IATA Code | CA |
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Routes | 1132 |
Top Route | Beijing Capital to Chengdu |
Airports Served | 199 |
Top Airport | Beijing Capital |
Pros: Food Problem !!
Cons: Worst Food
Pros: No
Cons: No
Cons: I bought business class for round trip, However, my flights to/from PEK CGQ were economy
Cons: Food
Pros: Lovely crew
Cons: Check-in was frustrating with split lines, late openings. Could not get boarding pass on kiosk or on website. Kayak is not user-friendly and does not seem to support online check-in. Would not recommend using it to others. Will not use it again.
Pros: crew and general experience was great
Cons: baggage mishandling
Pros: Yes they where excellent on everyway possible but the 1st hour of the flight was rough.
Pros: Crew was nice enough...
Cons: No video entertainment on board. Would have been nice to have been able to watch a movie.
Pros: It didn't crash
Cons: 1. The website didn't work so I could not choose my seat upfront, had to seat next to the bathroom, it was hours of torture
2. Absolutely grumpy flight attendants
3. No electronic equipment allowed, even in airplane mode (?? nonsense)
5. I will never, in any case, ever fly Air China again in my life
Cons: Ca Needs to be more clear on who can get a transit entry , I with a US Passport didn't get one and stuck in pek airport for 25 hours ,
Pros: Crew is always friendly on Cathay. Cathay operates this flight.
Cons: They could have acknowledged my emerald status. They could have upgraded me to premium economy. That’s about all. It was a basic economy seat so not so great. Terrible space under that seat - blocked by video machinery.
Pros: Crew was friendly and spoke English. Boarding was timely.
Cons: The food was the same on the flight to and from. Also was warm, not hot.
Pros: The crew was great.
Cons: The seats could gave been more comfortable.
Until today they still could tell me where did my 2 luggage gone !
Cons: After I checked in found out the boarding pass is not my name !! Went back got the right one & also changed luggage tags (2) , but the luggage’s missing, tidy is day 3 ! Still hoping....
Cons: No leg room. No new movies - like watching reruns
Cons: For this plane, the seat is very cramp - leg room has shrunk. Entertainment selection is poor, no new movies at all - like watching reruns.
Pros: Boarding was easy.
Cons: Food ! Tasteless and bald..
Pros: Boarding was easy.
Cons: Food ! Tasteless and bald..
I bought business class, but got economy. Very disappointed
Pros: Refunded or compensated
Seat selection
Pros: I booked thru a search engine more than 3 months before the flight but was not allowed to select my seat. I was seated at the last seat in the middle. The trip was long, more than 12.hrs and being in the aisle would have been comfortable. It is not my 1st time to ride the airline .
.
Cons: Not being able to select a.seat prior to the trip.
Things to improve
Pros: The crew is excellent, specially their head of hostes
Flying is good
Star alience Golden card is very good in every thing and they respect it here. Well done
Cons: 30 mintes delaying in departure
Food should be better and should have the sign of Halal/Muslim food
Entertainment should be more exciting
Pros: The stewards and stewardess’ were pleasant
Cons: Our first Air China flight departed 2 hrs late and then to top things off they lost my wife’s luggage on the way to Thailand. We had to wait in the airport for hours for it arrive on the next flight. The experience at Beijing airport was my worst experience in any airport. The Chinese staff were very rude. Just to transfer planes everyone must submit their fingerprints. I don’t think I will ever fly Air China again simply to avoid this airport.
Pros: I was finally able to have a working TV. Crew was great again.
Pros: Crew was great again.
Cons: I had 0 options for entertainment on the flight from NYC to Beijing. No Wi-fy and the TVs in my section of seats didn't work.
Air China made in China
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Seems like airchina have no experience in aviation business
For the Price, it was totally fine
Pros: It was a very cheap flight, so flying the family back to NZ from the UK, for what we paid, it was great.
Cons: Plane food was quite average, on the first flight LHR-PEK flight the plane was a bit old and the entertainment system was nearly shot, but the second flight PEK-ALK was a dream liner, which was fantastic.
For the price we paid, there was nothing we could complain about, would definitely flay again.
