I flew CX PE Brisbane to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Heathrow and return last year. I am sure that we weren’t offered Piper-Hiedsieck champagne before takeoff, nor were we offered spirits before or after meals. Having said that, the seats were very comfortable and the meals OK. Luckily there w...

Sorry, should have asked if PE leg rests have been upgraded rather than the seats.

I am looking forward to flying PE Brisbane to Hong Kong on the A350 in July, however, the HK to LHR (CX257) and LHR to HK (CX254) legs are on Boeing 777-300ERs. Do you know whether these have been upgraded to the new PE seats?

Are Air NZ Economy and Premium Economy ticket holders able to purchase lounge access as they were able to with the old Air NZ lounge at Brisbane?