China Airlines (CI)
| IATA code | CI |
|---|---|
| Routes | 168 |
| Top route | Osaka Kansai Intl to Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan Intl |
| Airports served | 72 |
| Top airport | Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan Intl |
Pros: Canceled flights
Cons: Refunds
Pros: The crew was very friendly & movie choices were excellent
Cons: Neither my USB or electrical plug worked (this happened on my flight out as well), the loud music was terrible and played too long interrupting movie, headrests were literally so hard they were painful. I had a headache afterwards for hours.
Pros: Seat spacing was bigger than my flights to Bangkok/Taipei, loved movie choices
Cons: sanitation wipes for trays and arm rests
Pros: Flight cancelled
Cons: Flight cancelled
Pros: Flight cancelled due to Pooley strike. China air did help us get an alternate flight with a different airline.
Cons: More notice on cancellation. Airline knew the pilots were a problem long before our flight.
Cons: The entertainment system constantly plays media you can't control during the full takeoff and landing times, you can't even turn off the screen. This was particularly annoying during a nighttime landing. Also most of the movies had their content edited.
Cons: Check-in was poorly organized in Narita.
Bag Drop off only took longer than regular check-in
Pros: The ground steward in LAX attended to our needs. He was cheerful and made us feel welcome.
Cons: The service on both flights, from LAX to Taipei and from Taipei to Manila. The flight attendants need to smile more often. They look so serious, especially when you ask them for something.
Cons: Seats we’re tight on second flight. They had an odd foot rest protruding.....?
Moslem meal were only based on Indian cuisine, no dessert!
Pros: One Air Hostess was extraordinary hospitable, shortest time on flight connection.
Cons: Limited Movies, no amenities
Attentive staffs, limited Moslem meal selection, no dessert
Pros: Attentive staffs, shortest time on flight connection.
Cons: My seat couldn't recline
Pros: Great food and entertainment
Cons: On time departure
Pros: The diabetic meals
Cons: Headphones and more snacks.
Pros: The food was great and the service was good as well.
Cons: They did not give us instant noodle when we asked for it and the seats in Economy did not have foot rest in front like Singapore Airline.
Pros: The food was great and so was the service.
Cons: The ride was a bit bumpy at times. I wish there is a foot rest in front for Economy class, just like Singapore Airline .
Pros: Service is excellent as always
Cons: Food could be better
Cons: Food options!
Cons: Have more flights!
Pros: Comfortable premium economy seat. Nice crew.
Cons: Vegetarian meals were repetitive and pretty boring and devoid of any source of protein.
Cons: Food. Duck breast was tough and almost inedible.
Pros: seat, food
Pros: The crew named Lucy was extraordinary,, the best I've experienced.
Cons: The seat was small, the food can't compare to Arab airlines, entertainment doesn't have much selection.
Pros: The crews were attentive, hospitable.
Cons: The same as above. Even sitting on Comfort seat, it's not comfortable, there's no place to keep belongings, next to toilets.
Pros: The flight was a great value for the price and the staff was amazing and attentive.
Cons: The vegetarian meals were pretty bad and I felt like the entertainment selection wasn’t great.
Cons: Airport boarding lounge was ice cold. Staff couldn’t be bothered with it.
Cons: I paid for a window seat through your website. When I arrived at the gate I saw that I had a middle seat. China airlines stated that they do not honor outside booking seat request. It was very uncomfortable for 16 hours.
Pros: Crew was very friendly
Cons: More comfortable seats
Pros: Crew was very friendly
Cons: Food choice and more comfortable seats
Cons: Crew was fantastic. Very attentive to passengers’ needs. From check in to baggage claim, China Airlines was fantastic. When many passengers needed to board aconnecting flight in Taipei to Bangkok with very little time, crew members shepherded all of us through the tram and security right to boarding. It was fantastic. China Airlines is my “go to” company for any routes on my travels they provide in the future. Thank you China Airlines!!!
Pros: Mechanics of aircraft. Boarding.
Cons: Crew was not very friendly. Not enough staff for such a large plane. Food was not good and took a long time to get our first meal. Could not understand English announcements because she was not very fluent. Probably would not fly China air again.
