It also means that Star Alliance Gold members from other partner airlines can enjoy special benefits when flying, even if in economy class. The airline operates its largest hub in Beijing, but you will find smaller hubs and flights throughout China.Īs a member of Star Alliance, the airline enjoys nearly two dozen airline partners with whom passengers can earn and redeem miles for their flights including Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, Asiana, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Egyptair, Lufthansa, Swiss International, SAS, Thai and United. Its domestic network is exceptional and offers connectivity that foreign carriers cannot match. The airline has an impressive route map covering the entire nation as well as destinations throughout Asia, the Pacific, Europe and North America. These aircraft also offer Forbidden Pavilion First Class. On international flights operated by Boeing 747 or 777 aircraft, Air China brands its Business Class offering as Capital Pavilion Business Class. If you are open to trying something new, this is the airline for you. There are many elements that are distinctly Chinese from the cuisine to the primary languages spoken aboard. China Eastern’s now-retired Airbus A340-300 and -600 fleets also featured first class.When flying Air China, passengers will find plenty of appealing characteristics to make their journey pleasant. Only China Eastern’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently have three classes (first, business, economy) while the remainder of its longhaul fleet - a mix of Airbus A330-300 and -200 - features two-class business-economy layouts. Etihad’s 787-9 has first class but no premium economy.

British Airways’ 787-9stands out in the currently announced crowd with its eight seats in first, using business class-style outward-facing herringbone seats. Almost all layouts of both the next-generation twinjets have a maximum of three classes, with business class being the top offering. Unusually, per the report, both the Dreamliner and the A350 will be four-class configurations, including first class, business, premium economy and economy. The class will arrive on the airline’s Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft, due to start arriving from 2018, according to a brief report in Travel Daily - which RGN has been unable to corroborate with the airline despite multiple requests. Shanghai-based China Eastern seems set to be the first PRC airline to introduce premium economy, beating out longhaul competitors Air China, China Southern and Hainan Airlines.

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