Review of Air China flight from Harbin to Beijing in Economy

CCA

CA - Air China

Flight taken on 25 June 2018
CA1604
19:10 01h 50m 21:00
Class Economy
Seat 18K
Harry_He
1,347 · 26 · 2 · 5

Hello!
Welcome to my trip-report on Air China domestic from Harbin(HRB) to Beijing Capital (PEK).
This flight is one of four legs on Air China roundtrip from Harbin to Singapore.
For the roundtrip, I paid $303 including taxes. This is pretty darn good deal since the total flight time is 16 hours.


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Walking to the main terminal from parking structure.


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Check-in was long. It took me 30 minutes.


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Harbin International airport check-in counters.


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Security was long and miserable as usual. I spent 1 hour to get airside.


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FIDS shows a lotta delays.
I had a big mac combo for dinner, which cost me 100 yuan about $16.


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Walking to the gate area. BTW no priority pass lounge here at Harbin.


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Tbh I really like this new terminal.


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There she is, a 11 years old 737-800NG NO WINGLET
Air China leased this aircraft from a company in Los Angeles.


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Boarding was quick and efficient.


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Walking down the jetbridge.


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Took a closer look at this 737-800 that will take me to Beijing tonight.


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Flight attendant welcoming boarding passengers.


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Almost there


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Good legroom for a 2 hours domestic flight.


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View outside the window.


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Pushback


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Took off runway 23.


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Amazing view as we climb to FL310


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Refreshments for this 2 hours flight.
Guess who took the bag home?


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It includes
mysterious sandwich
chocolate
seaweed crackers
Chinese yogurt
pieces of cantaloupe
Pro tip: DON'T have the yogurt with spoon. Use the STRAW!!!


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Sunset


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Ashtray


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Descending into PEK


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Arrived at remote apron.

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Product ratings

Airline

Air China 7.1

  • Cabin7.5 / 10
  • Cabin crew9.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi2.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering10.0 / 10
Departure airport

Harbin - HRB7.8

  • Efficiency8.0 / 10
  • Access7.0 / 10
  • Services6.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness10.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Beijing - PEK8.0

  • Efficiency5.0 / 10
  • Access8.0 / 10
  • Services9.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness10.0 / 10

Conclusion

There is really no difference between the 4 major Chinese carriers.
HU might be slightly better than CA, MU, and CZ.
There wasn't any sort of entertainment offered on this flight, which was acceptable for a two hour flight, but I can imagine people complaining if CA uses this aircraft on a 5 hour haul. To be fair, all mid size aircraft in China don't have personal entertainment, nor wi-fi unlike the US carriers.
I really appreciate the hot refreshment served on this short flight though.
In conclusion, I will fly Air China again as long as they offer competitive price and a strong hub at PEK.

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