Review of China Airlines flight from Taipei to Busan in Economy

CAL

CI - China Airlines

Flight taken on 13 January 2018
CI 186
16:10 01h 55m 19:05
Class Economy
Seat 37K
myc1108
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Keeping this flight report brief. This is a short flight from Taipei TPE to Busan PUS, operated by a333 which is roughly around 2 hours. CAL currently operates two daily flight to Busan from Taipei. The early morning flight using B738 and this flight at 16.00 using a330. This is also a codeshared flight with Delta and KLM.


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Masalu! Livery jet parked beside us. This livery is to celebrate the aboriginal tribes of Taiwan and is designed by a contemporary artist from the Paiwan tribe. Today's jet being B-18311 also carries the SkyTeam livery.


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Boarding was slightly delayed but the process was smooth. As we started taxi, a KLM 773 has just landed. KLM flies daily using 777 to Manila via Taipei. MNL and TPE sector could not be sold separately.


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Flight was smooth was we broke out of the clouds.


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Today's flight is nearly full with the majority being Korean tourists.


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The out-dated AVOD of the 333s. Really wish CAL could refurnish the cabin, as the a330 seems far from retirement.


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Flight route map for today. Really glad that the 330s are mainly used for short hauls now as medium haul destinations such as Australia/NZ and Indonesia are mainly served by new generation aircrafts such as 350 and 777.


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The safety card looks new


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Meal service - there was only the chicken fillet with rice option. The portion was satisfactory and actually tasted good.


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Sun setting


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Final Approach to Gimhae airport 10 minutes behind schedule.


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The wait for immigration and baggage claim is short and soon we got on the LRT headed for the city.

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Product ratings

Airline

China Airlines 7.8

  • Cabin7.5 / 10
  • Cabin crew8.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi7.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering8.5 / 10
Departure airport

Taipei - TPE8.5

  • Efficiency9.0 / 10
  • Access8.0 / 10
  • Services8.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness9.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Busan - PUS7.9

  • Efficiency8.0 / 10
  • Access8.0 / 10
  • Services8.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness7.5 / 10

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