Hainan is generally regarded as the best airline in mainland China, and they're the only Skytrax 5-star airline in mainland China. I had a pleasant experience when I flew with them early last year, and found the food and service to be great, while the seats were a bit outdated. Fortunately earlier this year Hainan…
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How do you find out which routes are flying the new business class. I'm flying PEK -> BOS in December and am unsure if the plane has the new seats.
This is really good news. Hainan is not only the best, but the only direct connection BOS-PEK and especially BOS-PVG, and as you said in your review, it's only tolerable if the seat next to you is free (or occupied by someone you travel with) because of the lack of partition and indeed any kind of privacy. So far, as with you, this has always been the case in my case, and then Hainan beats e.g. Cathay (from HK) hands-down re food, IFE, service and so on (the jammies indicator!).
Not gonna lie, this looks better than Lufthansa's new one they'll install in 5 years. More private too.
Hainan is currently flying one of the PEK SZX flights with reverse herringbone seats. the one with herringbone is called 78A, while the rest are called 789
They are also getting new fry pans and rice cookers in business class kitchen...
I am a little confused. Half of the pictures showed the Rockwell Collin (B/E aerospace) Super Diamond seat. But half of the pictures showed the Zodiac Aerospace Cirrus Seat. So which is exactly is the business class Hainan Airline choose for their A330 and B787-9.