I am sitting in Emergency Exit seat 59K, a window seat, on this Cathay Pacific A350-900 aircraft from Hong Kong to Sydney.

The flight has been delayed for over 7 hours – originally it is supposed to leave on July 8 at 11.55pm but after 3 delays, it finally takes off at 7am on July 9th. Needless to say we, the passengers, are angry, tired, and frustrated.

As soon as I am onboard I put on my eye mask and try to sleep but the first meal service begins about an hour into the flight, lights are on and the clanking of the trolleys wakes me up. So I eat. Dim Sum. It’s ok. I finish watching ‘Anora’ whilst I eat and go back to sleep on and off for a few hours before the second meal service begins. There are 3 choices and I choose the beef pasta. It’s a bit bland but ok. It comes with a seaweed salad, fruit salad, and ice cream.

I’m tired, but we land pretty much on time.

Rating: 5/10