Pros: The technical aspects of the flight were fine. Boarding, the flight, and the aircraft. Very nice plane.
Cons: The crew was not very friendly and it didn’t seem like there were enough staf for such a large plane. It took a long time to get our first meal, and the food was terrible in comparison to other flights, even other China air flights we’ve been on. We could not understand the English announcements as she was not a fluent speaker. I would probabalynavoid flying with China air again.
Pros: Brand New a350-900. Great price
Cons: Food choices for westerners, more leg room.
Pros: Amazing service, comfortable and clean air craft
Pros: Amazing
Pros: The seat @ premuim economy is excellent with great amenities. Food was awesome and catered to cutomers diet needs. The crew was great considering the Language barriers.
Cons: Nothing! Awesome Airline. Would use again when traveling to Asia.
Pros: I had the economy XL seat and was quite comfortable
Cons: Other than earphone (one ear) not working, all others are good. That was the 2nd pair with the same malfunction, so I suggest changing the earphones.
Cons: Taipei airport is too cold. Had to stay overnight on a layover. Ruined the experience.
Pros: The crew was nice and reply promptly. They provide water/juice and snacks several times besides the main meals.
Cons: It was confusing to do online checking because I couldn't check in on Vietnam airline website. The airplane was old and had bad smells.
Cons: Six empty seats in the “emergency row” I was not feeling well and needed the extra space.5 hours into the 13 hr long haul to Taipei, I felt like I was going to hyperventilate, they charged me $120. Bucks for the privilege. Kosher meal was unbeatable.
Cons: The cabin temperature was a bit too warm, I sweated a bit during mid flight from the heat.
Cons: The temperature inside the cabin was too hot! It was warm and hot enough that chocolate I bought at duty free before the flight was melted!!
Pros: Premium economy is awesome. Roomy with great entertainment features. First Class @ premuim economy class.
Cons: Provide cover for eyes so that we can sleep better
Pros: Amazing crew good food
Cons: Perfect
Pros: On time, early.
Cons: Comfort. Too tight
Food. Mediocre in economy
Pros: Everything is ok but too much bumpy
Cons: Nothing
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
Pros: Couldn't get the seat we requested, Airlines still use dial up Credit card machine to process, unable to process C.C payment after using 3 different C.C
Crew instead blamed me and ask me to use ATM to get Cash !
Pros: food and seat are good.
Cons: Good everything
Cons: Good everything
Pros: It was a two and a half hour flight and even in economy they served a full lunch with drinks included and tea and coffee service after. And they were so efficient!
Cons: No complaints at all, it was a great flight experience.
Cons: Thank you China airlines. This is the second time I have been traveled by China airlines. Next three months I will have a trip more. Good!
Pros: Entertainment, crew and food
Cons: Seat space
Cons: Wish there were more English instructions spoken. It was mostly Thai and Chinese.
Pros: Easy boarding procedure.
Cons: Seat was broken. The seat's back kept returning forward. Not a lot of water and snack we're given for flight this long.
Pros: crew was efficient, the taipei to ontario leg is more comfortable than taipei manila which has a linger leg room
Cons: improve food with better choices
Pros: Crews were excellent. Food was actually good!
Cons: More comfortable seats for long haul would have been nice!
Cons: They’re should prepare Muslem food because sometimes people bought tickets airplanes by online. By online can’t request Muslem food.
Pros: China airlines service is very good
Cons: Newer planes to Manila
Pros: Seat spacing was bigger than my flights to Bangkok/Taipei, loved movie choices
Cons: sanitation wipes for trays and arm rests
Pros: Great food and entertainment
Cons: On time departure
Pros: The food was great and the service was good as well.
Cons: They did not give us instant noodle when we asked for it and the seats in Economy did not have foot rest in front like Singapore Airline.
Pros: The food was great and so was the service.
Cons: The ride was a bit bumpy at times. I wish there is a foot rest in front for Economy class, just like Singapore Airline .
Pros: Service is excellent as always
Cons: Food could be better
Cons: Food options!
