nicely-paced editing * Consistent audio levels * Interesting, smooth, well-prepared commentary * Chatter-free take-offs and landings - I really enjoy these * Destination vlogs help me learn about other cities * 6'4 - I am so pleased you get to travel and explore together

[@JaydenWong]

Aww thank you so much!! You’re so kind :)

[@probedbyanalien]

@@JaydenWong ♥

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Yes good job well done

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Jayden Wong is the best airline traveler in the whole wide world ever

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Things I like about Jayden Wong’s vids Good speaking Good filming Good acsent Good traveling I love the take off and landings so polite very smart brilliant and before I know it he make a video it is so nice So nice editing Well done jayden😅❤ best airline guy in the whole wide world ever I like what you say about the food on the plane and I love your vlogs Jayden your so smart and brilliant and best at your vids keep going and keep it up ❤and I like how say and the end of the flight and your comments your the best your the best please keep it up Jayden cheers 🥂 for Jayden Wong your videos are always good and the best 👍

[@jaewonchang3448]

BA hasn't had a presence at ICN since covid, the oneworld carriers that fly to ICN are Qatar, American, Qantas, Malaysian, Cathay, Finnair and Srilankan.

[@JaydenWong]

woops my bad

[@williamsZhou]

BA has already plan to resume to ICN. But the Russia sanctions seems to postpone the resumption indefinitely. They still however flew to Tokyo Haneda now.

[@Pinguforever]

@@williamsZhou BA is flying flying to HND as a friend of mine will be flying with them. For LHR-ICN, I think Virgin Atlantic will be looking at it as there will be a monopoly if the Asiana and KoreanAir merger takes place

[@EpicThe112]

​@williamsZhou spot on there and remember flights from the Orient to Europe used to go up Anchorage during the Cold War era and that's what they are doing now basically you route them as this HND/NRT🇯🇵/ICN🇰🇷-ANC🇺🇲-LHR🇬🇧/CDG🇫🇷

[@Maiiftl]

That’s good to know. Hoping to fly to Japan or there with Avios.

[@brigittelehmann9749]

so true you have a sparkling personality love your trip reports beautiful senery thanks for sharing greetings from the netherlands

[@JaydenWong]

Thank you! Greetings from Antwerp, Belgium :)

[@isaacflyaway]

Those A321Neo seats looks really comfortable! 😃

[@jamessayers4046]

Another great vlog JW! Enjoying the background music! Always nice to hear an Aussie accent from the flight deck. The food size offered was impressive especially for a 3 hour flight! Do you still sing? Tai Lo, you wouldn't think you were in HKG, so different to the hustle and bustle of the city!!

[@JaydenWong]

ahhaha not anymore publicly 🤣 I still sing and do onboard PA in my showers🤣🤣🤣

[@Novazm]

😂😂😂

[@jjbsnak95096]

Thanks for another great trip report! I especially like the vlog visit to Tai Lo. I've been to Lantau but only to the "Big Buddha," and the fishing village looks worthwhile, if only to say meow to the cats.

[@JaydenWong]

yep, it was definitely worth a look, couldn’t believe it was my first time there🤣🤣 thanks for watching!

[@mcznlf]

That was a smooth landing 🛬

[@mba0005]

Great video, Jayden! The new OneWorld lounge in ICN looks nice and sounds like a good upgrade from the previous CX lounge. Your seats on the A321Neo looked nice with plenty of legroom. The video screen looked very nice on the video and I love the Bluetooth option. That way I can use my own headphones. Also, nice food service on a relatively short flight. Tai O looked like a very interesting place. Such a contrast from HK city.

