ANKY N KURTIS TRAVEL

國泰航空雖然有很多香港來往日本的航線，但只有一班日本線使用設有頭等艙的B777-300ER執飛，它就是大家相當熟識的CX548及CX549 香港/東京羽田空港/香港航線。由於頭等艙的票價相當貴，所以大部份人也使用里數兌換機票，Anky仔也不例外。為何Anky仔只換CX549？因為CX548的飛機餐是早餐，加上是早上8點多的航班，對Anky仔來說是太早了，所以Anky仔自行買機票前往東京。
Although Cathay Pacific has operated many routes from Hong Kong to Japan, there is only a route operated by the B777-300ER with first class cabin. It is a very famous and popular flight which is CX548 and CX549 Hong Kong/Tokyo Haneda Airport/Hong Kong. Due to first-class tickets are very expensive, most people use their miles to redeem the tickets,Anky also used miles to redeem before the flight take off two days. Why did Anky redeem CX549 only?It is because the in-flight meal on CX548 was breakfast, and the flight was at 8 a.m., it was too early for Anky, so Anky bought his own ticket to Tokyo.

今天，我們就帶大家看看國泰航空的最新機隊A321NEO飛機吧。這次，我們是坐CX421台北桃園機場前往香港。疫情前的CX420/421是香港/台北/首爾的航班，但由於還沒有恢復的消息，所以現在只有香港/台北/香港。
We will take a look at Cathay Pacific's the latest fleet of A321NEO aircraft. We took CX421 Taipei Taoyuan Airport to Hong Kong this time. Before the epidemic, CX420/421 was a Hong Kong - Taipei - Seoul flight, but since there is no news of recovery, now it just provides Hong Kong/Taipei/Hong Kong routing.

Kurtis上次介紹國泰航空A350-1000的特選經濟艙，而Anky仔今次就介紹一下國泰航空A350-900的特選經濟艙。國泰航空在香港基地的頭等艙、商務艙，鑽石卡，金卡及國泰銀卡，寰宇一家綠寶石及藍寶石辦理登機手續是在B區；而特選經濟艙及經濟艙就在A,C區。
Kurtis introduced the premium economy class of Cathay Pacific A350-1000 last time, and Anky will introduce the premium economy class of Cathay Pacific A350-900 this time. Cathay Pacific's first class, business class, Diamond, Gold and Cathay Silver cards, Oneworld Emerald and Sapphire check-in at the Hong Kong base are in Area B; other Premium Economy Class and Economy Class are in Row A and C.

以前，Anky仔也介紹過香港-台北線是全世界最繁忙的國際航線。而如果你是馬可孛羅會(國泰會員)的話，你可以選擇台灣出發，經香港前往不同的地方，價錢也比香港出發便宜。大家也可以看看阿，特別是東南亞地方。Anky仔再次因為要儲國泰的分，做了一件很久也沒做的事情，就是當天來回香港台北，在台北只有1個半小1時的轉機。
Previously, I've talked about how the Hong Kong - Taipei route is one of the busiest in the world.  If you're Marco Polo Club member (Cathay Pacific) based in Taiwan, you can choose to fly via Hong Kong as that could save you some money, especially to destinations in Southeast Asia.  Since I needed to do a status run, I did a return trip to Taipei, with only a 90-minute layover.

Anky仔在生日月8月又再出發去了一次日本東京，前往東京的飛行記錄就稍後給大家看。這次，就帶大家從橫檳前往東京成田空港再回香港。
In August, I treated myself a trip to Tokyo since it was my birthday.  The flight review for the flight to Tokyo will be available later on.  This time, I'll be showing you my journey from Yokohoma to Tokyo Narita Airport, and then the flught back to Hong Kong.
從橫檳前往東京成田有幾個方法，Anky仔就看到NEX有優惠，來回大約5000日元，所以就買了NEX。機場巴士就單程已經是一次NEX的來回了，時間也差不多，所以我也建議大家可以看看NEX有否優惠。NEX就大約一小時一班從橫檳前往東京成田空港。車程大約80分鐘。人就不太多。但建議大家早一點到橫檳站換回程的班次或在網上選定班次，因為在橫檳站櫃台及人手比較少。
There are a few ways to get to Tokyo Narita Airport.  I took advantage of the NEX (Narita EXpress) discount, as the return trip cost only 5000 JPY - while a single journey bus ride would have cost the same, so  I suggest that you keep an eye on any NEX discount.  The NEX departs every hour between Yokohama and Tokyo Narita Airport, and the ride is about 80 minutes.  It wasn't too crowded but I would still recommend you to choose your preferred departure online as it's often shortstaffed in Yokohama.

