Great video...I like how you say "Their English was as good as my Mandarin", often we judge people on their grasp of English, but make zero attempt to learn much of theirs. Good Job Paul. (ChinaEastern787)
@@_w_w_ I notice this also flying from Pacific islands. The local airlines (PX, IE, FJ) tend to have a warmer cabin than Qantas and Virgin. It's noticeable on the return journey when every time on VA and QF I have to put on a jumper.
Thanks for putting that about how hot the cabin is , I won’t be flying Asian airlines now , I’ll pay more and fly United or something business class. I feel sick really fast if it’s too hot out . Any recommendations from yyz to NRT or NGO ?
As high tech and funky as the 787 Dreamliner's window shades are, nothing beats good old manual shades that you get to control yourself. Thanks for another great video Paul (ChinaEastern 787)
First time subscriber but not first time watcher. Love your witty sense of humor and frank (but not rude) comments about your flights. Thanks for sharing! (ChinaEastern787)
(China Eastern 787) Thank you for another great video,I was surprised that the crew did not have a reasonable grasp of English. This could prove a big safety issue . Happy flying Paul
This is awesome just noticed that China Eastern now Shanghai Airline from Sydney to Shanghai using same Boeing 787-9. Gonna try next year. I flew Xiamen Airline 787-8 last month very comfortable.
Well done Paul...another great review and the cabin in Business Class looks pretty good! The Bendigo Cup races is one of the BEST 2 days you can experience!! But both Bendigo and Ballarat do get very cold! Great cities though ! Well done mate an I look forward to your next flight!!
A very nice and honest review uploaded by Paul. This is extraordinary and awesome. Love your videos. How are your videos so perfect ???? Wish even I could have reviewed a couple of my favourite airlines ..... Waiting to see them more in the near future. Thanks Paul for the jaw-dropping reviews.
nice views of Bendigo there, Paul. My GGGGrandfather was a miner in Bendigo (didn't strike it too lucky as far as I can tell), and I went there once to see what it was like. The architecture is great. A great day out from Melbourne. Cheers. Enjoy your next flight, and may all your vents blow, and the windows be clear. 🙏🏻
@@PaulStewartAviation true but emirates, Etihad and Singapore airlines will still have their first class products and will not see their first class sales go away.
Thanks David. Come and say hello if you see me. I'll be wearing a broad brim hat trying to avoid the sun. Which day are you going on? The weather on the Saturday is look good.
Great video Paul, watched it a few days ago but forgot to comment haha. Brilliant again, and im just about to watch the WOI highlights. So excited. Wonderful job again mate, love your work. (ChinaEastern787)
Great review as always, I'm looking at flying China Eastern from BNE - PVG later this year. I've only flown them domestically so it was great to see what their international product is like. Thanks. (China Eastern 787)
Great video! Your breakfast looked great! I’m sure it was delicious while enjoying that beautiful sunrise( Chinaeastern787) . I do not like it when they lock the window shades on the 787 though. During take off and landing, ok it is necessary, after that it’s mine! 😎
(China Eastern 787) I’ve just recently moved to Ballarat. And the temperature is the correct one. Being from New Zealand I’ll take the “cold” you describe anytime over constant 40 degree days
haha, as a Kiwi you will find Ballarat's temperature pretty good other than those two hot days in January. Ballarat has it's charm and that lake and botanical gardens are pretty nice. My parents used to live in North Ballarat so I've had many pleasant visit to that chilly place.
11:04 my face when there's an aircraft change... Great review, also like the fact that the seat can be turned into a mini private suite! (China Eastern 787)
Um... it was a while ago. Now that I think about it, I may have had to call China Eastern Australian office and request it. From memory, their website was a disaster
@@PaulStewartAviation when I booked with points I was able to select the seats (Melb - Lon return). Could be because I booked about 9 months out. After a period of time when going back in to manage the booking, I was unable to change what I selected. I enjoyed the flight. Suite is good, andI was able to sleep, which I often find hard. I flew my first leg from Melbourne in economy and it was terrible.
