Cathay Pacific business class review and Starlux announces Sydney‑Taipei service for 2027
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A review of Cathay Pacific’s business class on a London‑Hong Kong flight notes seat popularity, complimentary Wi‑Fi and a thin entertainment slate, while Starlux Airlines says it will start direct Sydney‑Taipei flights in 2027 with onward service to Auckland.
Cathay Pacific business class
Cathay Pacific offers Aria Suites on selected Boeing 777‑300ER aircraft, and cabin crew manager Sia says the seats are popular and nearly always booked on every leg. The airline does not provide pyjamas in business class and the entertainment offering is described as thin, with a heavier selection of Asian films than Hollywood releases. Wi‑Fi is complimentary and works well in business class, and a liquid meal option is available though relatively few passengers order it.
The outbound flight departs London at 6 pm and lands in Hong Kong at 2 pm, a duration of almost 13 hours.
Starlux Sydney‑Taipei launch
Starlux Airlines will begin direct flights between Sydney and Taipei in 2027 and will provide an onward service to Auckland, New Zealand. The carrier, launched in 2020, won the Skytrax World Airline Awards for world’s cleanest airline in 2026.
Sharon Petersen, VP commercial and airline partnerships at Airline Ratings, said Starlux will go head‑to‑head with China Airlines and noted the airline’s first European route to Prague launched in August 2026. Mark Trim, managing director of Flat Beds, said there appears to be demand for Melbourne to follow Sydney.
Taiwan is one of Sydney’s fastest‑growing travel markets, with passenger numbers growing 18 percent in 2025 to almost 194,000.
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