Air china
Pros: The crew we're very nice
Cons: I had to run through Beijing airport because I had 45 minutes for connecting flight-----gate was very far from arriving gate. I am at Bangkok airport now waiting on 2 pieces of lost luggage. Food was not good.
First and maybe last Air China flight
Pros: It was an "average" flight
Cons: Food sent me and others to the bathroom---not good
Rajesh
Pros: Very professional flight crew
Cons: -10 degrees and people hoarded in a bus to board an international flight that has no access to aerobridge. Vegetarian food for Air China is rice and boiled vegetables. Broken entertainment system. In short, the flight was disappointing
Cons: Delay
Friendly crew, uncomfortable seats
Pros: Crew very friendly
Cons: Seats are hard and uncomfortable
Another Chinese bus in the air.
Pros: Same as my first flight
Cons: Same as my first flight, but the delay this time did not cause me to miss a connection as my travel terminated in Bangkok.
A Chinese bus in the air
Pros: The plane made no unscheduled landings.
Cons: The extreme delay that caused me to nearly miss my connection with Air China, the incredibly low level of English spoken on a flight originated in the US, and the complete dismissal of three cabin crew members when I asked about arrangements to be expedited to our connecting flight to Bangkok.
Avoid this airline completely, and if at all possible, transiting through Beijing Capital Airport.
Red-Eye = Fast & Comfortable
Pros: The plane was about 3/4 full, so it felt like there was extra room. It was a red-eye flight, easy to sleep and quiet.
Cons: Be prepared for some pushing and shoving by the other passengers.
Good comfort for a long haul
Pros: For such a long flight, the seats were roomier than I expected - 2 at the sides, so there wasn’t the discomfort for a middle person.
Cons: The food was fine, but I was happy to have brought my own snacks along.
Missed flight
Pros: I missed my flight due to reading the time of departure wrong, military time. It was my fault.
lovely cabin crew
Pros: Ms. Liu/Chang is one of lovely cabin crew,bring me awesome smile and unforgettable nice experience
So many better options to go to India
Pros: The 748 is nice and new and in premium economy the legroom stretches for miles
Cons: They lost our
Bags! Crew did not speak english! Transferring is a pain! Food was very poor quality
Awful food, movie selection & cold plane!
Cons: The plane was COLD. The food was absolutely disgusting! The seats are small. Lacking in the movie department.
I will not use Air China again.
Pros: Entertainment was not good the TV did not work
Cons: The food and stalf very good
Cons: Barely any legs room to move around and I’m 5”3
Cons: Food was subpar.
The entertainment devices did not work.
Junk
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Food was horrible.
Junk
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Its a piece of junk
Weak selection of movies in today’s market. No news. Far was horrible
Pros: Boarding was easy and the crew were wonderful.
Cons: Entertainment was weak. Food was horrible.
Can you hear me mother!
Cons: Our flight was severely delayed 6 hours from Heathrow, and that is where this horror story began.
No one bothered to tell us anything.
When we arrived in Beijing for our connection to Bangkok, we had to search out people for help, there was absolutely no one forthcoming with explanations. We were travelling as 2 friends, I was booked on one flight and my travelling companion on another 15 hours later! This only got changed when we explained that we both only had hand luggage!
To then board the flight and sit on the tarmac, engines running, simply waiting, no explanations again!!
Will we ever fly China Airways again?? If we could exchange our return flight tickets to that of another Star Alliance member we would.
Avoid!!
Pros: Nothing.
Domestic flights are better than this
Cons: 1 meal in 8 hour flight
No beverages
Avoid!!
Pros: Good collection of latest movies.
Cons: Cheap flight with no proper in flight services. No beverages served until after Meal was served after 2-3 hours. Was able to ask and get wine. Food was mediocre and breakfast was a cheap sandwich offered in hand. 2 meals in 12 hour flight, Rice with chicken and Noodles with chicken
Greyhound of international airlines (almost as bad as United)
Pros: The flight waited for all the people to come on the flight before leaving.The food was good, and they didn't disturb sleeping passengers in the middle of the flight.
Cons: The TV screen was horrible, and half the time it didn't even work. The games said how to use the controller, but the controller that was there didn't even work.
