China Airlines

✅ Trip Verified | I flew by China Airlines Premium Economy from Vancouver (BC) to Singapore via Taipei on 27 th May 2024. The flight took off ON time & landed in Taipei 30 minutes before time. The flight from Taipei took off 15 mts late but landed 15 minutes early at Singapore. The Aircraft used for both flights was A350-900 Airbus. However on Taipei Singapore-"leg", one of the China Airlines "Chartered" Plane with 2-4-2 Seating in Premier Economy unlike the Standard 2-3-2 found on China Airlines A-350. The Flight from Vancouver to Taipei has some rough turbulence just before Japan & meal service had to be suspended for about 45 mts. Otherwise the flights were smooth. The Aircraft, Toilets etc were clean & well kept. The Seat was spacious & very comfortable & ideal for a 12 hrs flight. The Cabin Service was very good & nowadays more China Airlines Staff speak English- so communication not a problem. I had ordered AVML Meals on the Vancouver to Taipei Sector & VLML meal on Taipei- Singapore Sector. Surprisingly the AVML Hot meals from Vancouver were tasty (first time I experienced this). Unfortunately the 'Starters "were a flop & did not have any resemblance to AVML food. China Airlines should study Indian Culture further to understand the "tastes of Indian Starter foods" etc. Further once again None of the three meals had plain natural Yoghurt served with meals. China Airlines should note that Plain Yoghurt constitutes the major part of EVERY AVML meal & I trust the Airline Catering will take note of this point & correct it in future meals served. The VLML meal was a baked mixed Veg pasta. Nice, Hot & Tasty - though the Starter disappointed. Another point was the lack of Salt & Pepper packets wiith meals. These should be given on request. Entertainment was good. Baggage handling was efficient & good as always. Finally a word of appreciation for the smooth transfer of passengers at Taipei Airport. I can state this is the best I have seen.

✅ Trip Verified | On this red eye flight, dinner was served on a tray with canapés and dessert served separately. The cabin manager introduced herself to me in Mandarin and served a pre-departure drink. I slept after the meal service on the flat bed on this 4.5 hour flight to TPE. The service exudes traditional Taiwanese hospitality that was natural. I can sense that service DNA is deeply ingrained in their flight attendants. I will definitely fly CI again.

✅ Trip Verified | Had an enjoyable flight with China Airlines (CI) from Taipei - Taiwan to Ho Chi Minh city. Flight was on time with professional and friendly crew. Seat was comfortable with generous legroom. We liked the wooden-look-like interior of the craft, felt warm and elegant. The meal was quite pleasant to us. We also appreciated that the chief purser came to our seats and greeted us by our names, provided some information about the flight, as we were Skyteam Elite Plus members.

✅ Trip Verified | I flew with my elderly father in May 2 2024, Flight C124 from Taipei to Los Angeles. Overall it was an average experience. However; I would like to show my gratitude towards the Cabin Chief on that flight, she's amazingly kind and professional. My father needed extra care, and she personally delivered.

✅ Trip Verified |   China Airlines from LAX to Taipei to Manila was a terrible experience from beginning to end. Firstly the flight from LAX was delayed for over 1 hr for inexplicable reasons. Amazingly, despite this, it turned out that most of the luggage did not get put on the flight, something we didn't discover until after we cleared immigration and noticed that our luggage wasn't coming through on baggage 5. Imagine we were had a sign to go to baggage 5 and still most of us were not informed that the majority of the luggage never left LAX. So after waiting for 1/2 hr hoping that our luggage would show up, we then had to wait in another line for 30-45 mins. for an understaffed desk to hear our fate. We had 4 pcs of luggage to come from LA and were told that they were still in LA but promised that we should expect to get them flown from LA and should get them delivered to us the next evening. They promised to call that day later for an update and never did. We expected to arrive in Manila at about 1AM and left about 4AM because of all we had endured. We had to try so many times to hear the phone no. we were told to call, ring incessantly. Occasionally, someone would answer and we were told that a driver would deliver 2 items but no one showed up. Finally we got all 4 pcs together almost 48 hrs after we arrived. Oh, by the way, the 3 meals we got (2 to Taiepi and one Manila) were tasteless and unappetizing. We have traveled through the years on other Asian airlines, and now the first time on China Airlines, and China Airlines has by far the worst food. It didn't matter that the 3rd meal didn't have a 2nd option. My wife and I ordered different meals for the first leg, and both hated it. We arrived in Manila exhausted and hungry. Then China Airlines sent us each a survey (not sure if it was because of our atrocious experience or not). Regardless the first page which was only a cover page allowed us to click on English. However, the rest of the survey was only in Chinese. China Airlines get a 1/10 for getting us to Manila safely, but so do most other airlines. So they need to be judged on other things for which they failed miserably. My wife and I, and pretty much all the customers who arrived in Manila to only discover that their luggage was still in LA, unanimously agreed that even if they are the cheapest we will never use them again. And oh yes, one leg of a suitcase was broken.

Not Verified | An old Boeing 737-800 with the slightly dated interior and without the flat bed and personal entertainment. However for the short duration the space was comfortable. China Airlines allows passengers to use their smartphone or tablet to connect to inflight wifi and stream the TV/movie/music and also a flight map. I prefer this to a fix screen. The service on the flight was fantastic. From friendly welcome to meal service, the crew provided a first class service. Meal and drinks provided were of great quality. We took off on time and landed slightly early in Seoul.

Not Verified | I cannot praise China Airlines highly enough. I was just released from hospital and my mobility was poor. The ground crew were excellent and the hostesses on both legs of my flight couldn't do enough to make me comfortable and assist me. The planes were great and the leg room was fine for a big man. I enjoyed the food and it's quality was far better than many airlines.

✅ Trip Verified | Amazing. Actually exceeded all expectations. Spotless clean plane. Left early, arrived early. Crew were receptive and prompt. Love the A350, so spacious vs Boeing 787/777/A330. Price was far lower than competitors and better service. Used wifi, not fast but efficient.

✅ Trip Verified | Worst airline I have ever flown. Very unfriendly staff. After boarding the flight attendant checked the phones if we have flight mode. Later I got my drink in already used paper cup. Bread was not fresh as half was soft half super hard. Also it is like lowcost airlines - you need to pay for everything - there is no free internet like in other good airlines, you need to pay for seats in first or exit rows. When I wrote my experience to their Facebook chat they read it, but none responded to me. I expect at least something like we apologise for that. The staff took perfect care about Chinese speaking customers. Others were for them like people of the second category. Many items from duty free shop insert on screen you can purchase only flights within Asia and when is your delivery address in Asia. But they insert it on flight to Europe so it makes especially kids very upset that they want something and they can't get it.

✅ Trip Verified | Such a good flight from TPE-LHR. Very pleasantly surprised at the food and the comfort of the seat on this long haul flight considering I fly China Air in Asia a lot without the same level of comfort. The economy section was reasonably empty so they allowed an empty seat between most passengers which gave a lot of room. Wide range of movies - so much so I watched 6 movies on the trip. Bathrooms not very clean though. 2 meals provided and a bread roll at about 3 pm London time. Did not notice if water/drinks handed out aside from mealtimes.