China Eastern A350 Business Class - it's better than the 787!
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- So how does the same airline compare across 2 different aircraft? I recently flew on China Eastern from Australia via Shanghai to Amsterdam - one leg was on the 787 and the second leg was on the A350.
This review covers that second flight and I can honestly say that the A350 offered a much better customer experience. To see the China Eastern 787 review click on this link: • China Eastern 787-9 Bu...
This China Eastern A350 business class flight review also covers Shanghai Airport and compares it to the traditional transit hubs of Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.
Onboard I cover the China Eastern business class seat, the inflight service and their entertainment system.
Enjoy!
Route: Shanghai (PVG) to Amsterdam (AMS)
Length: 5,542 miles, 11:10 hrs
Flight: MU771 Seat 12A
Aircraft: Airbus A350-900 registration B-304D (Oct 2018)
When: 3 June 2019
Camera: Panasonic HC-VX1
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Last time I was this early, Qantas was still called the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services.
😂😂😂
Anonymous wait.... Qantas is an acronym? You really do learn something new every day.
@@kansascitysouthernfan6966 That's basic knowledge among avgeeks.
My nine year old son Elias does not miss a Bunnik travel edition. We never get on a plane without a “cheers, her’s to a great flight” Maybe we need a Bunnik holiday.....
Personal note for you, Dennis. I know a few folks didnt believe what I had said about my dad watching Jebs vids. Dont care. He passed peacefully three days after my post. And I know, for fact... you and Jeb gave him joy. I dont know how to thank you.
Ill stop now. THANK YOU.
Woah that wingtip at 9:01! Nice Dennis! Yeh the doors thing is bizarre. Otherwise it's a very good product and my hope is that as these second tier airlines get better and better, it'll bring down the prices of the more established airlines. I was looking at Qantas flight to Heathrow the other day and it was 14K in business! Those are first class prices!
@Sebastian Witheridge They charge what they can get away with I guess. The Aussie market is very lucrative for airlines and they have no excuse not to make big profits.
@@PaulStewartAviation Good point Paul, perhaps in the next few years we will have long range LCC everywhere after the dipping of the toe in the water with trans atlantic flights today. Then ULCC long haul, and people will look through their rose tinted aviators at the good old days with 14k flights where you felt like something at least a bit special. :)
My mum still goes on about flying boats when I mention your excellent channel Paul. Those were the days.
Back to the cricket.
PS How long have they been doing LCC trans atlantic? I remember Freddie Laker ! A man beyond his time sadly, got screwed by the system.
Paul Stewart try to fly on the new turkish airlines 787 from/to the new Istanbul airport please!
@@PaulStewartAviation Im Australian and it used to be 1800 RT To USA, and about 36 hours. I live in California and now see Flights under $600 and 15.5 hours. Wish I could afford Business Class to Australia.
Your reviews are very balanced. Loved the tea tasting. Your ‘cinematography’ is first class.
always love your videos. . . and supporting other Australian entrepreneurs and their channels. Keep Up The Great Work !
Another excellent video, Dennis. Great style of presenting, as ever. Thanks.
This is the first time I comment after following your vlogs for quite some time. Nice review! What I love most about your reviews is that you manage to squeeze all the information in usually less than 15 minutes. Some other reviews are just too long.... Keep up the good work!
Another fabulous video Dennis and amazing product, thank you for sharing ✨✨👍🏻
Thank you, Dennis, for sharing another great video!
Thanks for another great Video, espacially for sharing your experience with the transfer in Shanghai👍
It’s always going to be a fantastic day when you check your TH-cam notifications and see that Dennis Bunnik has uploaded!
Plus am I the only one that shouted “YES” when Dennis said he’s going to fly QANTAS’ London to Perth route?
Great review! Nice video as always. I really enjoy your videos :-)
Great review of China Eastern Dennis, would love to fly with them one day!
Another fantastic video Dennis... Well done
It’s been two years since I’ve watched you, and I love your videos, Keep Flying!
Hi Dennis
Another great review, I always look forward to seeing what you are up to around the world.
I hope your family in Holland were all well.
Regards
DS
Excellent review. Thanks for showing the menu in a way that I could read it. Very few other vloggers do that and it's quite frustrating. The menu on a long haul Business Class flight is an important factor in choosing an airline. Kudos to you for taking the time to do this. Take care and Happy Travels!
Dennis, Great review. Thanks
Thank you for sharing your travels with us. Happy travels.
Hey there Dennis. Please do another tour of Amsterdam, and its local cusines. Love the channel. Keep them video posting. Well done mate
Love your video’s, veel plezier in Nederland 🇳🇱
You were born in the Netherlands? I don't know why that surprised me, but it did. I'd love to hear more (maybe a vlog?). I absolutely love the Netherlands. One of my all-time favorite countries.
Nice video, Dennis! I am very surprised that China Eastern Airline has a great business class seat. Cheers it's to a great flight! 😄
Those packs of playing cards you received was a major throwback to a pair of cards I received on Singapore Airlines way back in early 2009. All emblazoned with the A380, not long after they were delivered to SQ.
