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

HKG RMQ Hong Kong Taichung City

19 reviews

By Horrace 3413

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

Finnair don't usually operates A330 to HKG

Is time for boarding, E190 only use outer bay

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

Take off

The safety card

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

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

The cabin of AE's E190

A great opportunity to visit the cockpit

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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kelval — 122 Comments 2014-04-28 20:08:32

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.
2014-04-28 20:08:32

mgescheidt — 52 Comments 2014-04-28 22:02:17

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
2014-04-28 22:02:17

KévinDC — TEAM SILVER 6052 Comments 2014-04-30 03:54:10

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!
2014-04-30 03:54:10

jetsetpanda — 2294 Comments 2014-04-30 17:42:41

Thanks for posting this nice report on a rarely reported carrier. Your excellent pictures are the perfect complements.
2014-04-30 17:42:41

marathon — 9834 Comments 2014-04-30 21:53:31

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 !
2014-04-30 21:53:31