The Wing

One of my favorite airport lounges in the world, and one that I frequent the most, as a Marco Polo club member. Whenever I’m flying Cathay Pacific, no matter the gate number, whether it’s number 1 or 66, I almost always come to The Wing. Why? Because of their noodle bar. I must have a bowl of their Dan Dan Mian. It’s not too spicy or bland, and the peanut-​y soup has the perfect consistency, not too watery or just plain sauce. The noodles were also clumped together, but not impossible to separate, and bouncy and chewy.
Also, aside from the noodle bar, they also have a Western section. For breakfast — delicious scrambled eggs, sausages, mixed vegetables, and roasted potatoes, alongside fresh fruit, yogurt, fruit juices and coffee/​tea.

I have been to this lounge a couple times at HKG. It is definitely one of the best airport lounges in the world. The Business Class side has both western and Asian buffets, with noodle bar. The full service bar inside the lounge has one of the best drinks menu out of all the airport lounges I have been to. A great experience indeed!

The most absurdly awesome airport lounge I’ve been in. If you have First Class tickets, don’t forget to reserve a cabana prior to the flight. It’s essentially a mini hotel room, or as they call it in Tokyo – a hotel room, equipped with tub, shower, vanity, etc. There are plenty of other ways to freshen up in the Wing prior to your flight as well, so I’d allott at least 3 – 4 hours. Don’t forget to check out the main dining area, where you can just sit down and order entire meals and entrees restaurant-​style free-​of-​charge. There are three different bars and plenty of food options. Just don’t get too distracted and make sure you make your flight!

Such a spectacular First Class airport lounge! I can’t rave enough about The Wing at Hong Kong International Airport. From the décor, ambiance and service to the food selections, amenities and R&R — they thought of everything and touched on every detail! All incredible!
First Class tickets will allow you entrance to all areas of The Wing. Business Class tickets will only allow you in the Business Class area. The difference? Of course everything is a couple notches nicer in First Class but they do provide parallel amenities in both. But if you like to freshen up and shower before boarding, the First Class shower suite is hands down MUCH nicer! There’s a soaking tub, a shower, a vanity sink area and also a nice lounging sofa.
As for food, I usually just like hot tea and a hot soup or noodle bowl during travel. The selection has always been good and although taste is no 5-​star restaurant, everything I’ve had has been pretty decent.
The restaurant is nice but nothing beats the beautiful lounge areas. My favorite spot has always been the red leather couches by the booze bar — even though both my husband and I don’t drink.
Hong Kong International Airport is one of my favorite airports in the whole world. Maybe because it’s a gigantic, never-​ending shopping mall?! But The Wing definitely takes it above and beyond!

Walk in here and you think «wow… Its tiny!» And downstairs is with a club-​like feeling. Then you realise upstairs there’s a noodle bar, a coffee loft and a 23-​meter «long bar» and you see it’s rather large. Food options are pretty good with hot and cold options … But The Noodle Bar is where it’s really at! Reluctantly declined noodles so as not to fill up, and settled for a sandwich and a Pina Colada instead. Absolutely love the Solus «pod chairs» Cathay designed. Very private and versatile. Thumbs-​up for this lounge. Nice and quiet too when I was there.

Decent lounge, very strange setup upstairs. I was here twice in a week. The food wasn’t very good, but the service and coffee were, which was very helpful.

Sad to say that over the past year and having flown out of hkia for personal travel, I’m disappointed at how poorly this lounge is being operated. Sure the food options are still one of the best but I find myself more times than not bussing my own dishes or someone else’s in order to find a place to sit. Tons of flyers visit this lounge and as CX cuts its FF benefits for next year and forward, I’ve been actively searching for a better OW partner to bank my miles with.

Absolutely excellent service and food. I was a bit challenged since the first class lounge and business class lounge are no longer connected. But I found the back entrance next to immigration on the second floor.

This review is for Business Class only. The Wing is a fantastic airport lounge — clearly better than anything I’ve experienced in the US — but is not without its flaws.
PROS:
— Showering before an overnight flight is always the best way to start your trip.
— The Wing offers lounges both downstairs and upstairs with a variety of seating areas and food types with the Coffee Loft (with tables good for couples and groups), the Noodle Bar (with barstool counters as well as shared picnic-​type tables), as well as sofa seating and the C-​shaped Solus chairs which offer privacy even while surrounded by other travelers.
— The Noodle Bar serves good food — wonton noodles, ramen, udon — as well as dumplings, siu mai. The steamed BBQ pork buns were excellent — and even better than some of the ones I had in Hong Kong.
— The upstairs portion of the lounge utilizes the airport’s high ceilings and allows you to look down on the poor souls who are stuck flying economy. The open design takes away from some of the claustrophobia that can accompany a long wait for a flights.
— The Wing is located right above Gates 1 – 3, so you should be close to the boarding area for most of the long haul Cathay flights.
CONS:
— A lot of long-​haul flights leave around midnight and the upstairs portion of the lounge can get very crowded making it difficult to find a seat — let alone two together.
— The gate/​boarding announcements aren’t always clear so make sure you pay attention to the TV monitors or ask one of the agents.
— There are not power plugs at every seating area so you may need to look around to recharge.

