"a flight to forget"
1 reviews C Liu (Hong Kong)
✅ Trip Verified |
Osaka to Hong Kong. This flight was well below par in terms of service, no smile from flight attendants, no slippers offered. Inflight meal arrived without chopsticks for starter, no refill of drink and my food tray was not collected for over an hour. Whilst waiting for the bathroom, near the middle of the aircraft I saw the Cabin Crew looking after the economy class were preparing drinks on trays to offer economy class passengers. Seems like Economy Class passengers had better service than business class passengers on this flight. Was a flight to forget. Economy class luggage was delivered before Priority Baggage. The positive is it seems as if inflight meals have improved significantly the past two flights.
Aircraft | A330 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Osaka to Hong Kong |
Date Flown | January 2019 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Flight was punctual"
R Dalorna (Canada)
✅ Trip Verified | Manila to Vancouver via Hong Kong, the first leg from Manila was Philippine Airlines. Our layover was only 2 hrs but we had to line up for an hour in HKG to get our connecting boarding passes. Prior to the flight I had checked in online already and saved the bar codes in my phone, however according to the staff, these were not allowed and printed copies were required. They should have at least noted that online. During boarding they did not prioritize families with children. Inflight entertainment is limited to movies and music. Inflight food is not nourishing for me. The cabin crew are very accommodating and helpful. Flight was punctual as expected.
Aircraft | A330 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Vancouver |
Date Flown | January 2019 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"flight is about 80% full"
S Nee (Hong Kong)
✅ Trip Verified | Beijing to Hong Kong. The flight is about 80% full. My seat is in the middle next to wings. I was served a meal without any choice. As I really didn't want to eat spicy noodles the cabin attendant gave me breads instead, but no butter. Since no entertainment on this old airplane, a passenger use speaker loudly of his mobile phone to watch something in flight.
Aircraft | A330 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Beijing to Hong Kong |
Date Flown | January 2019 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"quite low price we paid"
Bradley Smith (Thailand)
✅ Trip Verified | Bangkok to Los Angeles via Hong Kong. First of all, the Hong Kong Airlines website is really clunky and bad. The error messages are cryptic and useless at best. We were not able to check in online, and got different error messages each time. We purchased VIP lounge passes, but only received 1 via email/text and was unable to attach them to our itinerary or my frequent flier account. I was unable to make an FF account for my wife, again useless error messages. Check in lines were pretty long, and boarding was poorly managed. We paid extra for the "extra legroom" seats for the HKG to LAX and return and if those have 3" extra legroom, I'd hate to sit in a normal seat. The seats were also hard and uncomfortable. I have flown a number of other Asian carriers (Singapore, EVA, Korean primarily) and all had much more comfortable normal seats. The food was poor and very little choice. No self-serve snacks, no menu provided. Only Chinese-style food and it just wasn't that good. There was limited water/juice service throughout the flight. Considering the quite low price we paid, it was reasonable. But if you look at other seasons, the prices are not even competitive with airlines with better service, I think our fare was somewhat of a fluke.
Aircraft | A350 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Bangkok to Los Angeles via Hong Kong |
Date Flown | December 2018 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"impressed and appreciative"
Sarah Johnson (Canada)
Not Verified | On Nov 24 2018 we arrived at the Ho Chi Minh Airport only to find our flight would be delayed due to a typhoon. I want to thank the staff at Hong Kong Airlines for taking such good care of us from Ho Chi Minh to Hong Kong to Vancouver, and even arranging our flight through Air Canada from Vancouver to Calgary. I panicked several times due to not being well travelled. I want to express my deepest appreciation for the absolute care & attention provided to me and my family every step of the way, ensuring alternate flights were arranged, looking after our luggage, and reassuring us that they care. I am so very impressed and appreciative. Thank you!
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Ho Chi Minh to Hong Kong via Vancouver |
Date Flown | November 2018 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"unacceptable service"
T Huang (United States)
✅ Trip Verified | Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City. Our flight was delay 6 hours from SFO to Hong Kong. Our flight from Hong Kong to Ho Cho Minh delayed. Once we landed in Hong Kong they gave me the first flight out but it’s 23 hours wait. They gave another family of 3 guests on the same flight out as ours from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh on Vietnam Airline. This is the worst experience of flying. This is unacceptable service.
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City |
Date Flown | November 2018 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"rebooking cost will be 800HKD"
L Fallen (Japan)
✅ Trip Verified | My husband and I attempted to speak with many different staff and no one assisted us. My husband and I were booked on two separate flights from Hong Kong to Okinawa. I was on the 0710 flight, he was on the 1130. The 0730 flight was not full, so we asked if we could change my husband’s flight to 0730, so that we could back to Okinawa together. Many people we asked just said simply I can’t do that, no information provided why or where to switch the flight. One lady said I can switch the flight, but the rebooking cost will be 800HKD. There were 3 empty seats next to me. What a waste!
Aircraft | A330 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Okinawa |
Date Flown | November 2018 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"comfortable as a medium range flight"
G Shamiya (Japan)
✅ Trip Verified | I used Hong Kong Airlines from Tokyo to Bangkok via Hong Kong. Check-in was smooth and on time flight. I was saved because I got a fast track pass at Bangkok. In Hong Kong lounge was wonderful, comfortable space and delicious food and drinks. On the other hand, the Narita lounge was comfortable but the cuisine was one more, the Bangkok lounge was narrow and not very comfortable. The equipment is slightly old impression, but it was enough comfortable as a medium range flight. It was disappointing that there was no champagne in the welcome drink. In-flight meal was average content, but I enjoyed having a lot of wine. As local people were eating with time shifting, it seems that such services are also available. I think that it is more better if there is Japanese menu book.
Aircraft | A330 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Tokyo to Bangkok via Hong Kong |
Date Flown | June 2018 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
Hong Kong Airlines customer review
85 reviews Francis Wong (Hong Kong)
✅ Trip Verified | Hong Kong to Bangkok. I haven't flown with Hong Kong Airlines for well over a year and so much has changed (for the better). Both sectors the business class is 1x2x1 configuration fully flat bed. The new lounge at the satellite terminal is beautiful and really worth a visit.The service is top notch, with an improved menu. Welcome drink is just water and juice, no champagne on offer, but alcohol is served during the meal if requested. Boarding is very orderly and efficient both in HK and BKK. Crew are welcoming and pro-active, especially the senior purser who held a great conversation with me. On return, a new A350 aircraft is deployed and the product just got even better! The famous Blue elephant restaurant designed a good menu for them. I am truly impressed by such an airline from my own country, their business class tickets are often very reasonably priced. therefore I have no hesitation to fly with them again in future.
Aircraft | A330-300 / A350-900 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Seat Type | Business Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Bangkok |
Date Flown | August 2018 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Inflight Entertainment | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"there was no entertainment"
22 reviews S Chang (Hong Kong)
✅ Trip Verified | Hong Kong to Seoul in March. The cabin crew was lack of teamwork. Food was fine but the beverage they offered was limited with very few choices. No personal TV was offered within the plane, so there was no entertainment.
Aircraft | A320 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Seat Type | Economy Class |
Route | Hong Kong to Seoul |
Date Flown | March 2018 |
Seat Comfort | 12345 |
Cabin Staff Service | 12345 |
Food & Beverages | 12345 |
Ground Service | 12345 |
Value For Money | 12345 |
Recommended | no |