CHINA AIRLINES Excellent A350 BUSINESS Class | Taipei to Ontario 

What I love about your videos is that you don't have an agenda and give every airline a fair shake, even though manufactured drama and klickbait titles would probably get you more eyeballs. Don't ever change, Patrick.

Patrick - Love your content! Beyond the typical flight, seat, menu, amenities, and lounge I extremely appreciate the stats, historical facts and heavy analysis providing a 360 degree, holistic review of the airline! Seriously, great review!

Love they have different themes at the gates. The inflight food looked delicious.

An American saying "aubergine" instead of eggplant causes me astonishment, Patrick Potter! Thanks for sharing!

Excellent as always Patrick. China Airlines is a great experience - both hard and soft product.

I was looking forward to this one! Thanks for posting 🎉

glad you had a great flight! I commented on your delta video from Seattle into Taipei, told you that you'd like it😂

Great video Patrick - I flown them several times and they are always excellent

Thanks for the info + video!

American Airlines used to have a major San Jose Asian hub, in the 1980's.

as a Californian I find it so fascinating this flight goes to Ontario of all places! Really enjoyed this as I do all your videos. Love you exploring all these different airlines and sharing with us :-)

A350, im hyped!

Amazing review as always and thx for the history lesson 😊

Thanh you Patrick for uploaded this trip,I have been waiting for couple weeks.

CI is certainly highly under rated, both hard and soft product and safety improved vastly in recent decades. The ROC Taiwan government owns just under 40% of CI now, (down from almost 70% 2 decades ago) about 1/3 via the government owned China Aviation Development Foundation and the rest via the sovereign wealth National Development Fund.

I didn't even know that there was an Ontario in CA - I assumed it was Canada (also CA - confusing huh?! How many Canucks have booked the wrong flight?!) - looks a great service - I loved the finish on the back of the business class 'shell' seats - and the nice touch of the eagle claw lamp- - even it a little incongrous in a modern airliner! You are very knowledgeanle and I really appreciate the time and research you clearly put into your videos - so thank you from London - UK (not London, Ontario lol)!

Seeing how it’s China Airlines, that lamp is probably a dragons foot.

Another superb video Patrick! Ontario is the airport to supplant LAX in LA county for a handful of asian airlines. They purportedly abstain from flying into and out of an oversaturated airport such as LAX. Amusingly, I was thinking of Ontario province Canada first while seeing the title of the video.

TPE=DTW would be a great route for them with the DL connectability. DL/NW used to fly DTW-NGO-TPE with the 744.

Ont is a solid little airport. With the ongoing rail infrastructure upgrade and build going on, it could become much more important soon

I Have Experience A350 Business Class Amsterdam-Taipei,I Love Product.Great Video And Info

Thanks for the info as always. I didn’t know that China Airlines is flag carrier of Taiwan 🇹🇼.

Regarding China airlines’ routes in America, you mentioned they were interested in Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. Which of those do you think is most likely? I think Atlanta could really use them. Are there any ongoing talks?

Excellent review I have flown with China Airlines many times, and each time their service has made me feel comfortable and surprised. Although there was one occasion when they forgot my checked luggage in Bangkok, they promptly delivered it back to me the next day. After all, which airline hasn't misplaced luggage before? I'm also curious why, despite China Airlines providing such excellent service, their ranking on Skytrax is consistently in the forties. Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific, which I often find provides average service, has been ranked fifth this year.

San Jose did have nonstop service to TPE that started up just before 9.11 operated by AA. It didn’t last long but I flew it twice back then.

So lucky we took the same air craft and also same seat 😂😂 I was on the flight 6/10 ONT-TPE also sitting on 17K.

I’ve had nothing but great flights out of SFO on China airlines.

American Airlines once operated between San Jose and Taiepi in early 2000s

Traveled SEA-TPE-SEA on BR and CI. Favorable experiences, to say the least. Can't wait to try JX. I'll (hard) pass DL.

When you try Eva, try departure from Houston

No visit to the onboard Sky Lounge located just behind Business class? Last time I flew CI, the business class Sky Lounge was stocked with Taiwanese snacks, teas, Nespresso, and even had a mini bar. On both their 777 and A350 it’s located by the L2/R2 doors.

Flying into ONT has benefits. It's closer to Disneyland and only 37 minutes (39.5 miles) from downtown LA. Also, the landing fees are far cheaper than LAX.

SJC actually had nonstop flights to TPE at one time: In 2001 when SJC was still an American Airlines hub, American Airlines served TPE from SJC. The route only lasted very briefly and was permanently discontinued not long after 9/11.

Can you get into the lounges with economy?

How is the load factor on this flight? I saw this one on approach to ONT and I was like mhmm detour but after some research i got to know it was a scheduled flight and was pleasantly surprised.

