Air China Alternatives
Air China
- Alliance: Star Alliance
- Number of Destinations: 185
- Fleet Size: 285
- Ontime performance in 2012: 67
- Focus Cities: Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei), Incheon International Airport (Seoul), Narita International Airport (Tokyo), Kansai International Airport (Osaka)
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews130764.html","Users Review":["My first trip to China from Los Angeles and the interior not only looked old, but it was one of those planes that had the huge screen TV in the front...right in front of me. I was forced to watch Justin Beiber's Never Say Never against my will. What's with the lack of technological updates???\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: VIP Lounge
- website: www.airchina.com/
- China Southern Airlines
- Alliance: SkyTeam
- Number of Destinations: 183
- Fleet Size: 372
- Ontime performance in 2012: 71
- Focus Cities: Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Changchun Longjia International Airport, Changsha Huanghua International Airport, Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, Jieyang Chaoshan Airport, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei), Incheon International Airport (Seoul), Narita International Airport (Tokyo), Kansai International Airport (Osaka), Ch bu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya)
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews132274.html","Users Review":["I prefer China Eastern over China Southern for comfort and service, but, when your only other choices are Air China and low cost Chinese Airlines that are the equivalent to a Greyhound bus, I do like to take China Southern.\n\nThe food is not excellent, but it is edible. There aren't any good entertainment options on the flight, you're usually forced to watch an extremely boring PBS-like special in Chinese and very blurry/bad English Subtitles.\n\nHowever, there is one really good thing I have...\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: Sky Pearl Lounge
- website: www.csair.com
- Hainan Airlines
- Number of Destinations: 90
- Fleet Size: 113
- Ontime performance in 2012: 67
- Focus Cities: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, Taiyuan Wusu Airport, Urumqi Diwopu International Airport, Sanya Phoenix International Airport, Tianjin Binhai International Airport, Ningbo Lishe International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei), Phuket International Airport
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/hainan.htm","Users Review":["Flew first class round trip. Flew on a highly discounted fare. Seat was similar to Thai and Lufthansa's A340-600\r\nfirst class seat. This 340-600 is worn. Video was broken at my seat outbound. All AV is old and antiquated. Crew\r\ntry to be very helpful. Food was delicious. Especially Chinese offering on return flight from Beijing. Beautifully\r\npresented. Helpful check-in at Beijing. If you book their free limo they meet you at curb side and escort you as\r\nfar as immigration. Lounge at Beijing was good. Only person in the first class lounge. Overall good value for the\r\nmoney. Only $1400.00 more than business return. Well worth it for the extra space."]}}
- Airport Lounge: Sakura Lounge, JAL First Class Lounge
- website: www.hnair.com
- Lufthansa
- Alliance: Star Alliance
- Number of Destinations: 221
- Fleet Size: 298
- Ontime performance in 2012: 80
- Focus Cities: Berlin Tegel Airport, Hamburg Airport, Stuttgart Airport
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews8013.html","Users Review":["I had a choice between taking a Lufthansa Flight and a United Flight Code Share. Unfortunately, I had to get back to Ankara, Turkey as quickly as possible, so I chose the United Flight. What a FREAKING MISTAKE that was! They caused me so many problems at ORD that they made me miss my flight altogether!\n\nLet me just say that I have never willingly boarded another United flight ever again after that! Lufthansa not only took care of me with extreme helpfulness, but they also re-booked me on...\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: Senator Lounge, Business Lounge, First Class Lounge, Welcome Lounge
- website: www.lufthansa.com
- Air Canada
- Alliance: Star Alliance
- Number of Destinations: 178
- Fleet Size: 204
- Ontime performance in 2012: 73
- Focus Cities: Edmonton International Airport, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews10256.html","Users Review":["I fly AC every week for business. I also fly other US and CAD airlines several times per year. By FAR Air Canada is the worst of the bunch and here's why:\n\n1. No on time departure: I would say at least 90% of the time the plane departs late and can't make up time in the air. On average we depart between 30min to 1h late each time.\n\n2. Horrific customer service: I have 2 friends that are senior flight attendant and we discussed this in length. In a nutshell, Air Canada employees that...\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: Maple Leaf Lounge
