Air China Business Class - What's it really like?
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Beijing to Sydney in business class with Air China. What's it really like?
On this flight review I show the full Air China business class experience from the Air China business class lounge through to boarding the Boeing 777 and then the onboard Air China business class experience. This included the inflight meals, entertainment system, the Air China business class seat which converts into a fully flat bed, the amenities provided and the views out the window. Those views included us flying the full length of the Great Barrier Reef as we flew down the Queensland coast.
This flight was the second leg of my journey from London Heathrow to Sydney Australia with Air China. The first leg from Heathrow to Beijing was disappointing, it was on an old A330, so I was hoping for a better experience this time.
Join me and we'll see what it was really like.
Here’s the link I mentioned in the video:
Air China A330 Business Class: • Air China Disappoints ...
Route: Beijing Capital Airport, China (PEK) to Sydney Australia (SYD)
Length: 5,576 miles, 9:48 hrs
Flight: CA173 Seat 15A
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER registration B-1282 (Aug 2018)
When: 25 Nov 2019
Camera: Panasonic HC-VX1
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It feels so nostalgic hearing Dennis' intro music
'Potions and lotions' is BACK!
I've missed your videos dearly and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Here’s hoping we can all travel safely again very soon. Thanks for the reminder and great content.
Great report as ever! It's certainly an interesting configuration. I'm sure my 6"3 height would be good in that cabin, even in the bulkhead Cant wait to see what's next!
Long waited review. Love it.
Nice one Dennis, looked like a pretty good product.
Did you really just fly to Australia and back more or less non-stop?
Oh, btw, there are some pretty nice showers in the lower level of the business lounge in PEK, just gotta ask!
Thanks mate, good tip - will check them out next time. cheers D
We all look forward to going back to these days where we can fly wherever and whenever we want! Congratulations on 100k Dennis.
YES! I was hoping of flying to Switzerland in May, I might have to wait till September the way things are going ☹️
I blame the Chinese for COVID. they did this to us...
Congrats on 100K Dennis! Hope to see you in the skies soon!
Hey, one of my favorite trip reporters commenting on another one of favorite trip reporter’s video!
It's 130 am here in California, and I've happy I'm not asleep yet so I can get a "herr's to a great flight."
Got my first shot a week ago and hoping things return to normalish soon
Whenever Dennis releases a video, I watch, I like and I say "Cheers, here's to a great video"
Thanks mate, appreciate the support. cheers D
Missed those videos Dennis , let’s hope we can get back in the air soon. Thanks for loading video, and as already mentioned who doesn’t whistle along to the opening tune. Cheers Dennis from snowy England
Welcome back. Hope you can keep your head above the water, and continue to follow your passion of offering travels experiences to the people of the world.
I think that airport in Beijing always is terrible cold. You need to wear a jacket or almost winter clothes.
In economy-class you should not choose chinese-breakfast. It is only a tasteless rice-soup (or rice with a lot of water).
Welkom back Dennis. Het is leuk om dat eigenwijze gezicht van je weer eens te zien hahaha!😆 Nice video and i’ve missen your video’s So! Greetings from Holland🇱🇺
Love these little escapes from currently being in hard lockdown. Very nice to live vicariously through a great review. Thanks Dennis!
Thanks Simon, glad you liked it. All the best with the lockdown, can't imagine how frustrating it must be. Hope things return to normal soon. cheers D
@@DennisBunnikTravels The small (red) packet of "I have no idea" @5'47 is zha cai, pickled Chinese mustard. It originates from Sichuan cuisine and is commonly served in Chinese cuisine with various foods.
Did a double take seeing you upload, I can't wait until we can make travel possible again the lady sounds lovely to sit next to
Hi Dennis, I have found that getting the Asian breakfast option on Singapore Airways is a lot better than the Western option. Great video.
Haha, the good old times of airline travel 👀
Is anybody else eager to travel again???
Great to see you back D! WOW I got a spine tingle when those GE90s spooled up!
