CHINA AIRLINES First Class and Business Class Seat reviews

CHINA AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   BOEING 747-400

China Airlines advertises their "New and Ultra Modern" Business Class for the 747-400's. What a joke. I flew upper deck from LAX to TPE. It was awful - the seats are at least one full generation out of sync with those on CX and SQ. The onboard service and IFE are also lacking behind the competition. Return flight to LAX was by way of ICN via Asiaja Airlines and they are truly 5-star world class.

CHINA AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   BOEING 747-400

Truly awful and outdated. I was told this is new generation, well it might be to China airlines but not to someone who spends at least 3 weeks a year of his life on board aircraft. The seat are frankly antiques and very uncomfortable. The service on board is very shabby with staff who have no idea what they are talking about especially when it comes to drinks and wines especially. Will not be using this airline again ever.

CHINA AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   BOEING 747-400

Was expecting great new seats as China Airlines has no first class service any more on Amsterdam - Bangkok route. However, the seats do not totally recline so sleeping is very difficult, to nearly impossible. After all the e mails I received from China Airlines to enjoy their new redesigned business class, the disappointment was even bigger the i expected. The only positive thing is the slightly larger PTV screen.

CHINA AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   BOEING 747-400

New seats, No first class anymore just business class in both - upper and lower deck. But why is that China Airlines did not improve its business class to international standards ? I have no idea why they did not place fully flat reclineable seats. No privacy at all and I was sliding down the seat whenever I tried to sleep. Even if the seats are in starting and landing position, my neighbour had to get out of his seat to let me out to the rest room. The price for that flight was reasonable - thats why I can recommend it.

CHINA AIRLINES BUSINESS CLASS SEAT REVIEW   :   AIRBUS A330-300

SGN to TPE (3.5 hours). A very nice, dedicated, courteous on-board service. The cabin crew is efficient. The only draw- back and disappointment is the seat that does not recline fully-flat - it is more a relaxing chair than a flat bed!

TPE-LAX, seat was very nice, comfortable. Nice service by the cabin crew. I would recommend China Airlines First Class for a long haul flight.

I liked the seat on the Upper Deck more than lower. It was quieter and a bit faster service. The seat is comfortable but not much space between seat. I have always found some small garbage in front of the magazine place. The food service was not very good.

LHR to SYD via Taipei. Price the same as cheapest premium economy - seats do not recline fully flat, but spacious and better for sleeping than premium economy. AVOD system worked well. If you can afford BA or Virgin business class they are much better, but China Airlines the same as premium economy.

PEK-TPE flight. First class seats are the older version, but comfortable enough for a three-hour long flight. Seat reclined to a lie-flat position and service was great.

AMS to TPE via BKK. Old style first cabin but good service and excellent wine list. I am 6ft and the seat is not quite long enough for me. Movies on demand are old style tapes which gives you an idea of the age of the planes they fly on this route.

Amsterdam-Bangkok-Tawain. Welcome excellent, nice choice of drink, champagne just after take it, food well served and hot and tasty. I am over six foot tall, and sleeping is a little hard on these seats. I suppose there is better out there - BA Club for a start but so is the price. China Airlines offers a great value business class at an reasonable price.

AMS-BKK on a tired old 747. I'm 6 feet 2 and found trying to sleep almost impossible due to a short metal footrest, not allowing you to stretch out. The recline for a business seat was very poor. The entertainment was terrible due to a poor small screen monitor and no self selection of films. I would not recommend this as business class - more Premium economy class.

SFO-TPE on the old business class seat. This is the worst long haul business class seat I've been on, there is no electronic recline, and the seats cannot lie flat. The seats have a 130 degree recline and needs to be reclined manually. The seats had a very large adjustable headrest and personal reading light. PTV is very small (6 inches) and is not AVOD. The seat is not very fit for sleep, and there is no privacy divider. It is hard to believe that you have to suffer such an old fashioned seat on this long flight.

BKK to AMS. Older seat version. Does not lie flat. Difficult to sleep. Movies not on demand. Not electronic. The quality of the seat explains the low price of the business class ticket on China Airlines.

Very old - they sell you premium cabin with pictures of signature class style seating. They have one or two planes in the fleet with this. The rest of the seats hardly recline and the footrest is a metal bar. IFE is out of the ark. Not worth the money.

Bangkok to Los Angeles. The short flight from BKK to TPE was pleasant, food good, service nice. The seats were the older style. TPE to LAX featured the newer style pod seats, very nice, comfortable, service was excellent. I would fly them again and not hesitate to recommend their First Class on TransPacific flights.

Very poorly designed seat, the foot support only for people shorter than 5'5". Poor location for the seat remote control, you will accidentally trigger it frequently. Seat always create mechanical problem and jammed. Small tv monitor, some old version aircraft even equiped with 5" monitor and with very limited entertainment program. How can you call the seats angled flat seats when it is realistically more like a zig zagged angle seat.

AMS-BKK return. Used upper deck row 10 on outward journey. Plenty of room as by exit. Return on lower deck more room between seats but in both instances recline is disappointing. Food on outward journey very good but poor on return. Very little choice on entertainment system. However as price is very competitive overall impression was good.

 
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