Review of Mandarin Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Taichung City in Economy

MDA

AE - Mandarin Airlines

Flight taken on 07 August 2011
AE1820
10:10 01h 30m 11:40
Class Economy
Seat 17A
Horrace
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Mandarin Airline's parent company is China airlines, AE mainly operates domestic and regional international flights; In HKG airport, there is only one airline operating Embraer aircraft to this airport and this is Mandarin airlines; In 2014, Mandarin Airlines operates HKG-RMQ and HKG-TNN with their E190 aircraft.
Still some time before boarding, i went to take some photos of aircraft


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Finnair don't usually operates A330 to HKG


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Is time for boarding, E190 only use outer bay


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I love using outer bay since it will give me a great opportunity to take some great shots of aircraft closely



Take off


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The safety card


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Although this is a short flight, AE still manage to provide hot meals and it taste very good indeed


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Shortly after the meal, is about time to land at TaiChung


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The cabin of AE's E190


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A great opportunity to visit the cockpit


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Product ratings

Airline

Mandarin Airlines 7.5

  • Cabin8.5 / 10
  • Cabin crew8.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi4.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering9.5 / 10
Departure airport

Hong Kong - HKG9.0

  • Efficiency9.0 / 10
  • Access9.0 / 10
  • Services9.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness9.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Taichung City - RMQ5.0

  • Efficiency6.5 / 10
  • Access4.5 / 10
  • Services4.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness4.5 / 10

Conclusion

Is a rare opportunity for me to travel on E190 since there is only one airline operates such aircraft; The seat is very comfortable for short haul flight. No IFE but is reasonable since Mandarin airlines only operates domestic and regional international flights which i don't think IFE is needed, the meal was a pleasant surprise for such a short flight with high quality. I like this airline in general and i will definitely fly with them again.

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Comments (5)

  • Thanks for the report!

    It seemslike a nice little flight. I love Embraers. I like their look, and the pitch is usually pretty good.

    Having a hot meal for such a short hop is indeed really nice.

  • Hi and thanks for this FR.

    Great spotting at HKG, really good pictures. Cabin is looking very nice, especially the seats. I guess they were comfortable to sit on

  • Very nice report with beautiful pictures. Awesome spotting pics at HKG. Mandarin offers a really attractive product. I am a fan of E170/190 for the very comfortable Economy experience. Thaks for sharing!

  • Thanks for posting this nice report on a rarely reported carrier. Your excellent pictures are the perfect complements.

  • AE used to be an all E-190 airline (I discovered they added a 738 to their fleet last year) : a comfortable plane with a good seat pitch and convenient 2+2 seating. The typical ticket price is quite high for the distance on the HKG - Taiwan routes, so they can afford to serve a hot meal. Thanks for this report !

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