疫情過後，航空界的復甦也比較慢，只是比疫情其間好了很多。疫情其間，多間航空公司也因沒收入來源，導致倒閉，又或要尋找新投資者，就好像：泰航、勝安航空，香港航空及國泰港龍航空。其實國泰港龍航空的飛機去了哪裡，大家又知道嗎？國泰港龍航空的機隊就只有空中巴士的A320，A321及A330-300飛機。在疫情前，他們亦訂了A321NEO。其實，大家有可能已經坐過了~
Post-pandemic, the path to recovery in the aviation industry is a long one, but there have already been improvements.  Due to financial loss, a lot of airlines ceased operations; or they had to seek new investors.  Examples of such airlines include Thai Airways, Silk Airways, Hong Kong Airlines and Cathay Dragon.  Do you know where did Cathay Dragon's aircarft go?  Cathay Dragon's fleet consist of only A320, A321 and A330-300; orders for the A321NEOs were also placed during the pandemic.  You might have actually flown on one, but did not realise it.
國泰港龍航空的A320有一部份是給了香港快運，而A321NEO及一部份A330-300飛機就送回國泰航空執飛，亦是國泰機組人員最不喜歡的，因為多了飛機，航線也多了，機型也多了，令他們記得的東西也多了。大家應該也知道國泰港龍的A330有2種，但是商務艙也是不可平躺的，而其實一種就是跟國泰沒分別的A33P (座位配置：24個商務艙293個經濟艙)，另一種就是國泰曾經有過的A33B (座位配置：42個商務艙及265個經濟艙)。Anky仔這次是特別選擇的，看看飛機回了國泰有沒有分別。
Some of the A320s in the Cathay Dragon fleet were given to Hong Kong Express, while the A321NEOs and A330-300 were returned to Cathay Pacific.  This is actually an unwelcoming move for the crew as there are more to memorise with the new aircraft types.  As you may have already known, there are 2 configurations on Cathay Dragon's A330s - one with angled-beds in business class (similar to Cathay's A33P with 24 J and 293 Y seats); while the other is configured like Cathay's previous A33B (with 42 J and 265 Y seats).  I chose to fly with the latter (A33B) to see if anything has changed after being returned to Cathay Pacific.

2023年轉眼間過了一半了，不知道大家有否去旅遊呢？如果你去日本東京，又有否坐過或希望能坐到以下的航班？因為這班飛機香港人非常愛，時間好又是飛羽田機場，所以價格會比其他航班貴。Anky仔就坐了回程CX549羽田機場回香港。給大家一個資訊，CX548是CX549的上程航班，但CX548是派發早餐的，飛機是使用4艙位的B777-300ER飛機，即是有頭等艙，商務艙，特選經濟艙及經濟艙。Anky仔就坐商務艙，而且坐的是25K座位，是第二區的主艙位置。
More than half of 2023 have passed in a blink of eye.  Have any of you travelled?  If you've been to Tokyo, did you have the chance to be on this flight?  This flight is loved by many travellers in Hong Kong since it arrives into Tokyo Haneda and consequently it is priced higher than other flights.  For your information, CX548 is the flight before CX549, where breakfast is served.  It is also operated by a 4-class 777-300ER, meaning that there are first class, business class, premium economy and economy cabins.  I had the privilege to fly in business at seat 25K, which is the second business cabin.

在疫情前，Anky仔以前就好喜歡從香港飛往台北的。大家也知道以前就只有國泰航空，國泰港龍航空，長榮航空，香港航空及中華航空幾間公司執飛。大家不多不少應該也坐過吧。現在的港台線還加了香港快運及大灣區航空 。這次，Anky仔先帶大家去看看國泰航空台北回香港的航線吧。Anky仔就覺得服務變差了，大家也看看吧。
Taipei was my favourite destination before COVID.  As you may've already known, only a handful of airlines operate this route, namely Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, EVA Airways, Hong Kong Airlines and China Airlines.  At present, 2 new airlines have joined the fierce competition, and they are Hong Kong Express and Greater Bay Area Airlines.

不知道大家在疫情尾聲到現在有沒有出國旅行呢？雖然現在還沒回復疫情前的水平，但我們香港人已經不斷出發去其他國家了，就好像Anky仔已經飛了4-5次了。而今次的航程也因為大量旅客前往這國家，所以也有很多航空公司在飛或加班了。泰國曼谷一直也是香港人其中一個熱愛的旅遊勝地，所以香港去曼谷現在也有多間航空公司在飛了，包括有國泰航空，香港航空，香港快運，泰國國際航空，阿聯酋航空，荷蘭皇家航空，埃塞俄比亞航空等等。
Have you been travelling since the end of the pandemic?  Travel demand has been ramping up in Hong Kong and I'm one of those who can't wait to set my foot in another country again.  Our destination - Bangkok, is one of the popular places for those in Hong Kong and services to Bangkok have increased to meet the returning demand.  Airlines that serve this route include Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express, Thai Airways, Emirates, KLM and Ethiopian Airlines etc.

B767的飛機已愈來愈少看到，現在有飛B767飛機的已不太多。相信香港人或台灣人會有比較大機會坐的應該也是日本的航空公司吧，就好像Anky仔，這次坐了日本航空的B767-300國內線由廣島前往東京羽田空港。現在的日本航空國內飛機因多了A350-900及B787-8的加入，所以有頭等艙的B767也飛多了不同的日本國內地方。大家也可以試試，不竟價格也不是太過貴。
Boeing 767s are indeed a rare sight now, since not many airlines fly them nowadays.  Chances are, for those based in Taiwan or Hong Kong, you'll more likely be flying on one if you're flying with Japan Airlines.  I had this golden opportunity to fly on the 767-300 from Hiroshima and Tokyo Haneda.  With the addition of A350-900s and 787-8s into the airlines' fleet, the 767s that are equipped with first class cabin have increased its presence in the domestic market.  Since domestic first class is priced rather reasonably, you might want to consider trying it.