Nice video on (China Eastern 787) I must say. Their product looks quite nice too. I don't like the idea of 'locking' the window shades, bad form that. Overall very nice video again thank you.
hey paul!! WELCOME TO MY HOMETOWN, i am a chinese internatinal student who is currently just finished my bachlor degree in LA trobe univerisity, and right now in sydney got my offer study in SYDNEY UNI for my further level study. i am glad you like eastern airline that wihich means you aslo love my country hahah, and this is definitely a typical cabin that showcasing the most stunning design of business class nowadays. but i am going to taking QANTAS FIRST CLASS the route is SYD-HKG which i used my Aisa miles points redeemed. (of course comes from our amex MR points , after 415 oh my gosh i am so sad you also definitely knew that so skip this). and i do believe that qantas is refurbishing the cabin that both F/Bussiness class that which same with Boeing 787-9 that one. can't wait!!! sorry for my too many words, haha , i like you, and no worries, already subscribed , last but not the least, safe flight all the time. AUSSIE !! AUSSIE!!🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you my friend. Enjoy your flight in Qantas First Class! I hope you get a refurbished aircraft :) I'm off to HKG later in the year although I'll be onboard the 787-9.
Paul great video as always. I think if you are always getting warm on the plane make friends with the head steward/stewardess. On virgin Australia business class I spoke to said person and they advised they had preselected a temperature to their liking which was spot on in my opinion. Also, please include footwell reviews because a lot of the different seats have different space allocation in the footwells
Hi Andrew, glad you enjoyed it. As in, include more footage and talk about the size of the footwell? That's a fair point as these designs do often have quite narrow spaces while the older 2-2-2 layouts have heaps of leg width.
I think talking about it would be helpful to your viewers. I know from my experience the old Singapore airlines business class seat I flew in was such a wide seat but the footwell was terrible (I am US 11.5) from memory Thai A380 business was pretty good and virgin Australia 777 fine but I have read the new Singapore business product has similar issues with footwell space. Am looking at flying on the upgraded qantas A380 business product later this year back to LAX will interesting to see what qantas does for its common areas. The bar area on Virgin is a handy place to stretch your legs and have a conversation even though it probably isn’t as fancy as the Qatar emirates offerings.
Don't know what your giveaway is yet as I'm beginning the video, but wanted to thank you for the chat we had the other day :) Thanks Paul for the awesome content.
Great review as always, Paul! How are you liking the X-T3 so far? What lens are you using for your reviews? I'm now running a Sony A7iii and want to start making some videos whilst traveling for you. Cheers!
Thanks Jordan. I like being able to record in 4K 60fps but otherwise I don't like the Fujifilm. The autofocus is pretty poor, as are the colours. If Sony upgrade their mirrorless to 4K/60fps, I'll buy it in a heart beat.
Nice video, mate. The doors on 787 are locked for safety reason, as it would be an obstacle for emergency evacuation. If you try the business class onboard China Eastern A350, you can close your door during your flight.
Hi mate, but wouldn't it also be an obstacle for emergency evacuations in the A350? Quite a few other airlines have closing doors and they're able to close them after takeoff.
(ChinaEastern787) this product actually looks pretty decent, however, compared to other products (especially from the Middle Eastern carriers) do you think it is worth it? And if you don't mind saying, was it cheaper than its competitors?
Great video Paul. CEA seems like a decent airline and have stepped up their game. Its better than a 30 year boeing 767 I flew on Delta from Seattle to Beijing. Swear I saw duct tape on the floor! Safe travels!
With the door issue, yes, it is related to safety issue. However, with its A350 I heard the doors have passed the test and can be slided during the flight. I'm not sure why they are locked on B787 tho. Probably not passing the test? (China Eastern 787)
Yeah I wonder if it's something like this. I wondered if it was an Australian thing as we seem to have stricter rules here although Delta and Qatar are allowed to close the doors.
Good review thanks Paul. We are booked on MU next June AKL to MAD in Business using our QF points. It's a long way and seat looks good except I am concerned about leg room. I am 6ft 2 ins; will I fit OK? Would appreciate your opinion on this. Cheers mate.
Flew this plane/flight and their A330 redeye back to PVG. The locked door is truly a shame. The windows were never locked on my flight, but the food and crew experiences were the same. Oddly, on the return redeye the crew gave out pajamas (which were much appreciated).