Goodness Dennis, how many more of these do u have tucked away 😂 got so excited to see an actual international trip video, I put it up on the Big Screen 😂
Hey Dennis, the thingy you don't know what it was in 5:50, it's the Chinese style pickled vegetables, it's really similar to the western pickles, you usually eat it with plain rice or porridge. Hope you enjoyed the flight!
Sounds like the crew appreciated you spoke some Chinese! When you said “xiexie” to the flight attendant at the end she replied with “bu keqi”, it literally means “no need to be polite” and is how you reply to people thanking you in Mandarin.
that's so cool - my language skills aren't great so I wasn't sure what she said. I try to learn a few words of the local language wherever I go.
errr, “bu Keqi” means no worries or you’re welcome as a phrase.
Wow that fish in sweet and sour sauce looks lovely.
Great review, Dennis! 👌
Dennis, lovely to see you looking healthy; you don't look a day older than when you recorded this video! I hope you and your family are keeping well in Australia. Thank you for releasing this video; I was going to fly with Air China to England in February 2020 for my sister's wedding but cancelled as soon as the pandemic reared its head. I'm not sure if I'll ever try this airline and instead I'll fly with Emirates to England from Hong Kong. What do you reckon?
Thanks Dennis for bringing us back the joy of travelling in these weird times. Fondly remember an Air France flight to the Seychelles w incredible food, great wine and terrific crew from Paris. I miss it...the lack of travel makes you realize which flights and which places that were special.
Great as always! 👍🏻
I miss your videos.....
I am curios to know the title of the song that you used at the beginning and at the end of flight. I really like it!
Appreciate if you let me know.
Good to see you back on RUclips Dennis, I know it must be incredibly difficult for you during this crisis. I really hope you see a boom of bookings as soon as its safe. Wishing you all the best, hope to visit Australia soon!
Man, I've missed your videos!
✈ 🛩
True, I am glad he is back. While I was waiting for him I was glued to James Asquith YT
It's almost like flying is still a thing!
I've spent lockdown 3 (in the UK) rewatching all of your previous videos and it's been such a great bit of escapism for me. I can't wait until we're back in the skies, but until then, I hope everyone is staying safe and keeping well.
Thanks Kirsten - really appreciate the support. I hope the lockdown finishes soon over there and this damn virus goes away. in the meantime, stay safe and all the best. cheers D
Great to see you Vlogs again Dennis!!
Even if it is just to dream!! (Not being able to travel anywhere is absolutely driving me MAD!)
I must say, the menu on Air China looked pretty good! Your shots also reminded me how fabulous I always feel flying back into Australia! We are so lucky to live in the most spectacular country!! So beautiful! Kirstey
That thing is pronounced Jar Chua (kind of...?) and it is a condiment for congee
What a pleasure to see one of your videos again!
This video definitely made my day! ;)
I really hope that aviation is going to come back to the pre-covid times, though I’m not sure it’s going to be very soon!
With the vaccine starting to roll out, let’s hope we get back to some sort of normality and start to travel again. Thanks For the video, it’s a pleasure as always.
5:47 small packet of pickled mustard
The Good Old Days!
I cannot wait for the jab!
Thank you for the video!
Hi Dennis - it’s nice to see a video of yours again! Although it makes me sad to see the “old world”
Take care of yourself and your family!
02:56 OMG - is that Kevin Rudd?!
Great review. Have missed these. ☺️
What, the panda?
@@Joshlama oops. No. At 2:53. The guy with the glasses. 🤓
😂😂😂 a younger slimmer Kevin Rudd I think! cheers D
@@DennisBunnikTravels True! 🤣🤣🤣
"We all hope what it returns to once this Covid is over"...(can't give too many thumbs up for that statement 🤗)..............👍✨.
Nice video - and commentary - the audio could use more restraint though. It's bad enough music - does it have to be so loud in the mix (vs your voice)?
That said, my experience of the Business Class lounge in PEK was equally satisfactory, as well as all my flights to and from PEK on Air China (on brand new 777s or Dreamliners). I agree that the Chinese menu is far superior - out of PEK, it's the best I've had on any airline except 1st class ANA (that's just unbeatable). The Air China cabin crew are exceedingly well trained; they are sweet and polite and speak excellent English - in Business Class at least - they could work at any 5 star hotel in the US or UK or Asia and do very well for themselves.
