Cathay Business HKG-EWR: Not First, But It’s a Solid Second

Cathay Business Hong Kong EWR is part of The Year of the Monkey Trip Report which covers the following places:

• New York, New York
• Bangkok, Thailand
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
• Guangzhou, China
• Hong Kong
• Shenzhen, China
• Sanya, China

Cathay, Cathay, Cathay. I love you but I do not like your business class flights and I’ve complained about it.

• Cathay A350 HKG-BKK: I Miss First Already 
• Cathay Business HKG-SYD: No Orchids Says It All

I wanted to give long-haul back to the US a chance, but there would be no way that I would skip the opportunity of flying first when that option was available. Luckily, Cathay’s flight from Hong Kong to EWR does not have a first-class cabin. While I was envious of passengers flying first somewhere close by on a different plane, I took solace in knowing that there was no one on this plane that had it better than I.

Champagne 

Since it’s business class, there is no Krug.

Krug or not, I never tire of taking these iconic photos:

Food 

The food was better than my other Cathay business experiences.

Seat 

Since it’s business class, the seats did lie flat. I have no complaints about that.

IFE

Ballers is also available in business.

Service

Business or first, Cathay still delivers.

Overall

Nobody wants to go to New Jersey (see Newark, New Jersey: The Discarded Mistress). If you do have to go, flying Cathay is not a bad way to get there.

Cathay Business Hong Kong EWR is part of The Year of the Monkey Trip Report.