One of the highlights of my 2-week trip to Asia was flying Cathay Pacific First Class from Hong Kong to New York JFK, and part of the excitement of the trip was getting to stop at the recently opened The Wing First Lounge at HKG. I made a point to head to the airport early…
@ Samar -- Amazing review, thank you! Looks great, and you beat me to this... I really do need to get to this lounge!
I can't help but chuckle at how secretive they try to be about the bar area that's exclusively for first class passengers. I had heard of the no photos policy, but you're not even supposed to talk about it?!?! Damn, what's going on in there? :p
Sounds like I need to check it out, and do some of my Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan-style undercover work. 😉
@Ben - The secrecy was amusing, but I will say getting into the area is actually kinda fun (and unique as far as lounges go). I was tempted to sneak a pic (just for my own collection) but the bartender was very attentive my entire time there, and mentioned there are cameras inside.
Was also surprised to not see another passenger ever enter either...though I guess drinking at 7am isn't normal?
@ Samar -- Hahaha, they literally threaten people with the presence of cameras? Is it just special drinks, or is there any food in there? Yeah, I'm guessing the lack of crowding is a function of it being the morning, plus there being very few first class flights (I think in the morning there's just JFK and PEK).
@Ben - I think he was kidding about the cameras, but I didn't scrutinize hard enough to find out if they were actually there. I don't know if there was actually any food in the bar since I had already eaten, but there are drinks that I don't believe are available at the Atrium Bar (but to be fair I didn't check). They served Bollinger Le Grand Annee 2015 (of course I had some) and couple of drinks that are CX exclusive.