CHINA AIRLINES ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 10 November 2009 by Larry Weaver (USA)
AIRCRAFT : B747-400
PAX SIZE : Large
LAYOUT : 3x4x3
POSITION : Middle
PAX RATING : 1/10
RECOMMENDED : NO
Legroom Space
Seat Recline
Seat Width
Viewing TV Screen
Access in/out of seat
FOOTREST
No
I am a large man and it was agony flying from Los Angeles to Bangkok. No power plug for the
laptop. Seat rows too close to use the laptop as the space was too small to unfold it. Seats
were fine for small framed people But for large people it made for a very long trip. And
forget sleeping, not enough space for that without rolling into somebody.
CHINA AIRLINES ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 2 September 2009 by Andy Roberts (Canada)
AIRCRAFT : B747-400
PAX SIZE : Small
LAYOUT : 3x4x3
POSITION : Window
PAX RATING : 7/10
RECOMMENDED : NO
Legroom Space
Seat Recline
Seat Width
Viewing TV Screen
Access in/out of seat
FOOTREST
Yes
This was one of the older Boeing 747-400s in the China Airlines Fleet, so therefore there was a lack
of entertainment in Economy Class (only an inflight magazine was provided, even on a long flight,
like ours which was from Vancouver to Taipei). Some of the facilities (restrooms, etc.) were also
slightly older-looking. However, I understand that China Airlines does have some newer 747s with
personal televisions at every seat as well as nicer seats (I've been on one of these as well) and
these are much more suitable for long-haul flights.
CHINA AIRLINES ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 2 September 2009 by Andy Roberts (Canada)
AIRCRAFT : A340-300
PAX SIZE : Small
LAYOUT : 2x4x2
POSITION : Window
PAX RATING : 8/10
RECOMMENDED : YES
Legroom Space
Seat Recline
Seat Width
Viewing TV Screen
Access in/out of seat
FOOTREST
Yes
These seats are well-designed and are very suitable for long-haul flights, like the one I took from
Taipei-Vancouver. The seat had a personal television as well as a massaging footrest. Though I'm
small in size, I still found getting out into the aisle a bit difficult.
CHINA AIRLINES ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - 3 March 2009 by Vincent Wang (Australia)
AIRCRAFT : A330-300
PAX SIZE : Large
LAYOUT : 2x4x2
POSITION : Aisle
PAX RATING : 7/10
RECOMMENDED : YES
Legroom Space
Seat Recline
Seat Width
Viewing TV Screen
Access in/out of seat
FOOTREST
No
China Airlines A330 configuration means that in the front Economy cabin, AB seats have a wider
seat pitch than the other seats as there is one less row of seats on the AB side.
Review: 9 May
2008
Aircraft: Airbus A330-300
Name: Vincent Wang
Position: Aisle
Layout: 2x4x2
PAX size: Large
Recommended : Maybe
Comfort Score : 7/10
Legroom space
TPE-SYD was on a newer A330-300. Compared to the A340, the seat pitch was less at 31",
making it a bit hard for the person at the window seat to get out. The design of the armrest made
the handset stick out quite a bit which can be quite annoying as you often bump into it. However the
seat itself was quite nice, with massage rollers on the footrest and decent lumbar support system.
Seat recline
Seat width
Viewing TV screen
Access in/out of seat
Footrest Yes
Review: 7 May 2007
Aircraft: Airbus A340
Name: Vincent Wang
Position: Aisle
Layout: 2x4x2
PAX size: Large
Recommended : Yes
Comfort Score : 8/10
Legroom space
The seats on the A340-300 were quite comfortable and it was fine for someone large like me. China
Airlines has installed foot massage rollers on their footrests on the A330 and A340, which was great
for a long haul flight. The only problem was the seat pitch, which wasn't too bad (32") but could
have been better.
Seat recline
Seat width
Viewing TV screen
Access in/out of seat
Footrest Yes
Review: 7 May 2007
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400
Name: Winston Liao
Position: Aisle
Layout: 3x4x3
PAX size: Medium
Recommended : Yes
Comfort Score : 8/10
Legroom space
Though not every China Airlines 747-400 are equipped with the new economy seats, the one I was on,
was the 'Dream Liner', a newly outfitted 747-400 where the interior atmosphere and design follows
that of the 777, more streamlined giving passengers the sense of more room. And now with personal
entertainment systems behind each seat, it makes the 18 or so hours from JFK-TPE go so much
faster and comfortably.