Air China

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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2/10

Air China customer review

(United Kingdom)

London to Beijing in July. The seat was uncomfortable and did not recline properly. The food was far below normal international airline standards. Staff were unhelpful and curt. The inflight entertainment was limited and clearly designed more for a mainland China audience.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

Air China customer review

(Australia)

Sydney to Beijing and onto London after a 7 hour stop over. I would never fly Air China again. I found the cabin crew rude the aircraft (Airbus A330) was old and the inflight entertainment system was either broken for me or the entire aircraft. Fair enough only paid $1790 for my return airfare but I still expect more than I received. I was told soft drinks were only served at dinner time and they offered me a small glass of warm water.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

Air China customer review

(Cambodia)

Flew PEK-FNJ on a B737-200. Seating was pretty cramped. Even though it was a short flight drinks and a snack-box was served. 2nd run through was made for drink top-ups. No IFE. FA's were cordial. All-in-all a decent enough experience.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment N/A
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

Air China customer review

(Australia)

London to Sydney. The food was appalling unless you could speak Mandarin you were not able to communicate with the air hostesses. We were left sitting on the Tarmac in Beijing for 5 hours prior to take off (so long that we actually had to go back and fuel up once we were cleared for take off). The captain kept making announcements about bad weather yet we could see only sunny weather all around. The toilet facilities became quite bad. I missed my next flight as a result of the delays and the crew did not even apologise. I heard from a few western travellers that the lengthy delays were common.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money N/A
no
7/10

Air China customer review

(Portugal)

Madrid-Beijing A330 and Beijing-Frankfurt B747 in August. Both flights left on time and arrived earlier than scheduled. Check-in and boarding was fast and efficient at both airports. Daylight flight from Madrid to Beijing. Small leg space in the A330 and cabin seemed old. Inflight entertainment was basic (small TV in each seat) consisting of 4/5 movies (2 Chinese + 2/3 English). Cabin crew was efficient but service was basic. Food was simple (2 lunch options but when it got to our row only one dish was available as they ran out of chicken). They served 2 meals. Red eye flight from Beijing to Frankfurt. Greater than usual leg space in the B747. Cabin seemed old but was clean. Inflight entertainment was very basic (1 large screen for each economy class section). Cabin crew was efficient and their English level was good. Food was simple but tasty (2 meals served). Good value for money.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
5/10

Air China customer review

(South Korea)

Flew from Incheon to Singapore return via Beijing. We were given a free upgrade to first class on the first leg of the journey which I can't complain about but the apart from that the airline is rather disappointing. Both of the flights on the way to Singapore were delayed by about 3 hours. The economy food was very poor; the beer and wine undrinkable; and the service was minimalistic. The crew seemed to have a very low level of English. They only offered drinks other than water once during the five hour flight from Beijing to Singapore and even water was not offered enough. There was no entertainment on the 5 hour flights to and from Singapore. Air China is cheap but it can really only be compared with other low-cost airlines.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

Air China customer review

(United States)

Flew from JFK to Beijing supposed to return from MNL back to JFK on July 23. Food was so-so nothing to write home about attendants appeared to have problems with food carts and would push and pull without looking to see that the cart would be banging into passengers' shoulders. In MNL flights were cancelled rebooked cancelled without explanation. No ground crew or call centres to respond to inquiries. Finally rebooked back to JFK on Delta one day later. Communications totally inadequate not acceptable.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
5/10

Air China customer review

(United Kingdom)

Very mediocre experience and an airline I'll be avoiding in the future. I was flying direct London to Beijing but the quality was worse than some domestic Chinese flights I've taken. I had to change seats a grand total of 4 times. Each time because my inflight entertainment system wasn't working and it wasn't until my fourth seat that the screen was working. During this time the stewards and stewardesses were co-operative in helping me find a seat but not kind or apologetic in any way. As for the food the quality of the Chinese meal was somewhat better than the Western meal but neither especially good. My main complaint about the Western meal was the lack of vegetables and meat. The service was perfunctory and the stewardesses stern and at times rude. I just think they have no concept of what customer service is. They warmed to me slightly as I speak Mandarin and was travelling by myself. All in all Air China will get you from A to B and the stewardesses will bring you your food and drinks but whether or not you have a relaxing enjoyable flight is another matter. Wouldn't recommend them and would prefer to pay extra or fly to China indirect next time to avoid them.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

Air China customer review

(China)

Kunming-Shanghai Hongqiao on B738 Beijing-Shanghai Hongqiao on A332 both on time for departure and arrival. Aircraft's are new and clean comfortable seat and spacious legroom blanket was given which was appreciated for domestic flights. Food and drinks acceptable. Overall enjoyable experience with Air China for domestic travel.
Seat TypeEconomy Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

Air China customer review

(Canada)

Vancouver - Beijing - Hong Kong - Beijing - Delhi - Beijing - Vancouver business class. 3 of those 6 segments were delayed by more than 5 hours! And for one of those segments that meant staying overnight at a second-rate hotel outside of the airport. Onboard service was minimal and the staff act like they are doing you a favor when they the food and drinks. On the ground the service is similarly curt and non-communicative.
Seat TypeBusiness Class
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Value For Money 12345
no