Hi mate, I can't recall if I tried as I had so many problems with wifi this trip (both with JAL and MU) that I had given up. Because of the Chinese great firewall, I don't think I could access the websites I wanted to anyway.
Nice video on MU! I heard the sliding doors failed to pass the evacuation requirements set by CAAC (regulator in China) hence they are not able to access for now. I have flown both Shanghai airlines and CES before. I still think they are a bit different in service. In general I felt Shanghai’s Flight attendants nicer and warmer. Looking forward to seeing you try China Southern next time~
Another excellent video Mr Stewart....loved the part about the airport's power outlets. I find it so annoying when transiting to being unable to find an outlet in the first place or one that I can actually use without an adapter for that country. (China Eastern 787)
Will this route (Shanghai to Melbourne) permanently be changed to a 787, or will it go back to an a330? I hope the 787 remains - and I’ll be guessing the livery will be rebranded from Shanghai airlines to China eastern?
The 787 flights are operated by Shanghai Airlines for China Eastern and is permanent - note the Flight Attendants wearing Shanghai Airlines uniform, whilst the second daily flight is operated by China Eastern with A330 and changes to 77W during the summer. There will be no re-painting as the A330's that operated to Melbourne prior to the change was also in Shanghai Airlines livery.
Hey Paul, thanks for flying china eastern. I don't think that's noise cancelling headphone, and they do provide PJ, but you need to ask cabin crew for that.
Paul, looks better than you might expect. Any comment on the crucial value for money question? Is it a substantially cheaper ticket? I also note that some chinese airlines have very long layovers. How do you find them?
Hi John, I book most of these flights with points so I can't comment on the cost. Although, I do believe they're cheaper than the legacy airlines (QF, CX, SQ...etc) Yes, the Chinese airlines seems to have very long and painful layovers. Mine was 3hrs which was perfectly fine.
@@PaulStewartAviation However I musst say that I love the 787.Maybe because it was the Aircraft of my first Business-Class flight. Looking forward to flying it again for my visit to Australia in October.
RE: the locked doors, from what I understand they are yet to be approved by CASA whom have remained rather belligerent as always (see 787 ETOPS Certification). Apparently it’s causing a great deal of strife over at QF in terms of Project Sunrise. Great video as always and next time you’re in the MU lounge at PVG make sure to go for the made-to-order Dan Dan Mian!
Paul Stewart since I am based in Shanghai, I have no other choice but fly with China Eastern. They do live up to a 3-star airline with relatively poor service but I must say in terms of products ( business seats) they are out performing other major Chinese airlines. They did not care about the fleet. Widebody planes only included A330 and A340. All the A350s B 787s and B777s were newly introduced. Looking forward to some more videos. Thanks
Great video...I like how you say "Their English was as good as my Mandarin", often we judge people on their grasp of English, but make zero attempt to learn much of theirs.
Good Job Paul.
(ChinaEastern787)
Glad you enjoyed it Yuri :)
Thanks for watching and flying with us, we are now resuming domestic and international flights, hoping to fly with you again with better service.
Thank you for watching my video :)
Nice one mate, nice to see you making friends with the citizens of Balarat :)
Thanks Dennis! My mission in life is to offend more people that Jeremy Clarkson then I'll know I'm a proper Sydney knob. :-D
Paul Stewart boards aircraft, looks up, sees no individual air vent. 😓😓😓 Immediately feels hot! (China Eastern 787)
:D
I also feel hot watching these videos, with or without a vent
I recall the #malemenopause hashtag on his instagram page? haha
@@_w_w_ I notice this also flying from Pacific islands. The local airlines (PX, IE, FJ) tend to have a warmer cabin than Qantas and Virgin. It's noticeable on the return journey when every time on VA and QF I have to put on a jumper.
Thanks for putting that about how hot the cabin is , I won’t be flying Asian airlines now , I’ll pay more and fly United or something business class. I feel sick really fast if it’s too hot out . Any recommendations from yyz to NRT or NGO ?