First class in the true sense of the term. Definitely better than anything else I have seen at the highest tier in oneworld, the only lounge comparable might be the JL F lounge in NRT, or the QF lounges in SYD/​MEL.
There’s two sections, entry is first into the regular section, for biz class and mid tier oneworld elites. On it’s own, the biz lounge beats anything in the USA, as well as beating most Asian lounges, with buffet, showers, and computer, but what really elevates it is the cook to order noodle bar as well as coffee.
Then there’s first class lounge, which is reserved for those flying first or oneworld emeralds and selected guests. Some distinctions compared to «regular» first class lounges are…
1.) Champagne bar. Wanna pop various bottles of Moet in the club? Perhaps class it up with some Rose? Help yourself.
2.) Your choice of buffet or ala-​carte (or both), with table service provided in consultation with the Peninsula. OK, this should really be standard for any F lounge, but I’ve been in many that are lacking. Some options for dinner alacarte were braised beef cheek with potato grain and king prawns with creamed spinach and blackcurrant chutney (delicious). At the buffet, they had a variety of western and eastern (grilled prawns, cheese, desserts, shu mai, har gow, soy sauce chicken, fruit, etc).
3.) Cabanas — some might call it a glorified shower room (true), some might call it romantic (?wtf?), but I call it a shower/​relaxation/​mini spa that’s half the size of my apartment. There’s a WC, a closet that you can leave shirts for pressing, sink, razors, handheld/​rain shower, huge bathtub for two, and fancy aesop amenities.
As a minor lounge enthusiast, I would consider arriving at HKG 3 hours in advance (figure 30 – 45 minutes to check in/​security/​clear HKG immigration), an hour at The Wing, an hour at The Pier, and then get to your gate around «final boarding», where here in HKG means that economy has barely started boarding a 300 seat aircraft. You could say that this is all just taking advantage of «free» stuff and a waste of time (maybe you have an unlimited moet budget?), but getting an F ticket isn’t easy (nor is getting oneworld emerald) and you might as well take advantage of all of the perks rather than sweating on the streets of HK.

Oh my goodness, is this place for real? This is the only First Class airport lounge I’ve ever been to, and now everywhere else is going to look dingy compared to this spectacle.
The Wing truly gives you a reason to come to HKG early (like even 5 hours early) to enjoy the amenities of a world class airport lounge.
Their new restaurant «The Heaven» offers a wonderful buffet and dining area. The interior design is beautiful and the food selection is fantastic. Breakfast offers dim sum (the real winners here), congee, Western fair, cheese, fresh fruit, etc. During lunch, it switches over to more hearty dishes like roasted tilapia, BBQ pork, and more. You can also order chef specials and enjoy your meal with a nice glass of wine or champagne. Service is simply up there!
After eating (and really, I wouldn’t stop eating at this lounge), you can go relax in one of the cabana rooms. You can enjoy your own private space to bathe, shower, nap, or do work. You are given about 1.5 hours to soak it all in. I’ve never felt so privileged to be at an airport ever.
There are wonderful sitting areas where you can also enjoy a refreshing beverage, do some business, and just relax. The Wing truly represents the exquisite service and nature of Cathay Pacific, and I hope I get the opportunity to return one day to enjoy this lounge once again.

This is Cathay Pacific’s Flagship lounge with very nice shower facilities and dining area. The food is very good and comparable to any of the good restaurants. Service is also very good. Whilst it is smaller than the BA First Class Lounge in London, I find the service and food here superior. Maybe the BA Concorde Lounge in London is better with table service and selection of meal plus a direct boarding to the plane.
I always look forward to spending time in this lounge either when passing through Hong Kong or waiting to depart.
Next to this First Class lounge is the Business section. Food is a little different. There is a noodle bar where you can order a variety of noodles cooked in front of you. Of course you can still order the same noodles from The Wing.

A great place to hang out and wait for a flight. Staff is really friendly and helpful!
The place is broken into 3 very different areas: lounge with bar, noodle bar, and coffee shop. They are all large areas with food which is different for each area. Very nice touch!
They have a great noodle bar with dim sum at the wing. Also a full coffee shop. They are both all the way in the back. Sometimes people don’t realize they are even there!
Enjoy!

