WTF: China Eastern’s Asinine Compensation For Killing A Dog – And More!

June 17, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

A three-year-old dog has died in the hands of China Eastern, whose job was to transport it between Guangzhou and Wuhan. Incidents happen – United killed a rabbit named Simon that was slated to become the world’s biggest only a month prior – but the way the airline’s handling this incident is beyond ridiculous.

China Eastern Airbus A321 Taking Off Hong Kong Airport

Doudou, the Golden Retriever that died in the hands of the airline, attempted to escape, causing the barbed wire cage to tear him apart. He didn’t last long due to the injuries that he received, and he died shortly after.

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QUICK REPORT: China Eastern A321 Skids Off Hong Kong Airport Runway

May 26, 2017June 16, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

I apologise for the lack of posts lately – on the plus side, both Jason and I had our birthdays throughout the past while, which means we’re one step closer to our goal of a career involving flying, but on the minus side, both the weather and our schedules have been absolutely depressing.

On that note, last Wednesday marked Hong Kong’s latest black rain signal, and as all of you probably know, that’s not great news for airports. It certainly wasn’t great news for Hong Kong Airport, as a China Eastern plane skidded off runway 25R, closing that runway and severely delaying flights arriving and departing Hong Kong Airport.

China Eastern Airlines Airbus A321 Hong Kong Airport

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Review: SkyTeam Lounge Hong Kong

March 3, 2016June 1, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

Introduction
SkyTeam Lounge Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airport Midfield Terminal
Korean Air 604 777-200 Business Class Hong Kong to Seoul Incheon
Korean Air 71 777-200 Business Class Seoul Incheon to Vancouver: Part 1
Korean Air 71 777-200 Business Class Seoul Incheon to Vancouver: Part 2
Our Whistler Apartment: Pinnacle Ridge
Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort: My Thoughts
Westin Wall Center Vancouver Airport
Plaza Premium Lounge Vancouver
Korean Air 72 777-200 Business Class Vancouver to Seoul Incheon
Korean Air 607 747-400 Business Class Seoul Incheon to Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific 723 A330-300 Economy Class Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur
The Boulevard by St. Giles Kuala Lumpur
Cathay Pacific 720 A330-300 Economy Class Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong

I arrived the airport extra early on Tuesday, February 9th, in hopes of checking out both the Midfield Terminal and the SkyTeam Lounge.

SkyTeam Lounge Hong Kong Entrance

I made my way down the escalators, and found myself near the entrance, which was spacious, and featured a huge screen featuring landscape views, which seems to be the norm in SkyTeam lounges.

SkyTeam Lounge Hong Kong Entrance

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China Eastern Makes A B*tch Move!

December 31, 2015June 16, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ 1 Comment

Back in May, I flew China Eastern from Hong Kong to Kunming to Lijiang roundtrip. While my enjoyment was mostly out of my friends and less on the flight itself, the flight was a pleasant way to get around for a few hours.

China Eastern Boeing 737-700 Economy Class

Following that was a bit of kerfuffle when my teacher had our e-ticket details, yet I wanted to redeem the flight to SkyPass. While I waited for the miles to credit, they never came. SkyPass tried to contact China Eastern, but you know the problems when airlines try to contact each other.

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My Thanksgiving

November 27, 2015June 16, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

Yesterday was Thanksgiving, though it wasn’t this morning until I realised so. Many people thank their friends and family during Thanksgiving, so I will too, but particularly my family, as they’re the biggest supporters of me while I’m travelling (and while I’m not, but especially when I’m travelling).

While I’m the keenest traveller in the family, I’m not the one who pays for views like these

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Ethics of Qatar Airways going 10 abreast in economy

August 24, 2015June 16, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

Being an economy traveller for some amount of time (I used to be 365-day-a-year economy all the way, but I’ve had some luck with fares lately), I know my way around what’s important and what’s not in an economy seat. My favourite economy seat has adequate padding, width, TV, USB gadgets, recline and everything you need in an economy seat to survive, and it’s Cathay Pacific/Dragonair’s new economy seat (for those complaining, I find Singapore’s to be less well padded, I haven’t tried Emirates’ A380 seat nor have I tried Garuda’s seat).

