Review of Mandarin Airlines flight Hong Kong Taichung City in Economy

Airline Mandarin Airlines
Flight AE1820
Class Economy
Seat 17A
Aircraft Embraer E-190
Flight time 01:30
Take-off 07 Aug 11, 10:10
Arrival at 07 Aug 11, 11:40
AE 19 reviews
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By 3438
Published on 28th April 2014
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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Verdict

Mandarin Airlines

7.5/10
Cabin8.5
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi4.0
Meal/catering9.5

Hong Kong - HKG

9.0/10
Efficiency9.0
Access9.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness9.0

Taichung City - RMQ

5.0/10
Efficiency6.5
Access4.5
Services4.5
Cleanliness4.5

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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5 Comments

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  • Comment 107067 by
    kelval 122 Comments
    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.
  • Comment 107081 by
    mgescheidt 51 Comments
    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
  • Comment 107171 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6668 Comments
    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!
  • Comment 107226 by
    jetsetpanda 2283 Comments
    Thanks for posting this nice report on a rarely reported carrier. Your excellent pictures are the perfect complements.
  • Comment 107261 by
    marathon GOLD 10117 Comments
    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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