The crew needs to serve water and drinks a little more than twice in the 8 hour flight. And when the water and drinks are served,they should pour a little more than 40% in the cup. Dehydration doesn't make for a good experience especially when you have already come off a 12.5 hour connecting flight.
Mediocre but functional
Pros: Entertainment was good quality, and had a good variety of games and movies. The food was also pretty good, and provided pretty good headphones.
Cons: The plane departed 1 hour late, and arrived 1 hour 15 min late, and we barely made our connection on time. The crew gave full cups of drinks to the Chinese passengers, and half full cups to the people of other races. I was sitting in a row of 4 seats, and the person next to me couldn't get anything, so they asked me to get water for them. I asked for water for me, and tried to ask for water for the person next to me, but the crew member just ignored me. I asked her 6 times, and she just wouldn't pay attention to me, so the guy next to me didn't get water.
Cons: I missed my flight and had to pay more money to book another flight. I read the time wrong, it was in military time and I missed my flight
Cons: Everything is fine.
Pros: Crew was attentive
Cons: My tv screen did not work well. There was a man behind me coughing all 15 hours. I would think that the flight crew would advise him to cover his mouth when coughing or offer him warm tea.
Plane was dirty. No ports to charge electronics.
Very outdated plane.
Okay flight
Pros: Food was alright, staff was attentive
Cons: Not easy to sleep as there were no blindfolds available.
Pros: Boarding was streamlined, planes took off on time and made it to destination before time. Entertainment options were decent.
Cons: Food isn't the best (had Hindu meal for my flights) not sure if there is a better option. There isn't much in terms of snacks, outside the set meals. Some of the crew members do struggle with communicating in English, but I always found someone to work with.
Pros: Boarding was streamlined, planes took off on time and made it to destination before time. Entertainment options were decent.
Cons: Food isn't the best (had Hindu meal for my flights) not sure if there is a better option. There isn't much in terms of snacks, outside the set meals. Some of the crew members do struggle with communicating in English, but I always found someone to work with.
Cons: The Beijing-Mumbai flight was in an old plane, with old facilities, and with an extremely slow and ultimately unuseable entertainment system. Cabin was very dry.
Pros: Friendly service.
Great
Pros: The service
Great
Pros: The service is good especially for a mother who carires baby
Cons: Nothing
Pros: crew and general experience was great
Cons: baggage mishandling
Pros: Yes they where excellent on everyway possible but the 1st hour of the flight was rough.
lovely cabin crew
Pros: Ms. Liu/Chang is one of lovely cabin crew,bring me awesome smile and unforgettable nice experience
Cons: Everything is fine.
Great
Pros: The service
Great
Pros: The service is good especially for a mother who carires baby
Cons: Nothing
Cons: I bought business class for round trip, However, my flights to/from PEK CGQ were economy
Cons: Food
Pros: Crew was nice enough...
Cons: No video entertainment on board. Would have been nice to have been able to watch a movie.
I bought business class, but got economy. Very disappointed
Pros: Refunded or compensated
Things to improve
Pros: The crew is excellent, specially their head of hostes
Flying is good
Star alience Golden card is very good in every thing and they respect it here. Well done
Cons: 30 mintes delaying in departure
Food should be better and should have the sign of Halal/Muslim food
Entertainment should be more exciting
Pros: I was finally able to have a working TV. Crew was great again.
For the Price, it was totally fine
Pros: It was a very cheap flight, so flying the family back to NZ from the UK, for what we paid, it was great.
Cons: Plane food was quite average, on the first flight LHR-PEK flight the plane was a bit old and the entertainment system was nearly shot, but the second flight PEK-ALK was a dream liner, which was fantastic.
For the price we paid, there was nothing we could complain about, would definitely flay again.
Cons: Delay
Red-Eye = Fast & Comfortable
Pros: The plane was about 3/4 full, so it felt like there was extra room. It was a red-eye flight, easy to sleep and quiet.
Cons: Be prepared for some pushing and shoving by the other passengers.
Good comfort for a long haul
Pros: For such a long flight, the seats were roomier than I expected - 2 at the sides, so there wasn’t the discomfort for a middle person.
Cons: The food was fine, but I was happy to have brought my own snacks along.
Weak selection of movies in today’s market. No news. Far was horrible
Pros: Boarding was easy and the crew were wonderful.
