Flight to Melbourne

It has been a long while, almost 30 years, since I last boarded a Cathay pacific flight. It had been SQ, Airchina, Qantas, United and Delta.

Their booking website was very easy to navigate, on par with SQ, much ahead of Airchina which would not permit family booking online. The Airbus Cathay flies has a somewhat unique seat in the economy. Maybe other airlines have the same but this is the first time for me. The seat does not recline backward at all, but it slides forward. I felt that was a more comfortable seat design, on top of obviating the hassle imposed on the passenger behind.

We took the longer flight paths stopping over in Adelaide ("Ade-Lai-De" to Kristine) so the kids got to sleep better after departing HKG. Worked out well. The Melbourne airport was deserted when we arrived. The Australian Customs waved us through. We were first to emerged out of the terminal. The only setback was airport transfer in Melbourne. The early afternoon arrival time made it inconvenient for friends to fecth us from airport, whereas the usual arrival time of 6am would be ideal for those who needs to work during the day. We ended up taking an aairport bus downtown, then a commuter train and then a taxi home.

Melbourne has been greeting us with rain and strong winds...

Photos at Southern Cross station and inside Melb Metro train