Dragonair Airbus A330-300 Economy Class

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Review: Biking in an Ancient City – MU 733 Kunming to Hong Kong 737-700 Economy Class

July 24, 2015June 1, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

Introduction
China Eastern 734 737-700 Economy Class Hong Kong to Kunming
Transiting Kunming Airport – International to Domestic
China Eastern 734 737-700 Economy Class Kunming to Lijiang
Jin Hong Garden Villa Lijiang
Biking in Lijiang, Day 1: Baisha Village
Biking in Lijiang, Day 2: Down to Lashi Lake
Biking in Lijiang, Day 3: Into Dali Villages
China Eastern 733 737-700 Economy Class Lijiang to Kunming
Transiting Kunming Airport – Domestic to International
China Eastern 733 737-700 Economy Class Kunming to Hong Kong

China Eastern Flight 733
Sunday, May 15th, 2015
Origin: Kunming (HKG) Gate: 69 Dep: 13:55 (14:05)
Destination: Hong Kong (KMG) Gate: 502 Arr: 16:05 (16:20)
Duration: 2 hr 10 min (2 hr 15 min)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700
Seat: 38A (Economy Class)

Upon boarding I passed the business class seats again, which I would actually like to try in the future.

China Eastern Boeing 737-700 Business Class

It was back to the same cabin, where I said hello again to my seat.

China Eastern Boeing 737-700 Economy Class

China Eastern Boeing 737-700 Economy Class Seat 38A, B, C

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Review: Biking in an Ancient City – MU 733 Lijiang to Kunming 737-700 Economy Class

July 21, 2015June 1, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

At around 8AM we arrived Lijiang Airport, where we were directed into the international terminal for check-in.

International Terminal Lijiang Airport

After that we were told to go to the domestic terminal for customs and

Domestic Terminal Lijiang Airport

The Lijiang Airport domestic terminal is open, airy and features lots of check-in terminals.

Lijiang Airport Domestic Terminal Check-in Hall

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Review: Biking in an Ancient City – MU 734 Kunming to Lijiang 737-700 Economy Class

July 13, 2015June 1, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

China Eastern Flight 734
Sunday, May 10th, 2015
Origin: Kunming (KMG) Gate: 24 Dep: 20:10 (21:00)
Destination: Lijiang (LJG) Gate: 3 Arr: 21:00 (22:05)
Duration: 50 min (55 min)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-700
Seat: 43C (Economy Class)

We were stopped at the jetbridge, as apparently there was a quarrel on the aircraft.

Jetbridge Kunming Airport

Apparently boarding began on time for the passengers going from Kunming to Lijiang, and the sole business class passenger was starting to lose it as we took a little longer than expected to clear immigration. China Eastern isn’t used to 38 people taking both legs of the flight, and by the time we arrived at the aircraft, it should’ve landed at Lijiang. The delay was partially to blame, but it was also the way things turned out.

China Eastern Boeing 737-700 Kunming Airport

The cabin temperature was substantially cooler, and I had refilled with ice cold water from Kunming, though the flight attendants went around passing out bottles of water.

China Eastern Boeing 737-700 Business Class

China Eastern Boeing 737-700 Economy Class

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Review: Biking in an Ancient City – MU 734 Hong Kong to Kunming 737-700 Economy Class

July 11, 2015June 1, 2017 ~ Alvin ~ Leave a comment

We arrived at Hong Kong Airport at 2:00, and waited a bit at check-in. There was no queue whatsoever, and we were in quickly.

China Eastern Check-in Hong Kong Airport

I had an aisle seat next to two friends (albeit one being across the aisle), so that was great news for me.

Our flight was departing from the satellite terminal. For those of you not familiar, Hong Kong Airport has 66 jet bridge gates (numbered 1-4, 15-71 and and 501-510) and eight remote stands (numbered 511-513 and 521-525), and while most of these are located in the main terminal, gates 501-510 are positioned at the North Satellite Concourse, a three minute bus from the main terminal. We passed immigration and decided to head directly there.

The views from the bus at this time of day are excellent, especially when we were on it, right when the Singapore Airlines A380 was pushing back.

Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 Hong Kong Airport

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