Air China - CCA

...and the travel agent called Air China to confirm any visa requirements, a nice lady called Rebecca advised him that the only thing he needed was his Australian Tourist Visa to travel through Bejing. The day of the flight my brother checked in and there was no problems, this was his first ever flight and they went through everything with him, and told him wher to go. There were no delays in take off, and the first part of the flight went smoothly. ...
...We then went to the Air China offices in Sydney and they told us that they were fully booked for 2 weeks. We contacted our travel agent in the UK and they contacted Air China in London who said the earliest flight they could get him on was 3 weeks! With the help of our travel agent my brother is in the process of trying to get some compensation back for the problems Air China have caused him. So far it has been two weeks and they are "processing ...

curly110 04.03.2003 (05.04.2003) · Read full review
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...flights I have been on, Air China have been the worst carriers I have ever flown with. Last week I took two long-haul flights (10.5 hours each) and two internal flights (2 hours each) during which I found the conditions aboard the plane to be very poor and, most alarmingly, the standard of flight well below average. On a short flight from Beijing to Nanjing we were due to land in perfect conditions, yet for no apparent reason the pilot threw us onto ...
...rarely gourmet cuisine, but aboard Air China it is especially bad. The bread is sweet (God only knows why) and the drinks warm. You don't even get those lovely, hot, lemon-scented facecloths! Air China have one of the worst safety records for commercial flights in the world. If that's not enough to put you off, everything else should be. ...

SkyscraperFanClub 01.06.2001 · Read full review
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I traveled on this excellent airline to beijing and back on the 3rd and 10th of july. There was lots of leg room, enough to strech out my legs fully and i wasnt at the front! the staff were very helpful and the meals i am surprised to say were very nice, the inflight entertainment was in chinese though! The drinks were very big, cans of coke weren't the usual mini cans they were chinese sized cans bigger than english ones. The seats were very comfortable ...
...in to business and first class and they were even better, huge seats, loads of legroom, and built in tvs and very nice surroundings. The cabin crew were very helpful and spoke good english. And my favourite part, you could just go and get drinks at anytime during the flight for free like coffee and coke, my only complaint is that there was only chinese tea and not english tea! Over all the flight was long but enjoyable and well catered. I would definatly ...

jonny1047 14.07.2001 (28.02.2003) · Read full review
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Air China is not China air line. They are completely different two companys. China air line is a taiwanese company. It used to be a state run company, and now has been privitisated. That's the begining of its disaster. Air China is a state-run international air line company. It has guite good reputition and very famous for the safety. It's not a bad idea to take Air China from China to go abroad, because it's cheaper and the food is all right. However, ...

lexicomp 09.07.2000 · Read full review
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I flew Air China this year (2000) and I found them punctual and professional. Both flights were on time and the staff were just like those on any other airline. In fact, I would go so far as to say they were better. A steward or stewardess was constantly patrolling the aisles and attended to your every need. The only criticism I would have of this airline was that they weren't very forthcoming with refreshments. In between meals, there was only water ...

DNAhelix 23.07.2000 · Read full review
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I flew with my husband from Calif. to Beijing. We even decided to make the trip very special and flew First Class. What a mistake this was. The plane (both going and returning) was filthy! Th staff, especially the young women appeared unkempt and looked as though they had been up all night. The food was of poor quality especially for First Class. Here is an example; we were offered either "soup in a cup" you know the kind you add hot water to ...
...my husband asked for the "cup of soup" after tasting it decided he didn't like it and asked for ice cream . He was told "you can no have ice cream -- you had soup -no two things!This was First Class ! The screens at our seats did not work, either one on the way over and one of them worked on the way back. When it was take off and landing some Chinese passengers would NOT give up their GLASS drinks and the staff let them keep them! Nothing was ...

cpawson 08.07.2002 · Read full review
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I've travelled several times with Air China, both international and internal. With the same service Air China is much cheaper than most air companies of other countries. I would prefer to take Air China, not only because of it's low price, but also because Air China has an exellent record of safety. Thanks God, the time is over, in which the flight steward fighted with the Hijackers. ;) The food is certainly not an unforgettable culinary enjoyment, ...

lilyll 20.05.2003 · Read full review
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...few years I flew with Air China a number of times, mainly to Hong Kong. The airline was basic and domestic airlines from this part of the world do not have the best safety record in the world. The cabin crew however were always polite and pleased to be of assistance. The aircraft were generally quite old but that may just because of the route I was on. I was amazed that the cabin crew kept their calm and composure one time when we were flying by ...

jonyee 09.07.2000 · Read full review
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