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I didn’t realize that Chinese transit visa is needed to transfer at Xiamen airport. When I bought the tickets, I wasn’t notified nor advised to get the Chinese visa. The Xiamen rep at Lax didn’t let me board first and I explained and they gave me the visa waiver paperwork. It was so much of hassle. I’ve laid over many Chinese cities via different airlines and never had any problems. Will not fly again on Xiamen!!

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The plane was new, the plane was clean, and all the airline hostesses were not 65 years old. Oh and everyone complaining about the visa requirements for China. Bend over a take one for the team like a man just Go to a travel agent in any in China Town. $100 US will get you a bias good for 10 years and it only take a week. Otherwise fly Delta for $1200.

Limited selection of English language movies but hey it was a China airline so no bit surprise there.

Plane was loaded quickly, and efficiently..pulled away from gate a little ahead of schedule. Friendly crew.

Food just Ok...bread rolls always served at the end of the meal,instead of with the meal.

Overall I didn’t like the flight

Food,customer service,comfort and entertainment

After reading the reviews I was prepared for the worst. I was surprised on the overall quality flight with 2 full meals and plenty of drinks throughout. Plane was clean service crew was plentiful and kind. Also had a large selection of entertainment options.

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Uber-paranoid airline, did not allow cell phones even at cruising altitude. And a nice, (perfectly legal) camping knife mysteriously disappeared from my bag.

Friendly cabin crew

Over 2 hours late on departure

They put us up in a hotel

We missed the connection due to airline delays. So the flight they're going to get us into Bangkok will happen the evening of the next day. If they can get us the ticket change.

Planes are newer and clean. Seats are okay. The IFE system is great!

The food is below standard. For a globally resurgent airline, CZ should focus on serving international cuisines for the global population it is now serving.

The plane was clean and the boarding process was very smooth. The crew was professional. The selection of movies was outstanding.

There was not as much legroom as I would have liked. We had Asian Veg meals which were a little bit too much the same each time.

Air condition was not cooling and all was hot for aprox. 5 hours then became 40% better

Friendly flight, nice people

Food wasn't good.

Big delay in PEK

I had the seat 48A which was next to the emergency exit and no chairs front of me which made me very comfortable. Also I can drink anything i want as much as I want.

Out of the whole 13 hours flight we only had 2 meals which was not enough for me. I was hungry between the two meals during the flight so i asked the flight attendant for anything to eat and she gave me 2 hot peice of bread. I accepted without complain.

Great plane B 787

Paid online for food and most choices gone Overpriced

Excellent pods on business and very good food and service

Service before boarding was excellent. Checking in as long as the boarding time was efficient and fast. In flight service was okay, flight crew was helpful and friendly. The selection of entertainment was excellent. Good international films, in addition to the monocles 24 hours radio station. However, the food was mediocre, there was not enough food for a flight of 11 hours.

I didn't like the amount and selection of food.

Crew were nice, food on board was ok Given the long wait time at immigration, we did not have to wait for our bags.

Rouge seats are notoriously uncomfortable, especially on a 9 hour flight. Rouge Player entertainment sucks, very poor movie selection. Irish immigration took 45 minutes... a ridiculous amount of time in this day and age. My time with the officer took about 30 seconds, so obviously the problem is that they are understaffed...not the best way to start your trip to Ireland after a long flight!

787 Dreamliner layout is efficient, generous legroom and recline is better than American carriers. Crew works as team, fast and courteous. Very helpful and professional, Water offered frequently, trash pick up kept cabin neat, bathrooms always clean. Passenger announcements are clear and crisp is English and Chinese.

Really, no complaints. More entertainment choices would be appreciated however is not my priority.

The plane was new, the plane was clean, and all the airline hostesses were not 65 years old. Oh and everyone complaining about the visa requirements for China. Bend over a take one for the team like a man just Go to a travel agent in any in China Town. $100 US will get you a bias good for 10 years and it only take a week. Otherwise fly Delta for $1200.

Limited selection of English language movies but hey it was a China airline so no bit surprise there.

No problems for the price

Ok no problems for the price

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Friendly staff

Taking a bus to the plane

Missed flight due to delay and had to deal with rude staff for the rebooking. Around 15 of us got no real information and we’re just hoping for the best

On time

Turbulence most of the time Crew not courteous

Attendants are friendly and nice, their limited English makes them seem cold however I speak both languages and they have better manners than my experience with American carriers such as UA, American and Delta, particularly to the elderly and those that do not speak Chinese. Legroom is decent, seat cushions need more padding for long haul flights. Power supply working well, mediocre movie selection, on time departure and arrival. Food needs improvement. I was told my meal was beef and rice, however, it was fried fish.

Bathrooms need more attention particularly on long haul economy. Food Needs Improvement!

The plane was clean and the boarding process was very smooth. The crew was professional. The selection of movies was outstanding.

There was not as much legroom as I would have liked. We had Asian Veg meals which were a little bit too much the same each time.

China Southern's people in Guangzhou are helpful and attentive. The boarding process goes as well as it can when boarding a plane that seats over 500 people. I enjoy flying on the upper deck of the A380. Even though the entertainment system went out late in the flight, it couldn't overcome the helpfulness, and friendliness of the flight attendants. China Southern's flight attendants are the best in the world.

Delayed departure and delayed arrival. Landed at a different airport first (due to a storm?) and missed our connecting flight.

i didn't receive my bags for days after despite being stranded in the airport even though China Southern has a free hotel policy for layovers more than 8 hours.

The Airport crew send us back and forth to where we go for our missed flights.Wifi connection in Beijng Airport is available but cant connect at all . Food like the noodle meal should improve or can be replace to something better. Crew should be morev fluent in English for better conversation among passengers.

