I am a fairly slim and not an overly tall person, but the criticisms of the Cathay business class seats are well justified. The ottoman is configured in such a way as to make seating uncomfortable. The herringbone configuration makes looking out of the window impossible. I slept reasonably well, but can see that larger passengers would find this an uncomfortable seat.

The pod was comfortable enough for sleeping on flight HKG-SYD but not conducive to travelling with a 4 year old. Unless the cabin crew are prepared to unwrap food trays and put straws in boxed drinks, operate the IFE, bed the kids down etc, they are a bad choice for travelling families as the parents are too isolated from their children and are trapped as such once the food trays are down. An improvement would be optional walls. Sat on the window but had to contort to see anything out of it. Other than that, the food was good and IFE excellent if a bit dark - perhaps because the screen can't be tilted.

I agree with other comments that although private, unsuitable for couples or travelling with children, seating too narrow, feels generally cramped and uncomfortable for sleeping.

New herringbone layout. Too narrow, the high green dividers may be good for privacy but also give a sense of claustrophobia given narrow seat, weird color scheme, and a sense of cheapness to the decor. Very uncomfortable sleeping attempt - although the seat is very good for daytime flights if no sleeping position is sought. Thankfully, this is slightly compensated by delightful crew and great IFE.

An excellent F seat on the B747. Very comfortable, very private new suites (1A and K recommended if travelling as a couple. Highly recommended over the new herringbone C-class product.

I was surprised that the seat was so small and when I wanted to look out the window I couldn't because of how the seat is at an angle. I was able to sleep on the flat bed but it is narrow. The service and food were good. There is a problem if you are traveling with a companion and want to talk because the seats are too far apart with a divider between them.

New herringbone layout. Too narrow, the high green dividers may be good for privacy but also give a sense of claustrophobia given narrow seat, weird color scheme, and a sense of cheapness to the decor. Very uncomfortable sleeping attempt - although the seat is very good for daytime flights if no sleeping position is sought. Thankfully, this is slightly compensated by delightful crew and great IFE.

An excellent F seat on the B747. Very comfortable, very private new suites (1A and K recommended if travelling as a couple. Highly recommended over the new herringbone C-class product.

I was surprised that the seat was so small and when I wanted to look out the window I couldn't because of how the seat is at an angle. I was able to sleep on the flat bed but it is narrow. The service and food were good. There is a problem if you are traveling with a companion and want to talk because the seats are too far apart with a divider between them.

I have flown the new Business configuration before, but only on a daylight flight - for that purpose the seats and pods were fine, if too narrow. But tried them out on an overnight HKG/SYD last night. A disaster for sleeping. The seat in the flat position is very lumpy due to the separate seat back and seat cushion parts coming together. The pod is too narrow to comfortably turn over and change positions. So, CX for daytime flights only from now on.

Agree with many of the comments, seat being bit too small, uncomfortable set-up for looking out the windows etc - however service and food are good but most of all the flatbed will always make the difference for me. Singapore Airlines might be more spacious/better but also more expensive.

Upper deck, herringbone layout, fully flat seat. A bit on the narrow side. I love the privacy.

Bed can be fully extended to 180 degrees, very comfortable. Entertainment system perfect. Seat is a bit narrow if you are a bit wide.

I fly long and medium-haul flights on CX business class on a regular basis and can't understand why people are tolerating the narrow business class seats given the price for business class tickets. It seems that CX made a big mistake on the renovated business class cabin and to make it even worse, it seems that it doesn't want to admit that it is a mistake. The cabin design is okay so to speak (save for if you travelling not by yourself then you can't really talk to your companion in a comfortable manner), Air Canada has the same business class cabin but its seats are wider than those of the CX. I hope CX finally will admit this mistake and do something about it.

New herringbone seating arrangement. Agreement with many of the comments about uncomfortably closed in feel of the cabin, narrowness of the seat (unable to comfortably read a newspaper due to lack of elbow room), difficulty in looking outside the cabin. When upright for landings and take-off a passenger's face is less than a foot from the hard edge of the pod. To make matters worse the sharp edge of the reading light is exactly where my head would strike in any time of rapid deceleration.

Not a big fan of the business class seat arrangement. Though the privacy is excellent and the VOD choices are numerous, it's difficult to adjust to the coffin-like environment. I had a sleepless 15 hour flight but was satisfied with the food, the service and entertainment.

SFO-HKG. The seat was ok. When the seat was flat, it was fairly tight and I could barely turn my body around. The entertainment system was sub-par - lack of popular music and few movie choices. Flight attendants were not very responsive either.

CX herringbone layout design makes it difficult for the flight attendants to do their job, especially for anyone using the AVOD system. Since CX has such an excellent AVOD, this means almost every interaction with the crew is over the top of the screen and the pod wall. Very awkward socially and physically, with lots of neck craning from the passenger and lots of reaching over from the attendant. In addition, the pods angle away from the windows, making them almost useless and creating a literal pain in the neck, and pods seem very narrow. It is difficult to read a newspaper when sitting, or turn over when sleeping.

I found the new business class to be excellent, private if you are in the aisle (seats K) with only one seat leading into it. I found the seat really spacious when reclined - especially compared to Qantas. Very comfortable seat and easy to sleep when reclined. Mini-cabin style definitely not appropriate for a couple though.

HKG-JFK. After spending the previous two days onboard Singapore Airlines in their new large Business Class seats (777-300ER and A380 the Cathay Pacific angled seats do not in comparison, come even close to the SQ seats for comfort and room. Although fairly comfortable (I did manage to get a few hours sleep on this 16-odd hour flight) there is not a lot of room around you in the seat. I can't get used to having to angle yourself to look out the window!

The 777-300 cabin layout is awkward and uncomfortable. There is a feeling of discomfort, constraint, and tightness. The bed was too firm, but the width as a seat was good. Cathay should bring back the 747-400 on its US-HKG routes (747 First is a wonderful experience), or improve its first product. As it stands, the 777 First is regretfully second tier.