Air China 737 Business Class In 10 Pictures

In China, they call this First Class

That red thing is called a tomato.

@Lucky- If you don't mind me asking, will you ever be able to review an Air Transat flight preferably between Canada and Europe? I haven't found a good one on the internet and I really like your reviews.

But.... pork chops taste good...

Just did PEK-SYX in air china first. Same experience. Super friendly crew, great attention to detail, all around a fantastic flight that exceeded my expectations.

It made me want to try them internationally in F now....so I can't wait to read you review to see if it is worth the miles!!

Seriously Ben, you had a couple of flights on 1 Chinese airline with smoking pilots; do you really have to state "The pilots on this flight did/didn't smoke." every time you fly a Chinese airline now?

If that the case, should you report whether "the staff did/didn't drag or hit a passenger." every time you fly United?

I fly Chinese airlines twice a week. Service is still horrible. You don't know what you're talking about so shove it.

I'm Chinese.

The pilot smoking stereotype is bad. There's not many crew that would smoke onboard.

Although the service on the international sector seems bad when comparing to others, XD if someone can complain about the service that the Chinese airlines provide when flying domestically, he/she'd probably from heaven. After flying domestic flights in West Europe and US, I can jump into that conclusion, because I don't expect Africa and Russia to have better service than WE or US.

@Sunshine Wang
Why so hostile. Why don't you just mention to Ben that you have more flying experience on Chinese airlines recently and it not improving as much as he thinks.

The reason that they leave the seatbelt sign on the whole time, prepare the cabin early etc is because Chinese customers are rude AF and don't follow the cabin crews instructions. They play that audio before the flight takes off saying that there are penalties and you could go to jail blah blah blah but no one cares because no cabin crew will ever make an example of someone for fear of losing face.

@Jason, hahaha you are right! @Lucky, Ben you have to report dragging passengers for every UA report.

I don't quite understand why Lucky would use a very strange tone to talk about China all the time.

@jason I actually fly to China at least once a month (both international and domestic routes) and I find that there is smoking on about 75% of the flights, so I do not think it is at all unfair that he brings this up. In fact, as someone that reads his reviews regularly, particularly for Asian flights, I find that incredibly helpful.

So Air China is another airline that bans phones in flight mode usage as well?

If so, i cant take photos. Lol

@Flyingfish

All Chinese carriers ban phones even if they are in flight mode. That's also why I tend to avoid them.

@Flyingfish It's not an airline policy, but the government (CAAC) bans cell phones on all Chinese airlines. Airlines had complained about the rule, fearing they might loose competitiveness on international flights, but CAAC doesn't do shit.

The seats look like something you'd find on a U.S. airline in the 1980s.

But otherwise quite elegant -- especially the large white linen tablecloth and the crockery. I like how the cocktail napkin has the Air China logo placed in just the right spot for a picture. Whether intentional or not, it looks great.

The food itself looks a little weak. I'd be curious to know if a Westerner with a stomach not accustomed to Chinese food safety can eat Chinese airline food, even prepared Western-style. After all, I've always been told that China was like Mexico in that you don't drink the water, don't drink anything with ice and avoid local fayre.

Trust me, you want a no cell phone rule in China. 11th year living here and many people like to use "shout mode" on their phones or watch video at full blast. I've been giving out those disposable headphones from hotel gyms on flights and trains as a hint. Even works sometimes.

@Sunshine Weng: That's very educated... You must be a Chinese peasant.