- website: www.aircanada.com
- Air New Zealand
- Alliance: Star Alliance
- Number of Destinations: 53
- Fleet Size: 51
- Ontime performance in 2012: 77
- Focus Cities: Christchurch International Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Wellington International Airport
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- Airport Lounge: International Lounge (international), Koru Lounge (domestic)
- website: www.airnewzealand.com
- Bangkok Airways
- Number of Destinations: 20
- Fleet Size: 18
- Ontime performance in 2012: 75
- Focus Cities: Samui Airport
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews172267.html","Users Review":["This airline I am convinced operates unethically. They cancelled my flight out of Bangkok for 'scheduling reasons'. I am convinced it was due to the flight not having many customer so they figured 'hey let's put everyone on the next flight' The next flight WAS NOT FULL. So this validates my premise. The next flight left about 45 minutes late. What is wrong with this airline??? Upon my return flight I arrived to the airport early and asked if I could be placed on an earlier flight. The...\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: Departures Lounge
- website: www.bangkokair.com
- China Airlines
- Alliance: SkyTeam
- Number of Destinations: 107
- Fleet Size: 71
- Ontime performance in 2012: 68
- Focus Cities: Hong Kong International Airport, Kansai International Airport (Osaka), Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok)
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews76339.html","Users Review":["We read China airlines fleet had been updated, not here though! Our flight left London at 1-30pm, at 2-30pm 'lunch' was served, at 2-45pm we shutters were pulled down and we were told to go to sleep! Unbelievable!! The 'food' was disgusting, no wonder the traveller behind us had taken their our food, Yuk. Attitude in all the staff who didn't seem to like their job. We enquired about an upgrade b4 takeoff and were told it would be at least 1000, its no wonder that no-one was in business...\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: Dynasty Lounge
- website: www.china-airlines.com
- Air France
- Alliance: SkyTeam
- Number of Destinations: 261
- Fleet Size: 258
- Ontime performance in 2012: 81
- Focus Cities: Paris-Orly Airport Lyon-Saint Exup ry Airport Nice-C te d'Azur Airport
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews7867.html","Users Review":["I flew from Baltimore to Pau (France) on booking my flight and again before my departureI requested a wheel chair in JFK and Charles de Gaulle Paris, did get one in JFK in Paris they told me I was not on the list. Arriving in Pau my suit case was not on the plane. My relatives called Air France they excused themselves and promised me a credit of $150 which I never got, and we asked to make sure I would get a wheel chair on my return. When getting my boarding pass in Pau, I reminded them...\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: Salon Air France, Salon Affaires (Affaires lounge), Salon Arriv e (Arrivals lounge), Salon La Premi re (Premiere lounge)
- website: www.airfrance.com
- Asiana Airlines
- Alliance: Star Alliance
- Number of Destinations: 100
- Fleet Size: 71
- Ontime performance in 2012: 80
- Focus Cities: Gimhae International Airport, Jeju International Airport
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews103880.html","Users Review":["Terrible service when stranded by volcano ash cloud on honeymoon in 2010 - they could not have been less helpful and my husband and I had to borrow thousands of pounds from family and friends to get home. Do not fly with them.\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: OZ Club Lounge
- website: www.flyasiana.com
- Austrian Airlines
- Alliance: Star Alliance
- Number of Destinations: 117
- Fleet Size: 43
- Ontime performance in 2012: 83
- Focus Cities: Innsbruck Airport Salzburg Airport
- review: {"Review":{"source":"http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews94720.html","Users Review":["Separated seats .For whole flight (9 hours) they print tickets seats and separated with kid, very dissapp... no one cares about this,no one interesting.my first and last flight with this airline.\n (read more)"]}}
- Airport Lounge: Senator Lounge, Business Class Lounge
- website: www.austrian.com