• SiewchSpain & ItalyTraveler
    B-HNI at the gate waiting to operate as CX450.
    Cathay Pacific Lounge Taipei.Dan dan noodles and glutinous rice ball at the Cathay Pacific Lounge.The Business Class cabin on B-HNI.My initial seat on CX450. I moved to to a different seat to allow a couple to sit together.Menu on CX450.Menu on CX450.My meal on CX450.Cheese and fruit on CX450.Ice cream as dessert on CX450.CX gave me a paper boarding pass after changing my seat.Flight routing of CX450 as captured on FlightRadar24.

    Taipei to Tokyo Narita

    April 4 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

    Cathay Pacific CX450 | TPE/NRT
    Business Class
    Boeing 777-300 | B-HNI
    ATD/1306 | ATA/1707
    Cathay Pacific Lounge

    Arriving into Taipei, I made my way to the Cathay Pacific Lounge where I would spend my layover. The Cathay Pacific Lounge was large; as a major outstation, they had all the features of their homebase counterparts, including a Noodle Bar, but no showers. I made a beeline there and happily tucked into dan dan noodles and a fried glutinous rice. As much as I enjoyed the food in Spain and Italy, I was pleased to have Asian food.

    The three hour layover passed quickly and I made my way to board B-HNI, an old school Boeing 777 non-ER -300 stretch, complete with 2-3-2 seating in Business Class. There aren't many of these classics left in service.

    The cabin crew on this flight were great, and they performed their inflight service flawlessly. The crew on my aisle took my meal order first, but they served the meals front to back. Cabin Service Manager Christie also came by to chat with me.    Read more