Cons: Have more flights!
Cons: Food. Duck breast was tough and almost inedible.
Cons: Crew was fantastic. Very attentive to passengers’ needs. From check in to baggage claim, China Airlines was fantastic. When many passengers needed to board aconnecting flight in Taipei to Bangkok with very little time, crew members shepherded all of us through the tram and security right to boarding. It was fantastic. China Airlines is my “go to” company for any routes on my travels they provide in the future. Thank you China Airlines!!!
Pros: Amazing service, comfortable and clean air craft
Pros: Amazing
Pros: The seat @ premuim economy is excellent with great amenities. Food was awesome and catered to cutomers diet needs. The crew was great considering the Language barriers.
Cons: Nothing! Awesome Airline. Would use again when traveling to Asia.
Pros: Premium economy is awesome. Roomy with great entertainment features. First Class @ premuim economy class.
Cons: Provide cover for eyes so that we can sleep better
Pros: Amazing crew good food
Cons: Perfect
Pros: Everything is ok but too much bumpy
Cons: Nothing
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
Pros: food and seat are good.
Pros: It was a two and a half hour flight and even in economy they served a full lunch with drinks included and tea and coffee service after. And they were so efficient!
Cons: No complaints at all, it was a great flight experience.
Cons: Wish there were more English instructions spoken. It was mostly Thai and Chinese.
Pros: China airlines service is very good
Cons: Newer planes to Manila
Cons: Seats we’re tight on second flight. They had an odd foot rest protruding.....?
Moslem meal were only based on Indian cuisine, no dessert!
Pros: One Air Hostess was extraordinary hospitable, shortest time on flight connection.
Cons: Limited Movies, no amenities
Attentive staffs, limited Moslem meal selection, no dessert
Pros: Attentive staffs, shortest time on flight connection.
Cons: My seat couldn't recline
Pros: The diabetic meals
Cons: Headphones and more snacks.
Pros: Comfortable premium economy seat. Nice crew.
Cons: Vegetarian meals were repetitive and pretty boring and devoid of any source of protein.
Pros: The crew named Lucy was extraordinary,, the best I've experienced.
Cons: The seat was small, the food can't compare to Arab airlines, entertainment doesn't have much selection.
Pros: The crews were attentive, hospitable.
Cons: The same as above. Even sitting on Comfort seat, it's not comfortable, there's no place to keep belongings, next to toilets.
Pros: The flight was a great value for the price and the staff was amazing and attentive.
Cons: The vegetarian meals were pretty bad and I felt like the entertainment selection wasn’t great.
Pros: Crew was very friendly
Cons: More comfortable seats
Pros: Crew was very friendly
Cons: Food choice and more comfortable seats
Pros: Brand New a350-900. Great price
Cons: Food choices for westerners, more leg room.
Pros: I had the economy XL seat and was quite comfortable
Cons: Other than earphone (one ear) not working, all others are good. That was the 2nd pair with the same malfunction, so I suggest changing the earphones.
Cons: Taipei airport is too cold. Had to stay overnight on a layover. Ruined the experience.
Cons: The cabin temperature was a bit too warm, I sweated a bit during mid flight from the heat.
Cons: Good everything
Cons: Good everything
Cons: Thank you China airlines. This is the second time I have been traveled by China airlines. Next three months I will have a trip more. Good!
Pros: Easy boarding procedure.
Cons: Seat was broken. The seat's back kept returning forward. Not a lot of water and snack we're given for flight this long.
Pros: crew was efficient, the taipei to ontario leg is more comfortable than taipei manila which has a linger leg room
Cons: improve food with better choices
Pros: Crews were excellent. Food was actually good!
Cons: More comfortable seats for long haul would have been nice!
Pros: Canceled flights
Cons: Refunds
Pros: The crew was very friendly & movie choices were excellent
Cons: Neither my USB or electrical plug worked (this happened on my flight out as well), the loud music was terrible and played too long interrupting movie, headrests were literally so hard they were painful. I had a headache afterwards for hours.