As high tech and funky as the 787 Dreamliner's window shades are, nothing beats good old manual shades that you get to control yourself. Thanks for another great video Paul (ChinaEastern 787)
Glad you enjoyed it Guy
First time subscriber but not first time watcher. Love your witty sense of humor and frank (but not rude) comments about your flights. Thanks for sharing! (ChinaEastern787)
Glad you enjoyed the video :)
That's a great looking seat! The food was less impressive, but not bad. Thanks Paul. Loved the sunrise footage!
Another great video Paul Stewart. Boo to the night takeoff footage haha ;)
Thanks mate. Yep I always try and select day flights for that reason haha
(China Eastern 787) Thank you for another great video,I was surprised that the crew did not have a reasonable grasp of English. This could prove a big safety issue . Happy flying Paul
Glad you enjoyed it Sheila :)
This is awesome just noticed that China Eastern now Shanghai Airline from Sydney to Shanghai using same Boeing 787-9. Gonna try next year. I flew Xiamen Airline 787-8 last month very comfortable.
Cheers Dave. Yep the Chinese airlines are certainly improving rapidly :)
You just keep knocking these quality reviews out of the park Paul. Always enjoyable and a giggle mate.
Thank you mate :)
Great video Paul keep up the great work i'm just loving all your reviews (China Eastern 787)
Glad to hear Ollie :)
Wow amzing flight report on Shanghai airlines business class . Keep up the awesome vids Paul Stewart 👍👌❤️.
Glad you enjoyed it Patrick
Have to say Paul that looks a huge improvement on China Eastern from the last time. Great video, as usual, would love the amenity bag by the way.
Thanks Andrew. Yep, they're getting better.
Nice to meet you paul i am fan ze yu i am Australian but i was born in overseas i like took China eastern airlines from shanghai to Melbourne
Hi mate, nice to hear from you! :) I hope you had a pleasant flight from PVG to MEL :)
(China Eastern 787) awesome one Paul! Well done!
Thanks Kelvin
Well done Paul...another great review and the cabin in Business Class looks pretty good! The Bendigo Cup races is one of the BEST 2 days you can experience!! But both Bendigo and Ballarat do get very cold! Great cities though ! Well done mate an I look forward to your next flight!!
Thanks Craig
A very nice and honest review uploaded by Paul. This is extraordinary and awesome. Love your videos. How are your videos so perfect ???? Wish even I could have reviewed a couple of my favourite airlines ..... Waiting to see them more in the near future. Thanks Paul for the jaw-dropping reviews.
Glad you enjoyed it my friend.
Yes I have enjoyed each and every review. Not just this one but all of your reviews...
nice views of Bendigo there, Paul. My GGGGrandfather was a miner in Bendigo (didn't strike it too lucky as far as I can tell), and I went there once to see what it was like. The architecture is great. A great day out from Melbourne. Cheers. Enjoy your next flight, and may all your vents blow, and the windows be clear. 🙏🏻
Thanks Michael haha
Those dang windows!! (China Eastern 787)
biggest moral issue facing our generation
Looks like a good flight. Seats and food looked decent too. Nice window views. (China Eastern 787 )
Thanks Lewis
I’m a fan of these “mini suites”. Also the mini suites that Korean air, Oman air and Japan airlines uses is good too!
They are really good, although because they're so good, they're killing first class. The Q Suite business class with Qatar is truly amazing.
@@PaulStewartAviation true but emirates, Etihad and Singapore airlines will still have their first class products and will not see their first class sales go away.
Maybe but I wouldn't so sure. Singapore haven't put first class into their new A350s although I'm not sure if Etihad have.
@@PaulStewartAviation well Singapore airlines I was mainly talking about their suites on the a380.
Enjoyed your video as usual Paul . Hope to see you around at WOI this weekend . Keep the videos coming . Thanks for sharing . ( China Eastern 787 ) .
Thanks David. Come and say hello if you see me. I'll be wearing a broad brim hat trying to avoid the sun. Which day are you going on? The weather on the Saturday is look good.
Paul Stewart . I’ll be there on Saturday . Hope to see you there .
Great video Paul, watched it a few days ago but forgot to comment haha. Brilliant again, and im just about to watch the WOI highlights. So excited. Wonderful job again mate, love your work. (ChinaEastern787)
Thanks Caden, glad you enjoyed it.
