ORD-PEK on 787 then PEK-PVG on a 737 and return in Business (First) Class. Easy check-in and boarding at ORD. Attentive service great seat (flat bed) and AVOD with 20 or so current movies. Tip: spread the duvet out on the seat and sleep on top of it as the cushions are very firm. On landing in Beijing we had to transfer from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. Instructions were clear but we couldn't locate the shuttle and walked the distance between Terminals. If you are young this is no problem. If old and creaky like us it is a long walk. Flight from PEK to PVG was ordinary 737 with standard "first class" recliners as would be found in domestic flights in the U.S. The return leg from PVG to PEK was the same as the outbound but once arriving in PEK we were met by a gate agent herded to a bus and taken from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. Along the way we gathered our bags then rechecked them. That saved us a lot of wandering through corridors dragging luggage. I was surprised to realize that our 787 flight boarded off-terminal it was a long bus ride out to the plane. Once on board however the champagne arrived and all was well. Food on the return trip seemed fresher and the flight attendants were much more capable and attentive - more like Asiana than a regional Chinese airline. Overall a terrific experience - and at the $2150 teaser fare to go round trip in the front cabin there is little to complain about!
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