[@jasontung3187]

Never been on a narrowbody Cathay flight, can't wait to try the A321neo next time

[@EpicThe112]

If you want one, try Hong Kong to Manila T3. Keep in mind that flight would be a mixture of nationalities. However, competing PR301 303 313 319 307 are mostly filled by Filipinos working in Hong Kong back to Manila. If you can read traditional Chinese Philippine Airlines is spelled as this 菲律賓航空 in 🇭🇰🇹🇼. In my family it split my father always prefers the premium competition like CX🇭🇰/NH🇯🇵/KE🇰🇷 on the other hand my mother will just go Philippine airlines 🇵🇭

[@EpicThe112]

Really comfortable seats indeed and if you have to choose between a Weber 5751 Philippine Airlines A321neo or this one a HAECO Vector seats CX🇭🇰 A21N? When my mother flew on the long distance A35K which has the same seats as this one she enjoyed it. Almost exactly the same as your Hanoi with 6'4. Speaking of the Korean Crews they can also work the New York/MNL🇵🇭 flights with Taiwanese and Filipino crew. 10:39 Taiwanese or mainland China crew. If they were Filipino Maraming Salamat happened to me when I was running New York to Hong Kong

[@GaryInAmsterdam]

I could watch this 5 times. You captured some huge aircraft departing Seoul. What was that 6 engine plane? The VLOG is awesome with the (polluted) fishing village not so far from Tung Chung, (where several of my friends still live). The Hong Kong style french toast looked delicious! But this was the best part, nice bathrobe and hair! So funny. 19:46

[@JaydenWong]

It was a cargo plane operated by Silkwest. Didn’t know they have such plane lol, I have seen their 747 in HKG before I believe that was an Ilyushin Il-76

[@GaryInAmsterdam]

@@JaydenWong so cool!

[@jiunhaoneoh3482]

Finally! Been waiting for someone to review the bulkhead seats on the A321. Thanks for the review!

[@JaydenWong]

Good to know! thanks for watching!

[@kennyqkm616]

Yeh Jayden love the trip report on your home airline, great to see the quite new a321neo in action! The turbulence did look quite bad even your amazing camera works were shaking🙃. I remember you mentioning in your last video about how Hong Kong - Korea journey is often quite turbulent😯, hopefully that didn't downgrade your trip. As you said very disappointing to see rubbish in streams during your vlog. Thanks for the amazing work, keep it up and take good care flying

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Good stuff Jayden! I got to visit that One World lounge earlier this month after visiting South Korea. Really liked it - including the views of the tarmac (saw a great sunset). Gotta hate when the seatbelt sign stays on and you're busting! haha

[@JaydenWong]

I remember the lady next to 6’4 getting really pissed off towards the end of the flight, she stood up for one second to use lav and crew told her to sit down (perfect timing), ask for coffee and tea and rejected🤣

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

@@JaydenWong 😂😂

[@asteverino8569]

Thanks JayWo. Enjoyed the flight and the vlog. If I ever visit Hong Kong, I believe it will seem familiar to me. Lol I have flown in an out of it many times with you and seen many sights. Cheers.

[@JaydenWong]

ahaha, it’ll feel like home to you. :))

[@asteverino8569]

@@JaydenWong Indeed, and I will thank you for that. 🎉

[@usarmy3111]

13:19 is my favorite pilot announcement. 30 minutes to landing 🛬

[@oscarwyer2771]

Yes one of the earliest comments can’t wait to watch this flight review later! Jayden 😊. I didn’t have to go to school today either!

[@JaydenWong]

haha enjoy your day off

[@simonhobs9921]

Love your video! AND I did found a chinese and a cantonese version on bilibili~

[@ScottKernaghan]

That sure is an Australian accent from the captain. Kinda unexpected hearing that in Seoul on a Hong Kong plane. But I guess there’s plenty of other AU people like myself that’s lived in HK so not that surprising! As always, good work there.

[@JaydenWong]

Thanks for watching Scott! A lot Aussies work at Cathay, frontline and in the office :)

[@mikrokupu]

A nice product, the meal! 👍 The new oneworld lounge reminded me of Finnair's non-Schengen lounge in HEL

[@JaydenWong]

haha now you said it, it really does look like AY’s!

[@Bad_Karma1968]

As usual an interesting vlog Jayden

[@MrTomcat104]

You have to go all the way back to Boeing 707 with CX's last narrow body plane. And the 707 retired from CX's fleet in 1983, more than 40 years ago.

