PDX to BKK on China Airlines

Hi all,

I am planning to fly to Bangkok in November. The cheapest flight is
China Airlines. I don't know alot about them. So I have a couple of
questions for those who have flown them

1. How do they rate compared with other airlines in terms of service?

2. I am 6'4. How are the seats in coach? Will I be really cramped for
the 15+ hour flight? (This is the most importnat question)

3. How is their Business Class? They sell BC tickets for $2,600. Coach
is 833. This is my Honeymoon so I was thinking of making the splurge!

4. I appreciate any and all comments so please respond.

Thanks,

Robert

China Airlines is a SAFE - but one of the world's least safe - airline, You
want the CHEAPEST ticket, but you bother about an inch or two of additional
seat pitch? Well, if your 6 or 7 ft high and have about the same width,
don't bother: the Chinese live healthier and have a better looking size. So
you will hardly fit comfortably into a Chinese (or Taiwanese) seat. And
since you want it even cheaper, why do you even bother...staying home is
cheapest. And your new wife won't even notice what a bugger you are....

Richard

"Big Rob in Portland" <bigrob881@**********> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Hi all,
>
> I am planning to fly to Bangkok in November. The cheapest flight is
> China Airlines. I don't know alot about them. So I have a couple of
> questions for those who have flown them
>
> 1. How do they rate compared with other airlines in terms of service?
>
> 2. I am 6'4. How are the seats in coach? Will I be really cramped for
> the 15+ hour flight? (This is the most importnat question)
>
> 3. How is their Business Class? They sell BC tickets for $2,600. Coach
> is 833. This is my Honeymoon so I was thinking of making the splurge!
>
> 4. I appreciate any and all comments so please respond.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert

I travel China Airlines from Amsterdam to BKK regularly and have always
found them to be very good.
"lilo" <lilomail@lilo.com> wrote in message
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>I saw on an ad NW has a special in starting Sept to BK around $900.00.
>
>
> Big Rob in Portland wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am planning to fly to Bangkok in November. The cheapest flight is
>> China Airlines. I don't know alot about them. So I have a couple of
>> questions for those who have flown them
>>
>> 1. How do they rate compared with other airlines in terms of service?
>>
>> 2. I am 6'4. How are the seats in coach? Will I be really cramped for
>> the 15+ hour flight? (This is the most importnat question)
>>
>> 3. How is their Business Class? They sell BC tickets for $2,600. Coach
>> is 833. This is my Honeymoon so I was thinking of making the splurge!
>>
>> 4. I appreciate any and all comments so please respond.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Robert
>

Miguel Cruz wrote in message ...
>In my experience with them (just a few trips), they use new 747s for the
>transpacific segment

Recently introduced the A340 to Seattle and SFO.

"31A" <notreally@anaddr.es> wrote in message
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>
> Miguel Cruz wrote in message ...
> >In my experience with them (just a few trips), they use new 747s for the
> >transpacific segment
>
> Recently introduced the A340 to Seattle and SFO.
>
>

Who introduced the A340 to Seattle? Not China Airlines, unless it went
totally unnoticed to those of us that fly to and from SEA regularly.
I can't think of anyone that flies the A340 to Seattle.

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:18:10 GMT, "Blake S"
<ddd@ix.chumbawumba.netcom.com> wrote:

>
>"31A" <notreally@anaddr.es> wrote in message
>news:vcmYc.72158$X12.11571@edtnps84...
>>
>> Miguel Cruz wrote in message ...
>> >In my experience with them (just a few trips), they use new 747s for the
>> >transpacific segment
>>
>> Recently introduced the A340 to Seattle and SFO.
>>
>>
>
>Who introduced the A340 to Seattle? Not China Airlines, unless it went
>totally unnoticed to those of us that fly to and from SEA regularly.
>I can't think of anyone that flies the A340 to Seattle.
>
>
>
>
SEA TPE SEP/01 0200 CI ->

[1] SEA TPE 01/0210 02/0555 CI15 J0 D0 Y7 B7 M7 T7 K7 Q7 H7 N7 L7
X7 W0 [340]
[JOURNEY TIME 765 MIN.]
--==++AJC++==--

"AJC" <ajc@wxs.nl> wrote in message
news:3nq5j0dukdq3nvr8ud47um712vark7d2i5@********...
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 03:18:10 GMT, "Blake S"
> <ddd@ix.chumbawumba.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"31A" <notreally@anaddr.es> wrote in message
> >news:vcmYc.72158$X12.11571@edtnps84...
> >>
> >> Miguel Cruz wrote in message ...
> >> >In my experience with them (just a few trips), they use new 747s for
the
> >> >transpacific segment
> >>
> >> Recently introduced the A340 to Seattle and SFO.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Who introduced the A340 to Seattle? Not China Airlines, unless it went
> >totally unnoticed to those of us that fly to and from SEA regularly.
> >I can't think of anyone that flies the A340 to Seattle.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> SEA TPE SEP/01 0200 CI ->
>
> [1] SEA TPE 01/0210 02/0555 CI15 J0 D0 Y7 B7 M7 T7 K7 Q7 H7 N7 L7
> X7 W0 [340]
> [JOURNEY TIME 765 MIN.]
> --==++AJC++==--

Funny that China Airline's own web site doesn't even list Seattle as a
destination! Is this a seasonal flight or a code share?

In article <S%wYc.2299$w%6.1573@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink. net>,
you say...
> I can't think of anyone that flies the A340 to Seattle.
At least SAS uses A340s to fly CPH-SEA. No idea about CAL, though.

Matt

THanks all for your help. We are travelling BC on EVA air. They are
having a sale at the moment and since it is our honeymoon I wanted it
to be special.

Big Rob in Portland.

"Big Rob in Portland" <bigrob881@**********> wrote in message
news:c3e9093d.0409061124.2b7ee58@*****************co m...
> THanks all for your help. We are travelling BC on EVA air. They are
> having a sale at the moment and since it is our honeymoon I wanted it
> to be special.
>
> Big Rob in Portland.

You made a great choice. Just remember that the flight staff will bow to
the passengers at the end of the flight. Applaud if you like.

Enjoy your honeymoon.

P.S. Just moved to John's Landing neighborhood. PDX is awesome.