[TRIP REPORT] China Airlines Airbus A350-900 From Taipei TPE To Amsterdam AMS In Economy Class

China Airlines is a small player on the Asia to Europe market. Flying to just a handful of destinations which are Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Prague, Rome and Vienna from its Taipei hub in Taiwan with a small longhaul fleet of just the Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER.
In this trip report, we are going to cover what it's like to travel with China Airlines on a longhaul flight. How much food do they offer and what kind of extras can we expect to make a flight of 14 hours and 40 minutes in economy comfortable?
Before it got banned from Russian airspace, China Airlines was also not allowed to fly through Chinese airspace. Except for some parts in Southern China like Hainan and Yunnan. This is ofcourse due to geo political tension between Taiwan and China.
Till 2022 they flew a creative route departing east from Taipei to Japan and then taking the polar route to Europe via Russia. Now the airline has to fly via India and Persia to reach Europe, adding even more flight time. When the wind is unfavourable, the duration of the flight might even exceed 15 hours.
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Additional Info:
- China Airlines CI 73 from Taipei Taoyuan (TPE) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- Aircraft Type Airbus A350-900 B-18912
- Economy Class seat 51K
- Travelled on the 25th of April 2023
- Ticket price 890,71 EUR part of an open-jaw ticket from Amsterdam to Phnom Penh and back from Osaka Kansai to Amsterdam.
Additional credits:
- Background image made by Ekirii

[@SaOuGenLa]

Great review, thank you. We're flying China Airlines Next year.

[@Tjuk02]

Thank you so much! Good to hear, it's a fantastic airline to fly with :D

[@RC-jp4do]

Thanks for your review.

[@Tjuk02]

Thank you!

[@oslo162]

i travelled with them in 2019 in business class from Ams to KIX i really liked the comfort the service and their lounge as well for a skyteam member China Airlines is for me the best actually on skyteam ,unfortunetely i don't have plan to travel with them again but we'll see in future because China Airlines can still improve their service for sure and i really hope to travelling with them again

[@Tjuk02]

Would love to try their business class once I've saved up enough miles! Even if I'm just travelling in economy class, China Airlines has become my go to airline when flying from Europe to Asia. The lounge in TPE was simply just stunning!

[@duaneowens7777]

hi did you check in a bag. Were they strict with the checked bag weight. I like your english

[@Tjuk02]

Thanks, I did check in a bag. Almost all fares have 2x 23KG even in economy, so I was like never over their limit. They are pretty generous with checkin bags! :D

[@duaneowens7777]

@@Tjuk02when the limit is 23kg, my bag always weigh 24.5KG. lol. How much meals did you get? Was it a full fligt. Are you taiwanese

[@scottb6046]

Love China (Taiwan) Airlines ❤

[@Tjuk02]

Agreed! It's my go to airline, when travelling to Asia :D

[@sdlock83]

No. China Airlines is CORRECT because Taiwan is the true China.

[@janineedwards5981]

china airlines are lovely and excellent flights just wonderful thanks

[@kevin19358]

Is your flight to Amsterdam almost full?

[@MrGreatWesternRailwayProductio]

What If China Airlines A350 Will Have Kid Castle Themed Livery?

[@Tjuk02]

Would be nice to see haha