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

My dream is to travel with my boyfriend like you do with yours. Cathay has the nicest economy swats I've ever seen on an A320 save for Starlux Airlines. Nice catering though I agree with the only choices. Thanks for yet another banger review. Cio! from Zimbabwe. 15:40 cabin looks to pretty to be squeaking like that

[@JaydenWong]

Bonjour from Paris! Can’t wait to try Starlux in October. Just booked

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

@@JaydenWong awesome 😃😃😃

[@mcznlf]

Love ur vids Jayden ❤

[@TeriyakiJack]

About the red seats, think these came to be because these narrowbodies were originally meant to be branded under Cathay Dragon before they dropped that entire brand and folded everything into Cathay Pacific.

[@JaydenWong]

correct, same reason why the row number in economy starts at 22 vs Cathay's 39 :)

[@maureen8966]

Hi Jayden THANK you for the video seats did look pretty comfortable and leg room was good. Plenty of food for a short trip. Take care.

[@carlestrada9485]

Missing CX a321neo, I just rode it this June from MNL-HKG 😅 didn't know the seats were the same as CX A35K! 🎉😂 I loved the mini vlog at the end! THANKS JAYDEN AND 6'4"

[@JaydenWong]

thanks mate! pretty much the same except the 321neo has newer TV with Bluetooth and USB-C :)

[@EpicThe112]

How did you like it by the way are you doing Manila to Hong Kong only or Manila Hong Kong New York. If you ask him about CX vs PR planes Jaden will tell you that CX versions of PR fleet beat them at all times unless you are like my mother who says PR🇵🇭 > CX🇭🇰 KE/OZ🇰🇷 JL/NH🇯🇵 Even though in reality it's the other way around

[@Drivezoneonline-i1k]

Thanks for the great video❤❤

[@JaydenWong]

You are so welcome!

[@rodney6610]

A very Aussie and Kiwi problem: machine-made coffees. And I, for one, am with them on this.

[@JaydenWong]

haha yes, I got spoiled living in Australia

[@ulysseslee9541]

Strong Turbulence during meal serving time, need to eat carefully XD . And a 25R approach and butter touch down. 18:20, VHHH looks so busy.

[@GauthamVishnu-x7p]

I like your vids ❤

[@bradleynettleship3504]

Great Video as always! A very different HKG experience!! Loved it!!

[@skypony56]

Awesome A321 Neo.... wish i can try on this plane ...

[@aviation405]

A321 looks amazing

[@avianlook]

All that for a short A320 flight, crazy! Cathay is still the king of comfort.

[@EpicThe112]

Absolutely correct definitely in competition with the other premium East Asian carriers. If you end up applying it to their inaugural route Hong Kong to Manila it's a big difference between CX and Philippine Airlines 菲律賓航空. Remember they both operate 1 to 1 models. The key difference of B-HPx vs RP-C9930-RP-C9938 straightforward you get a much tighter seat on Philippine Airlines lose out the Bluetooth Ife capability. Keep in kind some of the RP-C9930-RP-C9938 fleet have AC plugs while B-HPx fleet don't. Wide body planes on that route CX🇭🇰 > PR🇵🇭 model of the same plane. Not in my family where my mother sees PR🇵🇭 > JL/NH🇯🇵 KE/OZ🇰🇷 CX🇭🇰 TG🇹🇭 MH🇲🇾 BR🇹🇼.

[@kentaylor7558]

Great video . Is there a Conrad review coming up ? Best wishes

[@sofaonasock]

Love how the cabin crew is wearing glovecs!

[@taewonhwang5416]

As an oneworld emearald status holder, I also went to Oneworld lounge in ICN. For Koreans, it is a big relief because Asiana and Korean Air lounge is not that good in western standard.

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

Nice Cabin.Great Video And Info

[@SamuelBarringer]

That is more food in economy class than any airline in the US gives on a three hour flight.

[@davidsouthcott1564]

I can't wait for Cathay to come back to Adelaide which I hear should be by the end of the year.

[@canto_v12]

Nice Lufthansa A346 spot!!!

[@julioc4978]

Great video, Is it quieter than the MAX in the cabin? Cheers

[@JaydenWong]

thanks!