Another great video! The locking of the door does seem weird. Looking forward to the next video! (ChinaEastern787)
Thanks mate
Great job Paul.
Thanks Sheila
Good way to fly to Asia in business class on a budget! Great Video! (China Eastern 787)
Thanks Jack. Yep, they're a decent cheap option.
Keep up the awesome work
Thanks mate
Great review as always, I'm looking at flying China Eastern from BNE - PVG later this year. I've only flown them domestically so it was great to see what their international product is like. Thanks. (China Eastern 787)
Thanks Brad
(ChinaEastern787)
A very objective and honest review for one of the China Carriers despite the small hiccups. Awesome, Mr Stewart!
Thanks Goh
Very nice layout and seat.
Great video and fantastic hard product! (China Eastern 787)
Thanks Gilbert
Great video! Your breakfast looked great! I’m sure it was delicious while enjoying that beautiful sunrise( Chinaeastern787) . I do not like it when they lock the window shades on the 787 though. During take off and landing, ok it is necessary, after that it’s mine! 😎
Thanks David. I'm OK if they lock it open for landing and takeoff. It's more of an issue when it's completely and partially blocked out.
(China Eastern 787)
I’ve just recently moved to Ballarat. And the temperature is the correct one. Being from New Zealand I’ll take the “cold” you describe anytime over constant 40 degree days
haha, as a Kiwi you will find Ballarat's temperature pretty good other than those two hot days in January. Ballarat has it's charm and that lake and botanical gardens are pretty nice. My parents used to live in North Ballarat so I've had many pleasant visit to that chilly place.
Paul Stewart
It’s the perfect temperature right now. Turned up in early February and even then there was 4-6 days that were too warm for my liking
Thanks for another great review! (China Eastern 787)
Glad you enjoyed it Dean
11:04 my face when there's an aircraft change... Great review, also like the fact that the seat can be turned into a mini private suite!
(China Eastern 787)
haha an aircraft change when you've selected seats for a particular reason (ie sunrise/sunset on a particular side)
@@PaulStewartAviation Exactly 👌😂
I flew this exact aircraft B-1112 in January. The slide door seems to have some problem with the verify process of CAAC so it’s locked.
Interesting. Hope you had a pleasant flight! :)
Paul Stewart it was nice though, thanks 😁
Hi Paul. Just wondering how do you make a seat selection when booking on Qantas Points? Do you know?
Um... it was a while ago. Now that I think about it, I may have had to call China Eastern Australian office and request it. From memory, their website was a disaster
@@PaulStewartAviation when I booked with points I was able to select the seats (Melb - Lon return). Could be because I booked about 9 months out. After a period of time when going back in to manage the booking, I was unable to change what I selected. I enjoyed the flight. Suite is good, andI was able to sleep, which I often find hard. I flew my first leg from Melbourne in economy and it was terrible.
Not bad but the food was'nt so good for business class.
The seating looked comfortable and the toilet large.
Great video once again.
Thanks Paul.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Another great review, I totally agree with you on the air vents, i hate flying with out them , (Big Thumbs up) (China Eastern 787) :)
Thanks George
Great video! Just wondering if i may, how to you afford and have the time to fly all around the world? Cheers.
Hi Evan, I fly most of these premium cabins with points. And when I'm not flying, I'm working to pay for flights haha :)
@@PaulStewartAviation Good luck to ya my friend. Keep up the good work!
Did I hear you say “hair dryer?” Haha
(ChinaEastern787)
:)
Is the MEL-PVG leg using the new business class seating also?
Yep, that aircraft has to get back to PVG :)
True haha. Now I’m a little more excited about my December plans!
Which one do prefer? The malaysia airline a350 first/business suite or this one? (ChinaEastern787)
Hi mate, umm... they were pretty much the same to be honest.
Thanks for the video. Looks like a good service option for Shanghai trips!! (China Eastern 787)
You're welcome. Yep, they're a good option if you get a good price.
I also get hot on planes, so I feel your heat. Wait, not sure that came out right. Anyway, great video as always. :-) . (China Eastern 787)
haha thanks mate
Nice video on (China Eastern 787) I must say. Their product looks quite nice too. I don't like the idea of 'locking' the window shades, bad form that.