Cons: Entertainment was weak. Food was horrible.
Okay flight
Pros: Food was alright, staff was attentive
Cons: Not easy to sleep as there were no blindfolds available.
Pros: Boarding was streamlined, planes took off on time and made it to destination before time. Entertainment options were decent.
Cons: Food isn't the best (had Hindu meal for my flights) not sure if there is a better option. There isn't much in terms of snacks, outside the set meals. Some of the crew members do struggle with communicating in English, but I always found someone to work with.
Pros: Boarding was streamlined, planes took off on time and made it to destination before time. Entertainment options were decent.
Cons: Food isn't the best (had Hindu meal for my flights) not sure if there is a better option. There isn't much in terms of snacks, outside the set meals. Some of the crew members do struggle with communicating in English, but I always found someone to work with.
Pros: Friendly service.
Pros: Food Problem !!
Cons: Worst Food
Pros: No
Cons: No
Pros: Lovely crew
Cons: Check-in was frustrating with split lines, late openings. Could not get boarding pass on kiosk or on website. Kayak is not user-friendly and does not seem to support online check-in. Would not recommend using it to others. Will not use it again.
Pros: It didn't crash
Cons: 1. The website didn't work so I could not choose my seat upfront, had to seat next to the bathroom, it was hours of torture
2. Absolutely grumpy flight attendants
3. No electronic equipment allowed, even in airplane mode (?? nonsense)
5. I will never, in any case, ever fly Air China again in my life
Cons: Ca Needs to be more clear on who can get a transit entry , I with a US Passport didn't get one and stuck in pek airport for 25 hours ,
Pros: Crew is always friendly on Cathay. Cathay operates this flight.
Cons: They could have acknowledged my emerald status. They could have upgraded me to premium economy. That’s about all. It was a basic economy seat so not so great. Terrible space under that seat - blocked by video machinery.
Pros: Crew was friendly and spoke English. Boarding was timely.
Cons: The food was the same on the flight to and from. Also was warm, not hot.
Pros: The crew was great.
Cons: The seats could gave been more comfortable.
Until today they still could tell me where did my 2 luggage gone !
Cons: After I checked in found out the boarding pass is not my name !! Went back got the right one & also changed luggage tags (2) , but the luggage’s missing, tidy is day 3 ! Still hoping....
Cons: No leg room. No new movies - like watching reruns
Cons: For this plane, the seat is very cramp - leg room has shrunk. Entertainment selection is poor, no new movies at all - like watching reruns.
Pros: Boarding was easy.
Cons: Food ! Tasteless and bald..
Pros: Boarding was easy.
Cons: Food ! Tasteless and bald..
Seat selection
Pros: I booked thru a search engine more than 3 months before the flight but was not allowed to select my seat. I was seated at the last seat in the middle. The trip was long, more than 12.hrs and being in the aisle would have been comfortable. It is not my 1st time to ride the airline .
.
Cons: Not being able to select a.seat prior to the trip.
Pros: The stewards and stewardess’ were pleasant
Cons: Our first Air China flight departed 2 hrs late and then to top things off they lost my wife’s luggage on the way to Thailand. We had to wait in the airport for hours for it arrive on the next flight. The experience at Beijing airport was my worst experience in any airport. The Chinese staff were very rude. Just to transfer planes everyone must submit their fingerprints. I don’t think I will ever fly Air China again simply to avoid this airport.
Pros: Crew was great again.
Cons: I had 0 options for entertainment on the flight from NYC to Beijing. No Wi-fy and the TVs in my section of seats didn't work.
Air China made in China
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Seems like airchina have no experience in aviation business
Air china
Pros: The crew we're very nice
Cons: I had to run through Beijing airport because I had 45 minutes for connecting flight-----gate was very far from arriving gate. I am at Bangkok airport now waiting on 2 pieces of lost luggage. Food was not good.
First and maybe last Air China flight
Pros: It was an "average" flight
Cons: Food sent me and others to the bathroom---not good
Rajesh
Pros: Very professional flight crew
Cons: -10 degrees and people hoarded in a bus to board an international flight that has no access to aerobridge. Vegetarian food for Air China is rice and boiled vegetables. Broken entertainment system. In short, the flight was disappointing
Friendly crew, uncomfortable seats
Pros: Crew very friendly
Cons: Seats are hard and uncomfortable
Another Chinese bus in the air.
