Review of China Eastern flight Hong Kong Shanghai in Economy

Airline China Eastern
Flight MU722
Class Economy
Seat --
Aircraft Airbus A321
Flight time 02:45
Take-off 24 Dec 15, 11:55
Arrival at 24 Dec 15, 14:40
MU 173 reviews
TCPdavid
By 1341
Published on 9th April 2016
This was one of the flights I had for my trip to Japan in Christmas 2015.
I have chosen MU as it was price competitive and offered each passenger 2 pieces of free luggage.

There were four sectors:
1. 24/12/2015 MU722 HKG-SHA
2. 25/12/2015 MU275 PVG-MYJ (http://flight-report.com/en/report-13863.html)
3. 03/01/2016 MU528 OKJ-PVG (http://flight-report.com/en/report-13864.html)
4. 03/01/2016 MU711 PVG-HKG (http://flight-report.com/en/share-13866.html)

MU722 Hong Kong (HKG) -> Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)
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Airbus A321 B-6755
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Seat length
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Cabin view
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Heading to the runway and ready to take off
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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
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Strange clouds
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Lunch, loaded in HKG
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Mid-way to Shanghai
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Ice-cream is served
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Landing in SHA, heavy smog there!


What is the custom officer doing?
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Arrived in SHA
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Baggage claim in SHA
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Verdict

China Eastern

7.3/10
Cabin8.0
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi5.0
Meal/catering8.0

Hong Kong - HKG

8.0/10
Efficiency9.0
Access9.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness7.0

Shanghai - SHA

5.0/10
Efficiency5.0
Access5.0
Services5.0
Cleanliness5.0

Conclusion

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2 Comments

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  • Comment 161591 by
    marathon GOLD 10137 Comments
    The meal is very similar to those served on Chinese domestic flights of that duration, but there would not be ice cream.
    (For readers unfamiliar with this area, in local politically correct air travel parlance, a HKG flight is not domestic, but regional )

    The Chinese coastline is too complex to identify the location photographed en route, but I find it interesting that the plane flew over the ocean, which is a slightly longer route than overland.

    Thanks for sharing !
    • Comment 338035 by
      TCPdavid AUTHOR 9 Comments
      The route is a story here. It is very near to the border line between China and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait. China is being criticized of applying this route by the Taiwan local community. Since the inland air space is increasingly congested, almost all Hong Kong-Shanghai flights are flying above the water nowadays, except those to Shanghai Hongqiao.

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