Overall very nice video again thank you.
Thanks Eddy. Yep, it's a pretty decent business class minus the annoying locked window shades.
Great job. Very interesting and informative (China Eastern 787)
Glad you enjoyed it Alex
hey paul!! WELCOME TO MY HOMETOWN, i am a chinese internatinal student who is currently just finished my bachlor degree in LA trobe univerisity, and right now in sydney got my offer study in SYDNEY UNI for my further level study. i am glad you like eastern airline that wihich means you aslo love my country hahah, and this is definitely a typical cabin that showcasing the most stunning design of business class nowadays.
but i am going to taking QANTAS FIRST CLASS the route is SYD-HKG which i used my Aisa miles points redeemed. (of course comes from our amex MR points , after 415 oh my gosh i am so sad you also definitely knew that so skip this).
and i do believe that qantas is refurbishing the cabin that both F/Bussiness class that which same with Boeing 787-9 that one.
can't wait!!!
sorry for my too many words, haha , i like you, and no worries, already subscribed , last but not the least, safe flight all the time.
AUSSIE !! AUSSIE!!🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you my friend. Enjoy your flight in Qantas First Class! I hope you get a refurbished aircraft :) I'm off to HKG later in the year although I'll be onboard the 787-9.
And I hope you saw my review of China Eastern First Class too :)
@@PaulStewartAviation okii, i see you in HKG🤣🤣
@@PaulStewartAviationI AM WATCHING RIGHT AWAY
Paul great video as always. I think if you are always getting warm on the plane make friends with the head steward/stewardess. On virgin Australia business class I spoke to said person and they advised they had preselected a temperature to their liking which was spot on in my opinion. Also, please include footwell reviews because a lot of the different seats have different space allocation in the footwells
Hi Andrew, glad you enjoyed it. As in, include more footage and talk about the size of the footwell? That's a fair point as these designs do often have quite narrow spaces while the older 2-2-2 layouts have heaps of leg width.
I think talking about it would be helpful to your viewers. I know from my experience the old Singapore airlines business class seat I flew in was such a wide seat but the footwell was terrible (I am US 11.5) from memory Thai A380 business was pretty good and virgin Australia 777 fine but I have read the new Singapore business product has similar issues with footwell space. Am looking at flying on the upgraded qantas A380 business product later this year back to LAX will interesting to see what qantas does for its common areas. The bar area on Virgin is a handy place to stretch your legs and have a conversation even though it probably isn’t as fancy as the Qatar emirates offerings.
Fair comment :)
Oh and if you end up flying a Qantas 787, make sure you check out my 787 review as I do comment about the leg room there :)
Don't know what your giveaway is yet as I'm beginning the video, but wanted to thank you for the chat we had the other day :)
Thanks Paul for the awesome content.
You're welcome my friend
Great review as always, Paul! How are you liking the X-T3 so far? What lens are you using for your reviews? I'm now running a Sony A7iii and want to start making some videos whilst traveling for you. Cheers!
Thanks Jordan. I like being able to record in 4K 60fps but otherwise I don't like the Fujifilm. The autofocus is pretty poor, as are the colours. If Sony upgrade their mirrorless to 4K/60fps, I'll buy it in a heart beat.
Nice video, mate. The doors on 787 are locked for safety reason, as it would be an obstacle for emergency evacuation. If you try the business class onboard China Eastern A350, you can close your door during your flight.
Hi mate, but wouldn't it also be an obstacle for emergency evacuations in the A350? Quite a few other airlines have closing doors and they're able to close them after takeoff.
Another great video (ChinaEastern787)
Thanks mate
(ChinaEastern787)
this product actually looks pretty decent, however, compared to other products (especially from the Middle Eastern carriers) do you think it is worth it? And if you don't mind saying, was it cheaper than its competitors?
HI mate, I booked with points but generally speaking it's cheaper than the legacy airlines.
Great videos as always! The shower suite seems pretty large! 😮
Thanks mate! Yep it was pretty spacious!
Great video Paul. CEA seems like a decent airline and have stepped up their game. Its better than a 30 year boeing 767 I flew on Delta from Seattle to Beijing. Swear I saw duct tape on the floor! Safe travels!
