Air China

Pros: Good service, smooth flight procedure, cheap tickets.
Cons: The food, as usual, was mediocre.

Air China: Another Adequate Airline in China. By James Zaworski I traveled on three airlines within China during my recent outing: Hainan Airlines, Southern China Airlines, and Air China. Of the three, Hainan Airlines was the best, and the ...

Pros: Efficiently run state airline from modern China operating Modern fleet.
Cons: A bit Cold Service!

3AM The koryo Hotel Bar and Nightclub in Pyongyang, being suspiciously eyed by secret agents!  It's 3 am and I am at the koryo hotel bar in Pyongyang. it is full of drunk Chinese man singing karaoke .I am in the DPRK or ...

Pros: none
Cons: if it looks bad from the ground, I dread to think what it's like in the air

Before I fly with any airline, I check around to see what the general opinion of it is, and I check their website to see if they have information on what I can expect. From what my Chinese friends and colleagues have told me about Air China's level of...

Pros: Low fares, direct flights to Beijing and Shanghai from the West Coast (US)
Cons: Marginal service and food, limited entertainment options (especially if you don't speak Chinese)

I flew from San Francisco to Beijing, then on to Shanghai and back to San Francisco in January 2002. After the reviews I saw of Air China I was fearing the worst, but figured it would be about like what I got on Asiana a year ago (you can see my review ...

Pros: Emptier and cheaper flights
Cons: Subpar service, bad food, inefficient baggage transfer system, full flight ban on electronic equipment usage

Air China is the worst airline I've ever flown with. Every single aspect of this so-called company needs improvement. Although things have improved somewhat since I first flew Air China in 1997, much more remains to be done by its management. Let me...

Pros: Better than train
Cons: Food, service, planes

It's hit and miss with Air China. Flights between Shanghai and Beijing are plentiful, under booked, and pretty cheap. Some planes are new, some are old...and the food is ok. Flights elsewhere are a lot worse. I have flown between Shanghai and Hohhot...

Pros: none.
Cons: state-owned in an industry where tourism and travel is still taking off.

This past August (2000) I booked a return flight to Beijing from Los Angeles on Northwest Airlines. Looking back, I realize that I was partially at fault for not paying close enough attention to the fact that the non-stop flight I booked on Northwest...

Pros: Modern fleet, emptier cabins and lower fares than major competition.
Cons: Dated products especially Business Class, inconvenient, modest North American passenger network.

Air China maybe the flag carrier to/from The People's Republic of China, but I find it rather a hard airline to travel for going to/from China. Although, the fares maybe low when you compare it to other airlines that fly to/from China but the service is...

Pros: we got there in one piece
Cons: the whole experience was decidedly unpleasant

It has been a long time since I flew Air China but the memory remains fresh in my mind. I debated whether I should put my epinion here or in the flight horror stories but think that this is the appropriate place. After all if you are considering...

Pros: very safe, cheap, friendly cabin crew
Cons: not much entertainment.

I just took recently (2007), i fly from Singapore to Beijing for tour. Services: When I first enter the cabin, I was greeted by the good-looking chinese cabin crew who check our ticket and showed us to our seats. I speak chinese so I am not sure of ...

Pros: Cheaper, very comfortable business class, good healthy food, pleasant staff
Cons: Poor English spoken,

I read reviews before flying with this airline and was somewhat worried about what to expect. Was especially worried as I had forked out for business class seats.........very apprehensive before getting to the airport!! However having survived the trip ...

Pros: JFK-Beijing Nonstop, Modern Aircraft, In-Flight Service, Food
Cons: Punctuality, No advance seat selection, Web Site

I selected Air China (CA) for my Oct/02 pleasure trip to China because the nonstop JFK-Beijing saved many travel hours compared to connecting thru the West Coast, Japan or Korea. The fact the ticket was dirt cheap (US$600RT on Travelocity) didn't hurt...

Pros: NONE.
Cons: Filthy equipment, flight delay, refusal to sell us first class seats.

We were scheduled to fly roundtrip between Beijing & Shanghai. At check-in we attempted to purchase First Class seats and the agent said the plane was full and we would have to fly coach. When we got on the plane we realized there were only two people up ...

Pros: Clean, comfortable cabins, price.
Cons: Late flights, dry cabin air, somewhat annoying passengers.

From Feb. through Mar. 2005, I flew Air China, economy class, on four flights between San Francisco- Beijing, Beijing-Hangzhou, Hangzhou-Beijing, Beijing-Shanghai-San Francisco. The price was certainly right. $600 for international roundtrip tickets ...

Pros: None
Cons: Ticket and Re-confirmation are useless!

I am supposed to be on my flight to Beijing at this moment, but instead I am still here, writing this epinions review.

I arrived at the check-in counters early enough, but after two hours of waiting I got rejected onto the flight, together...