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Category Archives: China Airlines

China AirlinesSAS Million Mile Challenge

3.5 Hours In China Airlines A350-900 Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 4, 2024December 7, 2024 16 Comments
China Airlines A350-900 Economy Class

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We enjoyed a lovely 3.5-hour journey from Tapei to Ho Chi Minh City on a China Airlines A350-900 in economy class,...

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China AirlinesLounge Reviews

Review: China Airlines Lounge Taipei (TPE – T1)

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 4, 2024December 3, 2024 14 Comments
China Airlines Lounge Review

China Airlines has a beautiful lounge in Taipei Terminal 1 that is virtually unchanged since my 2017 review. Nevertheless, here’s an updated look at China Airlines’ flagship lounge. China Airlines Lounge Taipei Review (TPE) The lounge is open daily...

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How China Airlines Said Goodbye To Boeing 747

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 23, 2021November 14, 2023 10 Comments
a large airplane taking off

After 45 years of gracing the sky for China Airlines, the Taiwanese airline has completed its final Boeing 747 flight…to nowhere. Final China Airlines 747 Flight Last autumn, I noted that China Airlines would retire its 747 passenger fleet...

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Another Carrier Announces Retirement Of Boeing 747

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 12, 2020November 14, 2023 6 Comments
China Airlines Retire 747

This has been a bad year for the Boeing 747. As the pandemic has made larger, four-engine aircraft less attractive, carriers have accelerated retirement plans for the Queen of the Skies. Now another airline, China Airlines, has indicated it...

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China AirlinesQantas

Fake Flights Are Taking Off

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 3, 2020November 14, 2023 10 Comments
two men in the cockpit of an airplane

Would you spend an afternoon checking in for a flight, going through security screening and passport control, boarding an A330, enjoying food and beverage onboard, but never actually leaving? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, China Airlines and...

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China Airlines

China Airlines Reducing Service to Ontario, California

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2018November 14, 2023 3 Comments
China Airlines Ontario Service

Despite strong loads, Taipei-based China Airlines is reducing service to an unlikely West Coast city. China Airlines serves Ontario, California daily…an odd route, despite the large Chinese diaspora in the San Gabriel valley of Southern California. The airport remains...

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China AirlinesNews

China Airlines Adds New Service to Ontario, California

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 30, 2017September 30, 2017 6 Comments
China Airlines Ontario

China Airlines will serve Ontario International Airport starting in Spring 2018, the first transpacific route from the small Southern California airport. I hate to be crass, but let me start off by correcting a common misconception. China Airlines =...

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A350China AirlinesSkyTeamTrip Reports

Review: China Airlines A350 Business Class Amsterdam to Taipei

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2017November 14, 2023 4 Comments
a seat in a plane

China Airlines’ A350-900 in business class was every bit as impressive as I hoped it would be. Great service, great food, and a great seat made for a great flight. I had started in Los Angeles the previous morning, with a...

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Introduction: Adventures on SkyTeam

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2017February 26, 2017 2 Comments
SkyTeam Flying Blue Redemption

I’ve flown most Star Alliance and oneworld carriers, but very few on SkyTeam. When Garuda Indonesia offered 90%-off first class award redemptions, I sensed an opportunity not only to try SkyTeam’s premier first class product, but also sample additional...

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China AirlinesLounge Reviews

Upscale China Airlines Lounge in Taipei 

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 21, 2017February 21, 2017 3 Comments
China Airlines Terminal 1 Lounge

During my SkyTeam trip I have been to many lounges, most of which simply met expectations. The KLM Lounge in Amsterdam, for example, was a bit bigger than I pictured, but the amenities, food, and service were exactly what...

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China AirlinesTrip Reports

Twice As Nice: China Airlines A330 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2017February 20, 2017 3 Comments
China Airlines A330 Business Class

My Jakarta award via Flying Blue included CI679 from Taipei to Jakarta. When booking, there was no indication the flight was not non-stop. I later found the flight made a ground stop in Hong Kong. That meant even an even longer...

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A350China AirlinesTrip Reports

Wow! Great Flight on China Airlines A350 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 19, 2017February 19, 2017 11 Comments
China Airlines A350 Business Class

Hello from Taipei. Fresh off a 12.5hr flight from AMS-TPE in China Airlines’ new A350-900 Business Class, I am pleased to report another great in-flight experience. China Airlines’ A350 is beautiful on the inside and out– The business class...

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My Awesome Routing to Jakarta for Garuda First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 17, 2017February 17, 2017 13 Comments
Flying Blue Asia Award

I’m enroute to Jakarta for the long-awaited 90%-off first class award redemption on Garuda Indonesia. Although I am very excited to try Gardua First Class, I must admit my routing to Jakarta is giving it a run for the...

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