Dragonair Business Class Hong Kong - Shanghai

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I decided to make a quick trip to Shanghai via Hong Kong. Managed to visit Cathay's newly opened "The Bridge" lounge, and also the new Dragonair/Cathay Regional Business Class product.

Entrance to the new lounge

An excellent photo tour from Ausbt can be found here Photo tour: Cathay Pacific's new The Bridge lounge at Hong Kong - Flights | hotels | frequent flyer | business class - Australian Business Traveller
The decor was modern and had a homely feel, quite different to the other Cathay lounges at HKG. After visiting The Bridge, I moved over to The Cabin as it was nearer my boarding gate. I found the food options here to be more substantial.

KA804
HKG-PVG
1100 - 1320

Boarding process was smooth as I was among the last to board. I was pleasantly surprised to see the new Cathay/Dragonair Regional Business Class seat on today's flight.


Pre-departure beverage - Dragon sunrise

Cabin was nearly full, as such I did not have too many opportunities to take photos of the seat, but the seat guide gives a good idea of the details of the product.


Seat guide - Cover


Seat guide


Meal table with today' menu

The table extended from the back of the seat on front of you, but it was of sufficient size to eat and work on, and probably sturdier than the traditional side stowed meal table.

(To be continued)

 

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Today's menu:








Steamed rice with morel mushroom and chicken in hot pot casserole



Dessert: Haagen Daz ice cream




Soon after lunch it was time to descend into Shanghai. Service was friendly and efficient, and I enjoyed the lunch offering.
The new seat is only a little softer than the regional product it replaced. The recline feature is considerably improved, and the addition of new features make the seat a fairly robust product.