Better airlines

I had the seat 48A which was next to the emergency exit and no chairs front of me which made me very comfortable. Also I can drink anything i want as much as I want.

Out of the whole 13 hours flight we only had 2 meals which was not enough for me. I was hungry between the two meals during the flight so i asked the flight attendant for anything to eat and she gave me 2 hot peice of bread. I accepted without complain.

Great service

Not a thing

Great plane B 787

Paid online for food and most choices gone Overpriced

Crew were nice, food on board was ok Given the long wait time at immigration, we did not have to wait for our bags.

Rouge seats are notoriously uncomfortable, especially on a 9 hour flight. Rouge Player entertainment sucks, very poor movie selection. Irish immigration took 45 minutes... a ridiculous amount of time in this day and age. My time with the officer took about 30 seconds, so obviously the problem is that they are understaffed...not the best way to start your trip to Ireland after a long flight!

It was basically a United flight instead of Air Canada. Had usuall good quality United service

No problems

Excellent pods on business and very good food and service

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Xiamen reps at KUL didn’t let me board because they said my middle name on boarding pass didn’t match with the name on Chinese transit visa. I got this Chinese transit visa just to transfer because of the airport layout and that part was also didn’t make sense. They didn’t accept my middle “Y” on the boarding pass and it was so much of hassle to argue and finally let me through. Will never fly again on Xiamen.

I liked playing tetris and pacman with a controller that was like that of a console. My flight had a lot of empty seats, and I noticed they staggered the seating so that there was nobody in front of me or behind me. Flight crew was genuinely nice and helpful even though we didn't speak the same language. The little cup holder was actually pretty cool. There even seemed to be ample leg room compared to other Chinese international flights I've been on. I've flown previously with china southern and China eastern, so that is my basis for comparison.

They didn't give me boarding passes for both flights (had a long layover in china). Other airlines printed both at the start of trip. This added quite a bit of confusion for me, seemingly unnecessarily. Also, I'm a bit disappointed in their free hotel room deal for long layovers. When I had a long layover previously with either china southern or china easter (can't remember which one), I got my own free hotel room, a free meal, and a free ride to and from the hotel. That was a real perk for my 12 hour layover. The deal with xiaman is you get a free hotel room, but you have to share it with a stranger of the same gender, and you have to pay for taxi to and from the hotel. Although you do supposedly get a free meal, I chose not to take them up on the hotel offer. Instead I took them up on their transfers lounge. This is a dark, quiet room full of dingy, dirty padded chairs and people sprawled out and snoring. I would have stayed more than 15 minutes if there were more phone charging plugs, but instead I went and ate mcdonalds and found a plug in at the kfc. Aside from all that, I would suggest getting some better Hollywood movies to choose from, as xiamen's competition has them beat there as well, in my opinion.

The plane was new, the plane was clean, and all the airline hostesses were not 65 years old. Oh and everyone complaining about the visa requirements for China. Bend over a take one for the team like a man just Go to a travel agent in any in China Town. $100 US will get you a bias good for 10 years and it only take a week. Otherwise fly Delta for $1200.

Limited selection of English language movies but hey it was a China airline so no bit surprise there.

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They left my luggages at SeaTac. I am at China right now, and I don’t know when they are going send them to me. All my stuff in the luggage now I have buy everything again.

Food was decent

They've gave us the wrong flight times,had to pay and extra 100$ a head to get on the flight we were originally scheduled for. Arrived in shanghai, and again was given the wrong flights and has to stay an night in shanghai delaying our entire trip,forcing us to be a day behind for everything. Still worried our flights home won't be correct. Will never fly with then again, everyone beware.

The inflight attendents are hard working.

The quality of food is poor and the portion is too little.

Your food especially rice with ocra( what a combination ) that was great

I did not like your language chew mew

5 hours delay in Shanghai/ no fin

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Food was tasty. Service was good, flight was on time and took a long time to land in Beijing.

Ran out of food options pretty early in the service

Crew was great. Boarding and deplaning was really fast.

The entertainment was horrible. I had to watch the same three movies over and over again, because the other choices were not good. The food was barely edible. If I fly with AirChina again I will have to bring my own food and download enough entertainment for the whole flight.

I had a seat with very little leg room. The food was rather bland and the boarding process was slow and delayed the departure time.

Staff on the plane.

China Air failed to transit my Baggage from Shanghai to Tokyo. Stuck withouth clothing!

New planes

Entertainment selection, regular food and beverages

The flight was on time both ends. The crew and service was good. The seats were comfortable. The food was good.

Who the heck decided to put shoulder strap seat belts into the planes???? Major fail. These are highly uncomfortable and a stupid addition. I can’t imagine you have the data to support this addition being meaningful. Fail! Fail! Fail!!!!!

Missed flight due to delay and had to deal with rude staff for the rebooking. Around 15 of us got no real information and we’re just hoping for the best

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Xiamen reps at KUL didn’t let me board because they said my middle name on boarding pass didn’t match with the name on Chinese transit visa. I got this Chinese transit visa just to transfer because of the airport layout and that part was also didn’t make sense. They didn’t accept my middle “Y” on the boarding pass and it was so much of hassle to argue and finally let me through. Will never fly again on Xiamen.

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I didn’t realize that Chinese transit visa is needed to transfer at Xiamen airport. When I bought the tickets, I wasn’t notified nor advised to get the Chinese visa. The Xiamen rep at Lax didn’t let me board first and I explained and they gave me the visa waiver paperwork. It was so much of hassle. I’ve laid over many Chinese cities via different airlines and never had any problems. Will not fly again on Xiamen!!

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