[@MileHighFlyer]

Great looking product!

[@Johnniyo]

Just out of curiousity - does 6ft4 have status? How do you get to sit together? I know CX are pretty stringent with seat selection in economy - only their own elites' companions get free seat selection, for other OW elites it's limited to the OW elite only and doesn't extend to their companions.

[@JaydenWong]

He has ruby. He doesn’t get exit rows for free though. But then every time I used to select a seat in advance when he wasn’t ruby yet, CX would automatically assign him a seat next time me at check in. 100% of the time he got assigned next to me :)

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

18:19 it's not a real trip report if there's no Emirates plane spotted somewhere on the airfield.

[@unterhoferfelix]

What a good looking cabin, would love to see something like this in europe 😅

[@aprianto1985]

I will try if have opportunity to go abroad again

[@dianeschroeder3980]

Jayden, you always manage to find kitty cats everywhere you go. I can’t believe that cat was asleep in the middle of the road! Are you guys settled yet in HK?❤️✈️

[@JaydenWong]

ahaha yes! It really goes to show how chill an island life is🤣 6’4 is flying in mid-August. I’m back in HK now with mum :)

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Hi Jayden what is your favorite airline meal in first and business and eco

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

I like your vlogs

[@JuanRamos-ve3eh]

VERY TIGHT seats. CX 321 seats may be of good quality but the pitch is too tight to make them comfortable.

[@JaydenWong]

very true

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Hi Jayden what is your favourite airline meal in first business and economy

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Are you planning to come to Malaysia 🇲🇾 again this year

[@Ethan-im3kr]

Aren’t the seats red since the A321s were originally destined for Cathay Dragon?

[@JaydenWong]

yep!

[@utaussiefan]

Another Australian pilot at CX.

[@evanpeay]

quick ques.....have you and 6ft4....settled in HK yet...???????? or does he still have some days before beginning his new job....

[@karlgalway7605]

I wonder why the seat numbering is so high? Isn’t this the 3rd or 4th row and already row 22?

[@JaydenWong]

A lot of airlines do this, in this case where 22 was the first row in economy That’s because Cathay Dragon (which is now absorbed into Cathay Pacific) wants all aircraft type to have consistent seat numbering. On their A330, economy also starts from 22. So the crew who work on all fleets know the cabin class when you tell them the seat number. For other Cathay Pacific planes, economy starts at 39.

[@Surf1100]

Took this from HK to Kaoshiung, it’s a disaster 😂delayed for 2 hours due to electrical issue, water leaking from above seat, most ridiculously they run out of fork during meal serving 🤣

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Are you enjoying Hong Kong

[@rblim1t3ds]

Nice video!! Btw how long did it take u to get Gold status on oneworld?

[@JaydenWong]

I earned it in 2015-16 when I started boarding in Australia but home was in Hong Kong. Had to fly back and forth at least 4 times a year

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Have you flown wiz air before

[@JaydenWong]

no

[@kailunzhang1678]

Cathy always have the best price..Dunno why. I always found cheap fare from Brisbane to China with Cathy. The second cheapest'd be China Southern lel

[@JaydenWong]

Good to know! They’re quite pricey from Australia to HK. So I usually book Australia-HK-Somewhere in Asia haha. And make HK a longer stop so I can see family and friends :)

[@kailunzhang1678]

@@JaydenWong Oh that's interesting..I thought gonna be cheaper when direct fly to HK

[@odzergaming]

Cathay from NZ is 3780 NZD one way to Hong Kong

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

I come to Hong Kong 🇭🇰 sometimes for work

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

What did you eat in Hong kong

[@JaydenWong]

lots! French toast is my favourite

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Have you flown South African airlines before

[@JaydenWong]

no I haven't

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

When is your next trip report

[@LucasDiep]

Turbulence looked pretty bad actually. Considering that that was an Airbus type wing, that's quite a lot of flexing.

[@superyy12345]

CX using A321neo for ICN…should have been a busy route, right?

[@smilesmite6682]

I know you’ve complained a lot about the vegan meals on Cathay Pacific in the past, is that the reason you went with a normal meal for this flight? Great video as always.