Thanks George. Yep, they're improving. It was a perfectly reasonable business product I thought.
Great video. Do they provide bed/seat sheet?
Hey mate, there was a blanket but otherwise nothing that I was aware of. The bed was pretty comfy.
With the door issue, yes, it is related to safety issue. However, with its A350 I heard the doors have passed the test and can be slided during the flight. I'm not sure why they are locked on B787 tho. Probably not passing the test? (China Eastern 787)
Yeah I wonder if it's something like this. I wondered if it was an Australian thing as we seem to have stricter rules here although Delta and Qatar are allowed to close the doors.
Another exciting review Paul! Your facial reactions said it all! I wish I could try CEAir’s business class too in the future! (ChinaEastern787)
Thanks mate
Thanks for another great video Paul! (ChinaEastern787)
Glad you enjoyed it Aimi :)
Good review thanks Paul. We are booked on MU next June AKL to MAD in Business using our QF points. It's a long way and seat looks good except I am concerned about leg room. I am 6ft 2 ins; will I fit OK? Would appreciate your opinion on this. Cheers mate.
Cheers mate. Look, it'll be a little squashy but not terrible. I'm about 182cms, for comparison's sake.
Thanks Paul
Flew this plane/flight and their A330 redeye back to PVG. The locked door is truly a shame. The windows were never locked on my flight, but the food and crew experiences were the same. Oddly, on the return redeye the crew gave out pajamas (which were much appreciated).
Interesting about the PJs! I'm a bit cross as it appears I may have missed out!?!
Flew with Shanghai Airlines CAN-SHA back in Nov 2018, was your flight wifi-enabled? (ChinaEastern787)
Hi mate, I can't recall if I tried as I had so many problems with wifi this trip (both with JAL and MU) that I had given up. Because of the Chinese great firewall, I don't think I could access the websites I wanted to anyway.
Nice video on MU! I heard the sliding doors failed to pass the evacuation requirements set by CAAC (regulator in China) hence they are not able to access for now. I have flown both Shanghai airlines and CES before. I still think they are a bit different in service. In general I felt Shanghai’s Flight attendants nicer and warmer. Looking forward to seeing you try China Southern next time~
Thanks Simon
Another excellent video Mr Stewart....loved the part about the airport's power outlets. I find it so annoying when transiting to being unable to find an outlet in the first place or one that I can actually use without an adapter for that country. (China Eastern 787)
Thanks Joe. Absolutely! It's a waste having to carry around an adapter just for a few hrs in an airport (although I've done it in the past).
Another great one mate 👍🏼
(ChinaEastern787)
Thanks Joe
Will you ever do etihad business class?
Hi Jacob, no current plans I'm afraid.
Was thinking of taking 33L, but they are not flying for the day I’m looking for. So I guess I’m going to book this one.
33L?
Will this route (Shanghai to Melbourne) permanently be changed to a 787, or will it go back to an a330? I hope the 787 remains - and I’ll be guessing the livery will be rebranded from Shanghai airlines to China eastern?
Hi mate, I think they fly a 787 and A330 daily. Not sure about the repainting although it would make sense.
The 787 flights are operated by Shanghai Airlines for China Eastern and is permanent - note the Flight Attendants wearing Shanghai Airlines uniform, whilst the second daily flight is operated by China Eastern with A330 and changes to 77W during the summer. There will be no re-painting as the A330's that operated to Melbourne prior to the change was also in Shanghai Airlines livery.
Another Great Review Paul thanks again for sharing it with us AV Geeks (ChinaEastern787)
Glad you enjoyed it Tim
Hey Paul, thanks for flying china eastern. I don't think that's noise cancelling headphone, and they do provide PJ, but you need to ask cabin crew for that.
Hey mate, :o really? They do provide PJs? That's pretty poor if they do have them but don't offer them.
It looks like a decent product, the seat very comfortable
Thank you for sharing your amazing video.
Ciao
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Thanks mate. Yep, it was perfectly fine.
