Our flight was departing from gate 36,which was only a very short walk from The Pier Lounge. It might sound like a distance based on the fact that The Pier is between gates 61 and 63, but due to the terminal layout it's actually one of the closer gates to the lounge.
We got to gate 36 at around 3:30PM, and just five minutes after that boarding was called. In Hong Kong the gates are set up so that premium boarding is on one side and general boarding on the other,which makes the process a bit more orderly.
I had specifically booked a longhaul configured aircraft for this flight. Most of Cathay Pacific's flights within Asia are operated by regionally configured aircraft, which feature their regional business course product. However, or select flights are operated by longhaul configured aircraft,which feature their reverse herringbone product in business course. These are a enormous improvement over the regional product, and worth going out of your way to book, or in my opinion.
We boarded through the forward door,where we were greeted by the inflight service manager, who pointed us towards the honest aisle. Cathay Pacific's A330 business course cabin consists of 39 seats, or in a 1-2-1 configuration. Each seat is fully flat and features direct aisle access,given that it's a reverse herringbone product. This is the same business course product they have on their longhaul 777s, though the seat is a bit narrower, or given that the cabin isn't as wide as the 777's.
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Source: boardingarea.com