CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES First Class and Business Class Seat reviews

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-200

London to Guangzhou. Nice seats, arranged 1-2-1 in the small cabin. Comfortable in the bed position and slept for 8 hours. They give you nice duvet, pillows etc. Inflight entertainment quite good, with a lot of western programmes. Food was excellent and better than British Airways first class I normally use. Cabin staff were friendly, smiley and efficient - and language skills not bad, as one has to remember this is a Chinese airline!

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-300 & A330-200

LHR-CAN-MEL. First flight has 180 degree flat beds which although firm are very comfortable. Silk duvets, very light and warm are provided. AVOD is based on Western blockbusters of the action variety. Attentive service and the meals were excellent. CAN-MEL was an angled lie flat, similar to Thai Airways offering. Meals and service very good.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-300 & A330-200

SYD-CAN-CDG return. Greeted onboard, handed slippers, Pj's and Bulgari amenity kits and offered pre-take off drinks and newspapers. The seats were very comfortable and turn into full flat beds, which when you wish to sleep are made up with a mattress covering and a duna. The service was attentive and although English is not their first language, we communicated well. The attendants were extremely friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The food was superb - 7 courses and at a time of your choosing. Although the wine list is not extensive it had good Australian Reds & whites and on the Paris sectors French wines. No Champagne offered and expected which would have been nice. The only real disappointment was the entertainment, 5-7 western movies which after a few hours was exhausted. Luckily we had prior warning and took an iPad. Transfer at Guangzhou no problem, and the lounge although a bit warm as aircon was not able to work very well in such a large space, was very nice and comfortable, food, wine and showers. The layover time to get to Europe is approx 6-7 hours which would not suit everyone. On the return sector we had a day in Guangzhou and China Southern staff met us at the plane and escorted us to the Pullman hotel at no cost for the day. We were able to sleep most sectors which made a huge difference as we were quite fresh on arrivals. We would highly recommend this airline and would not hesitate to fly with them again.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A380

A very comfortable seat and flat bed in a suite arrangement - had the window single seat that was so private and quiet, on the main downstairs deck of this great aircraft. Wide and very long in bed layout, nicely laid with mattress for the sleep period by the cabin staff.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330

CDG-CAN-AKL The seats were fully flat and easy to operate. We had a very good sleep on both flights. The service was suitably attentive and the evening meal out of Paris was a memorable seven course excellent french meal. The entertainment had limited choices in english. CAN transit stopover included a stay at the Pullman at CZ expense.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-200

SYD-CAN-CDG return. Sydney-Guangzhou seats are different to Paris. Paris flights are full flat seats very comfortable. Sydney flights are angled flat bed, I still managed to sleep during the flight. Service was consistent and good quality food and wine served during all flights. More Australian wine served for Sydney flights and French for Paris flights.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-200

CDG to CAN in Business Class, I had a window seat. Seat were very good and flatten all the way, excellent in seating position, a little tough in sleeping position, but still comfortable. Meals were surprisingly good, so was service.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   BOEING 777

CAN to SYD in Business Class on B777. Seats were old cradle seats. Seating comfort excellent, not good in sleeping position. There was no TV screen, but the crew gave us IPad-like devices for entertainment with a poor choice of movies. Food was fair, but below Business Class average. Service however was very good. I wouldn't recommend the business class in this configuration.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-200

Great seats! Flatten out all the way. Plane seemed new and was very clean. Have never slept so well in Business Class.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES FIRST CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-200

Newish A330 from CDG to Guangzhou. Only 4 seats in the First class cabin, fulll flat beds. Had a window seat and very comfortable in both seated and sleeping modes. Feet area in flat bed is a little tight if you are tall. They lay with a nice mattress cover and offer a great duvet and pillow. Large IFE screen and surprisingly good choice of movies. Staff service was great. Only slight niggle is that the seat adjustments in the sitting position are not the best. Privacy is quite good for a non-suite seat.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-200

Great seat on a brand new airplane. Only flew Guangzhou to Beijing - wish I was on this plane all the way to San Francisco. Lie-flat seats, good entertainment and excellent service. The bathrooms even have (fake) wood paneling.

Great flat bed type of seat on my trip Paris to Guangzhou. Laid out 2x2x2 in the cabin, these are quite small and feel private cabins on the A330. A comfortable sleep, nice forward facing seats and charming service from FA's. They seem to be on the up and up compared to flights I took with China Southern in 2009.

The seats were old recliners and, whilst fine for sitting, are awful for sleeping. A real throwback to 10 years ago or more. Various sites and reviews show the new flat seats but check before you book. Service and food were fine. IFE was limited but OK.

A small and intimate First Class cabin with just 4 seats. Whilst not offering the privacy of the suites on Singapore Airlines, this is an excellent seat that is not too overindulgent. The flatbed is as comfortable as a suite and bedding provided is excellent. Large PTV monitor is great but lacks western programming. One annoyance was that the staff laid up a small bar area at the front of the cabin and the bottles constantly rattled during turbulence.

SYD-CAN on brand new A330. It is a well thought out and comfortable seat for long haul travel. The flatbed is very comfortable and the space and privacy is as good as many other airlines.

The seats were great in sitting position. But it is almost impossible to sleep on them. They were not lie flat and they were angled in such a way that your back hurts. The worst part of the service was the food.