One of the best airport lounges I’ve been so far! There are pretty good selections of food including nice tasty Asian comfort food like wonton noodles, dim sums, etc. This lounge is one of the big reasons why I love Cathay Airlines, they really have high standard of quality service in every aspects compared to other airlines! The shower room is spacious and beautiful too.

I have only being to the First Class side at night, and I think it was probably the best lounge I have ever being in. I didn’t even go eat the food, this was just based on the bar, the reception and the showers.
First of all this place looks amazing when you first walk in, they were really nice and friendly. The bar is nice, it was white marble, with couple of seats, they got the good stuff here, you won’t except anything less from the First Class bar though. There are large-​large windows to see the planes but since it was dark I didn’t see a thing.
After a long day in Hong Kong I figure a shower before the 12+ hour flight would do me good, and it did. The shower room is big enough for like 3 people to do PX90 in, the fixtures, and tiles were first class touches. The soap, shampoo, towels, etc were top notch, the water pressure was dope too.
Next time I m coming back with a couple of hours to spare so I can really sprawl out.

HK Airport VIP Lounge for Cathay Pacific, Dragon Air.
It’s a solid 4Star for its friendly staff and a few unique features.
This was the very first time my wife and I visited this lounge in Hong Kong. We were immediately impressed by the graciousness of the hostess welcoming us upon entrance, offering shower services, etc. BUT, when we got into the front part of the lounge, we were a bit disappointed by NOT SO PLUSH furnishing!!! UNTIL…
After reading the nice tips by Unilocalers Miriam W and Barry T, as well as the reviews by Hansel B and Barry T, I finally pulled myself up from my non-​plush chair in the front lounge to check out its 1. unique PRIVATE Cabanas, charming Coffee Loft; 2. very nice Long (Alcohol) Bar; 3. the wonderful, large Noodle Bar. And it was a good thing that I did!
The Noodle bar made me a delicious bowl of Shrimp noodle per order! They gave me a pager and informed me when the order was ready! The noodle had the right «chew»; the soup was delicious, and the shrimp was crunchy fresh! It could rival any top rated noodle shop. The Long Bar? It actually made a very decent dry vodka martini! See pics. :-) Thank you Barry and Miriam!
So, for lack of a high-​end feel of a luxury VIP lounge in the front part of the lounge, «The Wing» surely excels in its other features!
I’d give it a 4Star rating. To earn its 5^th star, I think, 1. Its beautiful and friendly front staff should tell us about the unique features in more detail; 2. Upgrade the furnishing of the front part of the lounge.
Jan 12, 2015

Great lounge with lots of space. Two floors with showers downstairs and workstations. Upstairs is a huge seating area with a buffet and bar.
Don’t miss the noddle bar, great little restaurant with side noddle options and big tables. Overall a great choice of you have a few hours to kill at this airport.

This was my first experience in a business class lounge at an international airport and boy, was this so much better than an American business/​first class lounge! Cathay has been famous for their hospitality and their lounges, so I arrived at HKG much earlier than necessary to try out The Wing. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to visit any of the other Cathay Lounges.
The lounge was grand and luxurious with an awesome view of the scenery outside. The noodle selection at the bar was alright — the «ramen» I had was a bit lackluster and I didn’t see a dan dan noodle option as the previous reviewer said (but I got it on the plane!). Pastries were stale. However, you have everything you would ever need at this lounge.
For some reason all of the bathroom stalls were always occupied except for one single one the two times I went. I didn’t see many ladies out there, so not sure what the deal with that was. The one stall was actually quite dirty as well… Kind of expected more from an otherwise classy lounge.
All things aside, this was a nice place to chill before my 15 hour flight.

As a One World member, I love HKIA because not only is there a Qantas lounge available, there are a total of 4 lounges (named The Wing, The Cabin, The Bridge, and The Pier) in Terminal 1.
There is also an arrival lounge which is perfect for taking a shower when landing from an overnight flight which is handy if you can’t get to your hotel right away and would like to freshen up a little.
My favorite lounge is the Wing which has private cabana suites (like a mini hotel). I heard the Pier will have this as well soon.
The food of choice to try is the signature dan dan noodles here. A favorite by every frequent flier ever, and also recommended by cathay pacific to try out.
The only thing which some people may not like is that there are no flight announcements in the cathay lounges. But this is actually good because you can work in peace and quiet or even do a remote meeting. For the flight announcements, I just use the HKG mobile app which gives you a push notification when boarding starts (get ready to leave), gate changes, delays (yay more lounge time), and final calls (Ok, it’s time to leave the lounge).