Pros: Flight cancelled
Cons: Flight cancelled
Pros: Flight cancelled due to Pooley strike. China air did help us get an alternate flight with a different airline.
Cons: More notice on cancellation. Airline knew the pilots were a problem long before our flight.
Cons: The entertainment system constantly plays media you can't control during the full takeoff and landing times, you can't even turn off the screen. This was particularly annoying during a nighttime landing. Also most of the movies had their content edited.
Cons: Check-in was poorly organized in Narita.
Bag Drop off only took longer than regular check-in
Pros: The ground steward in LAX attended to our needs. He was cheerful and made us feel welcome.
Cons: The service on both flights, from LAX to Taipei and from Taipei to Manila. The flight attendants need to smile more often. They look so serious, especially when you ask them for something.
Pros: seat, food
Cons: Airport boarding lounge was ice cold. Staff couldn’t be bothered with it.
Cons: I paid for a window seat through your website. When I arrived at the gate I saw that I had a middle seat. China airlines stated that they do not honor outside booking seat request. It was very uncomfortable for 16 hours.
Pros: Mechanics of aircraft. Boarding.
Cons: Crew was not very friendly. Not enough staff for such a large plane. Food was not good and took a long time to get our first meal. Could not understand English announcements because she was not very fluent. Probably would not fly China air again.
Pros: The technical aspects of the flight were fine. Boarding, the flight, and the aircraft. Very nice plane.
Cons: The crew was not very friendly and it didn’t seem like there were enough staf for such a large plane. It took a long time to get our first meal, and the food was terrible in comparison to other flights, even other China air flights we’ve been on. We could not understand the English announcements as she was not a fluent speaker. I would probabalynavoid flying with China air again.
Pros: The crew was nice and reply promptly. They provide water/juice and snacks several times besides the main meals.
Cons: It was confusing to do online checking because I couldn't check in on Vietnam airline website. The airplane was old and had bad smells.
Cons: Six empty seats in the “emergency row” I was not feeling well and needed the extra space.5 hours into the 13 hr long haul to Taipei, I felt like I was going to hyperventilate, they charged me $120. Bucks for the privilege. Kosher meal was unbeatable.
Cons: The temperature inside the cabin was too hot! It was warm and hot enough that chocolate I bought at duty free before the flight was melted!!
Pros: On time, early.
Cons: Comfort. Too tight
Food. Mediocre in economy
Pros: Couldn't get the seat we requested, Airlines still use dial up Credit card machine to process, unable to process C.C payment after using 3 different C.C
Crew instead blamed me and ask me to use ATM to get Cash !
Pros: Entertainment, crew and food
Cons: Seat space
Cons: They’re should prepare Muslem food because sometimes people bought tickets airplanes by online. By online can’t request Muslem food.
Passengers can choose between Economy and Business Class on all China Airlines flights, with upgraded customers receiving access to the Sky Lounge prior to boarding. Premium Economy and Premium Business Class are also offered on intercontinental routes. Premium Economy provides additional leg room and a separated cabin section. Those in Premium Business Class will enjoy an ergonomically designed seat with full 180-degree range, a personal table lamp and modern oriental aesthetics.
Joining the SkyTeam alliance in 2011, it partners with major airlines from across the world, which include Air France, Korean Air and Delta Air Lines. The group combines to offer services to more than 150 countries, with more departure options and quicker travel times a benefit for customers. In joining SkyTeam they became the first Taiwanese airline to join an alliance, signaling a new global vision. Additional codeshare agreements are held with Bangkok Airways, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines, which assist to increase the ability of offering connected flights throughout Asia.
China Airlines is part of the China Airlines Group, which has complete ownership of domestic focused Mandarin Airlines and low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan. The primary operating base is in Taipei, with a concentrated emphasis on Songshan, Kaohsiun and Hong Kong.
Both Airbus and Boeing aircraft are used by China Airlines. Models such as the A350 and 777 are chosen for long haul international flights. A distinctive pink plum blossom, which is Taiwan’s national flower, is featured on the tail of the fleet. A small number of the airline’s aircraft have been painted with the dark blue design of SkyTeam.