[@JaydenWong]

indeed!

[@mirelurk-fish7387]

My friend missed his flight in Korea because the lg Oled flight tv times burned in the wrong time

[@JaydenWong]

yikesss

[@studioyn8158]

Would you do a starlux review flight?

[@ruedigerwedi7957]

Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪. Good Hair today😀😉👍. Beautiful ✈️. All the Best to 6,4🙏🙏😉. See You🙏🙏

[@JaydenWong]

Thank you hehe! Greetings from Paris 🇫🇷

[@ruedigerwedi7957]

@@JaydenWong Paris !!!! A absolute Wonderful Town!!!! Amazing old Architecture!!!! Don’t forget :: Louvre!!!! See Mona Lisa. !!!!! Perfect for Honeymoon 😃😉👍. Paris is the Town for Love❤️❤️. Hope 6,4 is with You!!!!!!

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Mr Jayden have you flown airasia

[@louiseleonard1992]

Jayden my friend

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Hi Jayden what is your favorite airline meal my name is Gautham this is not me This my dad in the picture

[@IhsanDamanik_787]

Does CX still fly to Busan?

[@JaydenWong]

currently only Air Busan and HK express

[@mikhailavia]

Good plane 👍✈️🇷🇺

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Thanks probedbyanalien so much

[@danielland4757]

The seat of econ has super short legroom! I am slim with 168cm height, I was in econ (not the 1st row as Jayden). I dropped my phone on the floor, but I was unable to pick it up. Poor me! 😵 So you can imagine how short legroom it has??!! Luckily, 6’4” was in the 1st row!

[@andrew-nl9tg]

How can AI generated VIDEO SUMMARY 21:29 IS it a shark there among the trash

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

When is your next report

[@evanpeay]

i am looking forward to trying a MCDONALDS in KOREA to bad about all the trash...reminds me of the canals in VENICE. ITALY

[@johnkim8957]

Hi Jayden and 6ft/4❤❤

[@JaydenWong]

hi John!!

[@jefflaw4979]

I want to know the exact words that you say at the very beginning of each video because I cannot catch your speed 😅

[@JaydenWong]

You can turn on the subtitles :)

[@jefflaw4979]

@@JaydenWong good day f squats ? I am confused

[@Stepheny15]

實在太正啦！❤❤❤！ 🌏🍽️🛫🥃🍹😋

[@cici-barhnes]

the music at 7:06 makes me sad

[@teddysetiarman22]

excuse me. how you can get endorse by airlines?

[@JaydenWong]

you mean getting sponsored to make videos, I don’t do that nor getting invited to do so

[@teddysetiarman22]

@@JaydenWong thanks

[@mikiewifnoe360]

Is 6'4'' shy?

[@JaydenWong]

He’s not, but his needs to be discreet online due to his job

[@潘彥良-s6k]

新飛機

[@affirmationstoday]

Poor 6'4 having to hide from the camere, why so cruel to him.

[@JaydenWong]

someone has a full-time corporate now🤣

[@walkwithjonas7920]

The worst seat in the CX fleet for one reason IMO. The leg room is soooooo tight.

[@JaydenWong]

deffo if you’re tall🤣 get bulkhead/exit row or their wide body haha

[@walkwithjonas7920]

@@JaydenWong yes! I’m also 6.4 and it is really tight for me haha

[@1990Ravens]

The trash in the water hurts to see

[@anonomia5535]

Very cramped legroom on these planes. Among the worst I've seen on any airline. Makes me wonder whether the seat wouldn't have been better without the additional seat padding...

[@JaydenWong]

absolutely will, it’s a this or that situation haha

[@rachkate76]

Didn’t know you sing Jayden- you’ll have to give us a demo on your next video- maybe some shower singing for good acoustics. 😂

[@VishnuPalaniappan]

Do you have kids

[@JaydenWong]

no

[@brandonleow6631]

Hi Jayden, r u still staying in Adelaide, what about 6"4?

[@JaydenWong]

We’re both in the process of moving to Hong Kong

[@Snapppz]

are you and 6'''''''4 part of lgbt community