This was such a great flight. The flight was spacious and the 777-300er was new. It was an awesome flight.
Hello Dennis, how are you? As you can see, I have an airplane profile picture, which means that I love airplanes. I also took Air China and I took it many many times from New York JFK to Beijing. So how was your flight ? the Beijing to NY route also uses the newest Boeing 777-300er, and I also enjoyed my flight. So what's your next destination after Sydney ? I am looking forward to going on the Beijing-Sydney route.
Ah, from a world of long ago. Good vibes. Awesome that you've got 100K subscribers!
BTW, why is the Chinese meal better than the western? Is it because they don't know how to prepare western food properly?
Thanks Dennis!
8:40 another great reason to choose the window seat when flying PEK-SYD. The views over Sydney CBD and Botany Bay are not just stunning, but almost nostalgic, especially for an Aussie overseas.
Cant agree more-stay away from Western options. I took 4 flights with Air China via Shanghai a year ago just before the closures. All Chinese meals were good except pork (too smelly), but spicy fish was just beyond fantastic. Just stay away from European options and pork, go for fish and chicken. Also try their 2min noodles as a snack-they are so good.
The pickled veggies can go with plain rice. I'm not sure if you are supposed to eat it out of the bag like that though...lol.
As you were exiting the plane, the flight attendant said "Boo Kuh Chee" basically means You're Welcome.
We've missed your videos and cannot wait for more to come! Let's hope soon enough we'll all be enjoying the joys of the air again
Thanks - I hope so too.
Love the Australian accent!!
Who doesn't 😁
Love watching your videos. It’s a bit of escapism as on very hard lockdown since Boxing Day here in Scotland. No holiday this year again as have to quarantine now like you have in Australia. Taken way too long to get sorted March 2020 would have been better and UK wouldn’t have been in the state it’s in now. Best of luck with your business I hope it thrives this year with vaccine roll outs.
I like Air China but believe the 2-2 concept is outdated unless it's all aisle I certainly won't fly anymore in that configuration
Was this your last flight before covid struck in March 2020? Just think covid could have been in the airport circulating even then and nobody knew of covid much then. If only we had had a crystal ball.
Hope you told Nanna she could not bring her fruit into Australia 🍊, bless her l dont think she risked being hungry on that flight certainly well fed!! The Government really are not listening to us here in Australia #savethetravelindustry borders closed again and again and again we are in "circuit breaker" lockdown here in Melbourne l know the only thing ld like to break right now!! We cannot keep going down this path, the uncertainty means we dont want to plan a holiday and no ongoing financial support is crippling you guys. Just know the Public are hearing you Dennis but the Government is tone deaf. 🙏
I was so delighted to watch an original flight review done by you; once again, seeing your cheerful face and your request to “subscribe” to Instagram. I understand that you’re not travelling around internationally but it would be nice to see you do a few domestic reviews… whenever you take to the air domestically!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully some more videos coming soon.
Miss ya Dennis. Thanks for saving this one for us.
Typical 777, noisy. I have yet to fly a quiet 777 and they suffer badly in comparion to A350, or 787.
I think you were being very nice to air china.ive done a long long haul with them money waisted . But I did learn one thing. Don't take a trip if they are the ony carrier. Always look elsewhere.. I could easily use other languages but out of respect to you. I just say aire China. Neveragain
Those are pickled vegetables in the packet, its quite salty to eat on its own usually (but the packet says its 'light version', meaning low sodium)
Good to see this from you Dennis albeit pre COVID but good non the less hope things r reasonable at least for you given the current circumstances plus when all this COVID stuff is over wud love to meet with ya self and Jeb brooks and buy u both a beer and have a general chat about aviation wud be great
Here's to a great flight! - And many more great flights to come!
Great review! Two years ago I got to fly Air China first class on their 777-300 from Houston to Beijing. It was a great experience that doesn’t get enough appreciation. Thanks for all the memories Dennis!