Pros: Same as my first flight
Cons: Same as my first flight, but the delay this time did not cause me to miss a connection as my travel terminated in Bangkok.
A Chinese bus in the air
Pros: The plane made no unscheduled landings.
Cons: The extreme delay that caused me to nearly miss my connection with Air China, the incredibly low level of English spoken on a flight originated in the US, and the complete dismissal of three cabin crew members when I asked about arrangements to be expedited to our connecting flight to Bangkok.
Avoid this airline completely, and if at all possible, transiting through Beijing Capital Airport.
Missed flight
Pros: I missed my flight due to reading the time of departure wrong, military time. It was my fault.
So many better options to go to India
Pros: The 748 is nice and new and in premium economy the legroom stretches for miles
Cons: They lost our
Bags! Crew did not speak english! Transferring is a pain! Food was very poor quality
Awful food, movie selection & cold plane!
Cons: The plane was COLD. The food was absolutely disgusting! The seats are small. Lacking in the movie department.
I will not use Air China again.
Pros: Entertainment was not good the TV did not work
Cons: The food and stalf very good
Cons: Barely any legs room to move around and I’m 5”3
Cons: Food was subpar.
The entertainment devices did not work.
Junk
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Food was horrible.
Junk
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Its a piece of junk
Can you hear me mother!
Cons: Our flight was severely delayed 6 hours from Heathrow, and that is where this horror story began.
No one bothered to tell us anything.
When we arrived in Beijing for our connection to Bangkok, we had to search out people for help, there was absolutely no one forthcoming with explanations. We were travelling as 2 friends, I was booked on one flight and my travelling companion on another 15 hours later! This only got changed when we explained that we both only had hand luggage!
To then board the flight and sit on the tarmac, engines running, simply waiting, no explanations again!!
Will we ever fly China Airways again?? If we could exchange our return flight tickets to that of another Star Alliance member we would.
Avoid!!
Pros: Nothing.
Domestic flights are better than this
Cons: 1 meal in 8 hour flight
No beverages
Avoid!!
Pros: Good collection of latest movies.
Cons: Cheap flight with no proper in flight services. No beverages served until after Meal was served after 2-3 hours. Was able to ask and get wine. Food was mediocre and breakfast was a cheap sandwich offered in hand. 2 meals in 12 hour flight, Rice with chicken and Noodles with chicken
Greyhound of international airlines (almost as bad as United)
Pros: The flight waited for all the people to come on the flight before leaving.The food was good, and they didn't disturb sleeping passengers in the middle of the flight.
Cons: The TV screen was horrible, and half the time it didn't even work. The games said how to use the controller, but the controller that was there didn't even work.
The crew needs to serve water and drinks a little more than twice in the 8 hour flight. And when the water and drinks are served,they should pour a little more than 40% in the cup. Dehydration doesn't make for a good experience especially when you have already come off a 12.5 hour connecting flight.
Mediocre but functional
Pros: Entertainment was good quality, and had a good variety of games and movies. The food was also pretty good, and provided pretty good headphones.
Cons: The plane departed 1 hour late, and arrived 1 hour 15 min late, and we barely made our connection on time. The crew gave full cups of drinks to the Chinese passengers, and half full cups to the people of other races. I was sitting in a row of 4 seats, and the person next to me couldn't get anything, so they asked me to get water for them. I asked for water for me, and tried to ask for water for the person next to me, but the crew member just ignored me. I asked her 6 times, and she just wouldn't pay attention to me, so the guy next to me didn't get water.
Cons: I missed my flight and had to pay more money to book another flight. I read the time wrong, it was in military time and I missed my flight
Pros: Crew was attentive
Cons: My tv screen did not work well. There was a man behind me coughing all 15 hours. I would think that the flight crew would advise him to cover his mouth when coughing or offer him warm tea.
Plane was dirty. No ports to charge electronics.
Very outdated plane.
Cons: The Beijing-Mumbai flight was in an old plane, with old facilities, and with an extremely slow and ultimately unuseable entertainment system. Cabin was very dry.