I’m doing this EXACT same trip two weeks tomorrow, business class from Sydney to Shanghai (A350) and Shanghai to Amsterdam (A350), then on to Tallin, Estonia on god knows what. I’ve flown business class with China Southern a few times and it’s okay, obviously falls short of Singapore Airlines and my first class travel on Emirates and Qantas A380. I’m looking forward to my trip and thanks for posting this video.
Great vid as always mate
What makes China Eastern particularly interesting is that you can use QF FF points. Because they are evidently happy to take the discounted FF points price it means you can almost always get business class seats on QF pts through to Europe.
Love the review
Great stuff as always Dennis. I didnt realise you are The Flying Dutchman!
Another great review!
Nice video mate! These suite are really nice!
I really liked the music you used this time :) Two thumbs up.
By the way, can you speak Dutch since you were born in Holland?
Another great video. Loved the tea tasting. Very rock 'n' roll
On your walk from the lounge to the gate not one of those shops behind you was open. Departure time must have been very late! Looking forward. Another great review. Thanks.
Francis McDonnell Standard China eastern operations. Flights to Europe usually depart somewhere between 10pm and 1am. Flew out of PVG at 1am to Paris. Benefit is the early morning arrival
Great review - the Chinese certainly are getting better! Also - I love your new haircut 😍
Seriously though, love this product ! Awesome review
No warm nuts, but a decent looking cabin. Great review as always, Dennis!
great Video today Dennis
Awesome video!!
Great video as always. I just flew the A350 Premium Business in row 1, great product, huge length in seat as well and amazing tv screen. But soft product needs a bit of work and I found the seat a bit narrow.
I’ve always thought they were not that good but your review was good enough to change my mind thanks
Waking up on a Saturday morning,making breakfast and a good cup of tea,turning on my computer and find that Mr Bunnik has made a another great video. Perfect start of the weekend...
Greetings from Oslo,Norway
I love the Business Class pods on China Eastern! The A350 is an amazing plane!
NYC Flyer yup, fantastic. Getting on a LCA SINGAPORE flight this konth on Qatar q suite. With the 350 1000. Cannot wait 😊
That’s amazing! I’m jealous
Could you do a Q&A session some time? I think that'd be really cool and a super neat treat! Cheers and safe travels!
Best channel ever!!!
Thanks, excellent video!!😍😄
Blimey, looks like the flight attendant had an argument with the top of your welcome glass of champagne! Never seen such a meagre offering!
Once took a train from Saint Petersburg to Kotlas :-). Funny you should mention this place in your video,. Thanks for another great video
Travelleing from a hub always guarantees good food !
One day i will fly business on a 747 or 350....
Thank you for your videos dennis, I really appreciate it😁
Cheers
The internet restrictions alone make China a no go for a transit hub. Both out of principle and also practically
Exectly
Been watching VASAVIATION... great ATC/PILOT channel. How these guys handle emergencies is amazing to hear, and very emotional. And Dennis pops up now, and brings me peace in flight.
Did not know you were Dutch, Dennis! Very cool!
Love your videos - would you do reviews on what luggage you use?
I’m actually quite excited for the London-Perth report. The fact that this non-stop route was just created in the past year or so and is a testament to technology and how big this planet really is.
Whenever I am in any part of China for holiday, I always switch on VPN and voila! I have access to FB, Instagram, Whatsapp etc. I like Shanghai especially Shanghai Disneyland which has fantastic rides such as Tron and Pirates of Caribbean. Nice Biz class. I've always enjoyed yr biz class reviews as they helped to narrow down my upgrade options for long haul. My miles are precious and so I focus only on certain airlines for biz class. Thank you Dennis.
loved it!
Looking very nice....Relaxing in that Business Class looks nice....
Not sure Dennis what time you filmed your walk to the aircraft but almost all the shops in the terminal appeared to be closed so either early morning or late at night ?? Ok I worked out early morning !! Good old G and T...but were your nuts warm ? Excellent review once again DB!! Looked like a very good flight and would consider flying with them to Europe ! Well done mate and looking forward to flying with you again and " here's to a good flight " Love it !!
Hi Dennis - great review! I believe PJ’s are available upon request :)
As a Chinese, it's nice to see you reviewing a Chinese airline, especially China Eastern which is my hometown airline. Hope you enjoy your time onboard and welcome to China.
Always nice to see the approach on Amsterdam, even from a mobile screen it feels like comming home.
Great video Dennis! What is the name of the song played during takeoff in this video? Thanks
Great stuff
Again another great video. Should visit Zaandam for a change.
Wow another nice one
Nice haircut man, looking dapper. Cheers!
Kinda took a U turn at 9:30 though.... x^D
It's funny, a day after this is published Josh Cahill does a review of the new A350 on China Southern!
Hilarious (for those playing at home): Must have been amazing to see Syktyvkar and Kotlas from above.