The view points overlooking the Great Barrier Reef were awesome. Did the cabin crew tell you what was in the packet? It looks like ginger to me.
Always happy to see a review from you Dennis even if it is not from a recent trip.
8:38 - sounds rather harsh - what's the reason for that? Any exception made for anyone badly needing the lav?
Hm... It is not good enough to pay what is a huge sum of money for most people and to only have to stick to the Chinese meals option because the airline doesn't have the ability to make good European food. If the Arab air companies are able to do it so should they
Yep I always go with the local cuisine from the outbound airport when I do fly that is 😊 great video
thanks mate - it's the golden rule of travel - always eat local.
With the vaccine starting to roll out, let’s hope we get back to some sort of normality and start to travel again. Thanks For the video, it’s a pleasure as always.
Good to see you up again, Dennis, but Mate, I have no idea how you don't get fat. You must eat nothing when you are not flying (the voice of jealousy).
Am doing a quick Dublin - Manila shortly. Any suggestions on a possible route and airline?
Those are pickled vegies and it's kinda salty to eat just by itself. It enhances other food's flavor tho.
Hello Very Good Information Fantastic Video Thanks
Stay strong, there is a saying "gam zeh yavohr" this to shall pass
The Air China Lounge is mediocre at best.
The noodles during lunch hours are nice though.
God, pls let me hit the jackpot tonight, i will be like you to fly anywhere on first class.
That small pack is Zha Cai, a type of pickled mustard plant. Very popular in China
China is ashho! -Hong Kong resident and rest of world. (Let’s see if this comment stays up or will China or big American tech remove it to appease China.) (Also, please hit like even if you disagree to ensure it doesn’t just stay up virtually) This is no reflection on Dennis’ quality channel.
Looks exactly like the old United business class seat but with a different color
Been missing those flight reviews!! 👌
And flying... 😑
lovely flight i enjoyed it very much i love flying greetings from the netherlands
I am chinese. You are supposed to put that red packet that you ate into the noodles.....
Those people vegetables were supposed to be put inside the noodles because of also have Chinese
The pickled veggies to be added into the beef noodles for more flavour. 😊
I'd pretty much give my right arm to travel to Australia right now. Pray that some sort of GLOBAL normal life can resume - this virus isn't the slate wiper they want us to believe. Which makes it all so much more painful. I can't wait for more from you Dennis and I hope that your travel business can survive. I'm in the UK and am dismayed at the constant extending of lockdowns...
yeah I think we're all suffering crisis fatigue by now. Hopefully this mess will be sorted soon and we can get back to some sort of normality. In the meantime all the best over there in the UK, I know you guys have been doing it tough.
Thank you Dennis, a very welcome episode after more than 12 months. Had to shut my eyes when the engines went into take off mode.....ah the sweet memory. Trust you will be able to resume your travel tales very soon and hope to be on the same flight! Best wishes for the resumption of your business after a year best forgotten. Cheers.
Thanks Otto, yes it has felt good to post a proper review again and reminisce about how things used to be. Things will open up and we'll be able to travel again - it will just take some time. cheers D
Dennis good to remember the better times - thanks for another great vlog and stay safe - Kevin & Cyndy in a cold UK 😎
Hi Kevin & Cyndy, thanks, glad you enjoyed it. Stay warm and hope things get better quickly over there. cheers D
9:35 you say thank you and she respond, no problems, no need to be polite :-)
Yolo solo trip: ruclips.net/p/PLttFExw_f9cEFmSbYtXlkNHDvF3LKfVSn
Great video Dennis have missed your channel.
Didn't think Australians were allowed in China
0:40 The moment thought you where wearing inflight pajamas.
😂😂 Does look a bit like it.
So refreshing watching this! Roll on your next long-haul flight Dennis
Since no one mentioned what the packet was, it appeared to be radish.
Good to see they were still serving Aussie wine on the flight
Miss your videos! Hope all is well in OZ! 🤙🏼
The Infinite Game by Simon Sinnek. Good book!
Can you do this route again but in economy?
They should have had the 777 on both flights
DENNIS!!!!!💥
But but....no PJs!