The food didn't do anything for me. Did you put ice in your cognac? (China Eastern 787)
Hmmm I usually wouldn't so now I'm wondering if it was the cognac. I'm sure I didn't have the whiskey. Hmmm
Looks like they did similar thing like MH where they use first class seat but rebrand as "Business Suites".
You're right! The front row are (almost??) identical to the MH Business Suites which used to be their first class in the A350.
@@PaulStewartAviation maybe they are made by same seat manufaccturer
Its looks first class👍🏻☺️
Paul, looks better than you might expect. Any comment on the crucial value for money question? Is it a substantially cheaper ticket? I also note that some chinese airlines have very long layovers. How do you find them?
Hi John, I book most of these flights with points so I can't comment on the cost. Although, I do believe they're cheaper than the legacy airlines (QF, CX, SQ...etc) Yes, the Chinese airlines seems to have very long and painful layovers. Mine was 3hrs which was perfectly fine.
What was the champagne they served as it was not on the beverage list?
Ops sorry about that. Irroy Carte D'OR-Brut
Did you land on the 14th of April because it looks like the flight I went on from Shanghai
Hi mate, no it was earlier in the month.
Looks pretty alright
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Hi Paul another interesting video. The window thing on the 787 seems to be a continual bugbear.(China Eastern 787)
Thanks Rex. The windows are terrible!
Something funky is up with the video. Black wavy lines.
I don't see the wavy lines although the colours are a little distorted because of the LED lighting.
Paul Stewart it’s similar to the lines you see when you record a screen.
Very impressive seats.
Yep, the seats are very impressive
Bendigo's new airport got a Qantas Link to Sydney. (China Eastern 787)
Yep I was thinking of checking it out later in the year although the flight times don't make for good photography!
Not Business class wines!! Excellent review as always.
Thanks Larry. Yeah the booze was average.
Cool video. Looks like a pretty decent hard product but the soft product could use some work. (China Eastern 787)
Glad you enjoyed it Joaquin :)
Paul Stewart definitely! It was a good one
The noodle bar in that lounge is pretty good.
It's the best part of the lounge.
Excellent presentation. Why no air vents? The food appears very average for business class. They need to up their game. (China Eastern 787)
It seems that many modern airliners are being built without individual air vents :(
Hi Paul. Your very brave trying these obscure carriers out great review as usual but not my cuppa tea! Keep them coming 👍
Thanks Jason
Superb Video. (ChinaEastern787)
Thanks Marco
@@PaulStewartAviation However I musst say that I love the 787.Maybe because it was the Aircraft of my first Business-Class flight. Looking forward to flying it again for my visit to Australia in October.
The 787 is very good :)
Nice video mate 👍
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Thanks Anthony
I don't know why I am even watching these videos when there is a good chance I will never fly business class more than a couple occasions 😂
You can always dream :)
(China Eastern787)
Great review very honest and objective
Learned a lot
Glad you enjoyed it Chelsea. More coming soon :)
Lovely video. Thanks! (ChinaEastern787)
Thanks Toni
I love watching your videos! (Chinaeastern787)
Glad you love watching them Bruno :)
RE: the locked doors, from what I understand they are yet to be approved by CASA whom have remained rather belligerent as always (see 787 ETOPS Certification). Apparently it’s causing a great deal of strife over at QF in terms of Project Sunrise. Great video as always and next time you’re in the MU lounge at PVG make sure to go for the made-to-order Dan Dan Mian!
Thanks for the clarification :)
(ChinaEastern787) Did the headphones come wrapped in plastic when you got them?
Yep they did :) At 04:03 you can see them still wrapped up.
Nice video! I usually travel from shanghai to Europe. They are using A 350 or B777...(ChinaEastern787)
Thanks Sean. Yep they upgraded flights to SYD to the A350 just a week or two after my flight.
Paul Stewart since I am based in Shanghai, I have no other choice but fly with China Eastern. They do live up to a 3-star airline with relatively poor service but I must say in terms of products ( business seats) they are out performing other major Chinese airlines. They did not care about the fleet. Widebody planes only included A330 and A340. All the A350s B 787s and B777s were newly introduced. Looking forward to some more videos. Thanks
"GE hair dryer." LOL 😂 (ChinaEastern787)
:)
Looks good (China Eastern 787)