I was wondering if their hub was great for a long layover, but as you say it lacks the "bells and whistles" which pretty much answers my question. It doesn't look 'bad' at all, just lacking in non-shopping amenities. With that in mind, I'll be sure to minimize my layovers. Thanks, Dennis. It's little nuggets of info like this which go a long way in helping make travel decisions.
Good video! Schiphol is coming home for me. I flew CX ams-hkg frequent and recent in economy. So glad the a350 replaced the 777 on this route because CX is going to 10 abreast in there. Triples...
Hope to see a KLM review one Day! Celebrate there 100 birthday!
Hope you had ‘gezellige dagen’ with friends and Family.
I was wondering why all of the shops were closed in the background, then I saw a departure time on the monitor of 00h40. Another great video.
Love your channel and have been watching your videos for a while. Thank you for your informative reviews. I’m about to head from the UK to Brisbane to visit my sister. For the first time in a while, I intend to travel Business Class. I’d be curious on what you might recommend to make the experience special? Tanks for wonderful content. Much love from Reading in the UK.
not BA and their dreaded 2-4-2 bussiness class: th-cam.com/video/LGCkoapvXT8/w-d-xo.html
Excellent seat Dennis
I don’t know if it’s the same with the rest of China’s airports but they have a temperature sensor as soon as you land. I wonder where they send people who have a fever?😳 Directions for international travelers are printed boldly in color. Also, if you want to shop , you better have Chinese cash, even Starbucks wouldn’t accept the usual Visa or MasterCard. I think they use Alipay or WeChat. I didn’t see an ATM nearby and I wasn’t gonna incur fees to buy a drink I can get back home.... I was skeptical about China Eastern Airlines but it was way more comfortable than United Polaris. I slept so good I missed breakfast on my flight to San Francisco.
LTE in China (with western phone) you can access all apps/full internet
I appreciate your trip reports. They are fair and informative and actually helpful to travelers. Thank you.
Great review! Are you one day going to tell us more about growing up in Amsterdam, how old you were when you left, etc?
Agreed! wonder if he speaks any dutch?
Nice video.
Very nice
Thanks Mate
Same Day, when i startet my China Holiday-Trip with my family!
When ultra long haul flights become more common in the next 10 years or so I'm wondering whether traditional hubs like Singapore and Dubai will receive fewer visitors. Personally, I would go nuts on an 18 hour flight unless I was in business class (but then I couldn't afford it!). Another fantastic video, Dennis. Cheers!
I think flying through hubs like Singapore and Dubai will stay cheaper than the direct ultra long haul flights - and that's a good thing - I couldn't handle an 18 hour economy flight either. 12 hours is my limit
Louie R The cheapest tickets with Singapore Airlines to New York is when they make a stopover in Germany. The 18-19 hour direct flights has the most expensive tickets.
I'd rather have a direct flight from Australia to Europe than have to risk transferring through the Middle East, since I'm transgender and I'd rather not risk getting stopped there
Bethany Bloomfield that can not be any in Singapore, they probably have the oldest ladyboy community in the world
As much as I love Boeing aircraft, I hate the way cabin staff can make the window dimmers inoperative on overnight flights. Miss opportunities to get nice sunrise photos.
This is done to keep the cabin in sleep mode so as not to be bothering the crew.
@@francismcdonnell753 Yes, so I learned. It's quite frustrating though when they conveniently forget to turn them back on until about 2 hours before a morning arrival.
Always look forward to a Dennis review. Even got a bonus tea review this time! 😆 Are you doing a Cathay Pacific A350 business class review any time soon? I'm flying MEL-HKG-DUB with them in November and would love to hear your thoughts!
Yes, that will be the next one uploaded in a week or so. Cheers D
@@DennisBunnikTravels Fantastic, look forward to it! :-)
Dennis how long was the transit time in Shanghai
Hi Dennis, is this business lounge in the T1 of PVG? what's its exact name? and where is it located in the terminal?
Wish I could buy you a coffee while you're in Perth! As you say, happy travels!
Nice to know that you are a Dutchie!
how did you make it down under... from Ams.
Daughter lives in Australia so been many times , flights gone up loads post Covid so looking at different airlines to get good value business class … done Emirates, Etihad and Singapore but weighting up china as good price , xx
I like your way of presentation, cinematography. I never miss your videos because they are meant for increasing knowledge base towards tourism aviation in business & first class unlike Mr. Sam Chui (I used to be a strong follower of him ) who has diverted towards his updates related to Sponsorships & commercialization ( Not really relevant to normal travellers)
Love your travel vlogs.....perhaps it would be beneficial to add the cost of these indulgent seats.....
L.A🇨🇦
Superb journey good evening
Good review again,a question to ask why to put your hand on the plane when boarding?
Good luck. I do it too
What is your opinion between the China Eastern and Klm business class
V nice
No noise-cancelling headphones?
I'm curious as to what the "Flour based food " was in the anytime you want section of the menu !
Wow, Dennis, these east Asian airlines are really impressing me, wonder if they might use the new Comac C919 planes?
Adelio Kilcullen I Hope not, I wouldn’t fly on them.