Reader pictures of China Southern Deluxe First Class and First Class

I’ve posted extensively about China Southern’s new Airbus 380s, which will be operating the Los Angeles to Guangzhou route as of October 12. Reader Pablo was kind enough to share some photos from his flight on the China Southern Airbus 380 between Guangzhou and Beijing. While we’ve already seen some images on China Southern’s website, professional photos promoting the product can often be a bit misleading. So that’s where Pablo’s photos come in handy, which are extremely high qualify though also “candid:”


China Southern Airbus 380 exterior


Deluxe First Class


Deluxe First Class


Deluxe First Class


Deluxe First Class


Stairs


Serving area


First Class


First Class

This looks like a really solid product, and I hope to try both cabins before the year is up.

As a reminder, you can redeem Korean Air SkyPass miles for China Southern Deluxe First class, at the cost of 160,000 miles for a roundtrip (and you can transfer Ultimate Rewards points to Korean Air SkyPass). China Southern’s “First Class” is actually business class, so you can most efficiently redeem Delta SkyMiles for a roundtrip in business class for just 120,000 miles. In both cases award availability is wide open.

All credit goes to Pablo and 四月的麦田 for sharing the picture. You can find his site here.

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SE Guest

Furthermore, this malarky isn't new with the 380, but been this way since the introduction of three class aircrafts (330s) and can also be found on Australia/EU routes.

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SE Guest

Make a dummy booking for PEK-CAN domestic and see what it's called, and one for CAN-LAX. The simple reason is that the state regulated airfares within China do not allow a "business" class, but only first class (barley price regulated) and eco (fully regulated). They simply may not offer their product as business on domestic flights unless the flight continues on to an int'l destination - therefore, the confusing names. Deluxe first is clearly sold as first and first as business on int'l flights.

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lucky OMAAT

@ SE -- What am I missing? The website specifically refers to it as first class, no? http://mercury.csair.com/en/travel_guide/on-broad_service/seat_map/a380_experience/first_class.html

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SE Guest

Sorry, on int'l flights the cabins are NEVER referred to with the names you use. They are not called "Deluxe First" and "First" on ANY int'l flight. You are adding more and more confusion!

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wwk5d Guest

It's like Emirates (suites in first + staggered business seats), but without the excessive wood and gold. Almost like they went in the complete other direction. While it may look "cheap", the biggest issue should be how comfortable it is...

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