Looking at the Passengers you would have CI703/704 passengers from Manila NAIA because CI has better service than PR102/103 which is basically the same plane As your Manila to San Francisco trip PR104/105. If you have Hong Konger passengers some see it as CI (中華航空)🇹🇼 A350-941 > CX(國泰航空)🇭🇰 A350-941. Will this beat a DL A350 or not? Excellent trip report, Patrick and for Eva Air TPE-SFO you might use a Hello Kitty gate. From what I can see their they are definitely an improvement from the 2006 era

Dynasty used to be the name of their Business class and why the lounge is still call the Dynasty Lounge.

Hi Patrick, thank you for this flight report. I still prefer EVA Air, then Starlux, finally China Airlines. We still have phobia flying CI due to its past accidents which could be prevented. Anyway I enjoyed this flight report and hope to watch your flight report with EVA Air.

The Chinese "brushstrokes" on the lounge walls is called calligraphy; I don't think I'd wanna get lucky with any of United's crew, Singapore yes but not United.

How many hours did you sleep on the plane and did you sleep well on the plane with a comfortable seat? I wish China airlines, Airbus A350-900 have 1st class. 1st class is better than flying business or premium economy.

Ontario Airport’s International Terminal is so small lol. It almost feels like it can accommodate only one big airplane in one time

Nice review, could you review emirates business class from jfk to dubai or something of that matter. If you want, I could give some potentially popular ideas for trips. If not and you have a schedule, that’s fine. Cheers from a 14 year old aviation lover. Saying hello from Athens.

5:27, Really, they have Dyansity lounge in Kuala Lumpur and Honolulu? No way, wow. China airlines used to fly to Hawaii with stopover for refuel to fly to Los Angeles. Before the pandemic, China airlines used to fly to Hawaii from Taipei, sending the Airbus A350-900. Unfortunately when the pandemic began in 2020 and even post covid, China airlines stop flying to Honolulu, very sad. Hopefully next year, Starlux will fly to Hawaii for the 1st time, but will see what happen if Starlux announce new flights with approval.

China Airlines starts SEA-TPE service in 2 weeks, July 14th, 2024.

Ontario is kinda like the Narita of LA, it's like a secondary airport to LAX.

I prefer long beach. It's easier to get in and out. Good airport

Also try Philippine Airlines' A350, too, either from Manila to Toronto or Manila to JFK

I am curious, how this compares to EVA as well.

Is that a wood pattern or a bamboo pattern?

They don’t fly to Montreal or Toronto there only Canadian destination is Vancouver - Eva serves Vancouver and Toronto but not Montreal.

Taiwan is my favourite country in Asia that I've been to, and TPE is a great airport. It's not as big as HKG, NRT, HND or ICN so it's easier to navigate, and it's very well equipped with lounges and dining options. I hope you had time to explore Taipei - it's a very cool city worth spending at least a few days in. What I love most about Taiwan is that it's a great place to experience Chinese culture but without the onerous visa requirements, Orwellian surveillance and hostility towards foreigners you often find in mainland China. I flew CI LAX-TPE round trip and TPE-SIN round trip, and they didn't disappoint. The A333 cabins on the SIN flights at the time were a bit tired, but I heard they've been updated. The 773 cabins on the LAX flights were in great shape. The crew were some of the friendliest and most efficient I've dealt with. I was pleasantly surprised to hear you say "aubergine"! I lived half my life in the USA and I think the E word is about the most unappetising name for a food I've ever heard. The 3 Yankese words I refused to let pass my lips are the E word, the C word for "biscuit" and the S word for "football."

this is probably the most unique long haul flight in the world. If I lived close to that airport I would considering flying china air and connect at TPE to get to Korea to see my parents. Especially if I can get business class or premium economy. I think China airlines will put you in business class for the regional sector if you fly premium economy and the connecting flight doesn't have a premium economy.

12:36, That's weird. EVA air flies to Paris non stop, but not China airlines. Interesting. EVA flies to London and Amsterdam with a stopover in Bangkok, but China airlines flies to London and Amsterdam non stop, which is interesting and weird. Even US flights, EVA air flies to Houston, Chicago and Toronto, not China airlines, that's interesting. 22:12, Hainan airlines used to fly to San Jose from Beijing, but stop flying because of the pandemic and even to this post covid day, no signs of resuming flights to San Jose from Beijing.

Air Europa put my mattress pad on when arrived at the seat.

9:55 it’s not essential oil. It is hair treatment oil. I mean it does smell good

Check out long Beach airport

tried eva air

Soon sea will have 4 services

With regards to service to San Jose, CA, I feel it would cannibalize their SFO flights. San Jose has literally lost all their International flights pre Covid. Air Premia, Korea, initially announced a ICN-SJC but launched SFO instead. The “business” argument for SJC is a myth. AA tried 3 times to make it a hub, even launching SJC for 6 mths, but failed. IMO, you will not see another TW carrier into SJC.

Ontario is owned by Los Angeles

die-nasty lounges and endless fake wood accents, oh my! looked like a great trip

Flag carrier? Fake!

Seriousely, love you are trying China Airlines but get the name of Communist Party of China and flag of the Republic of China right. Taiwanese flag is something else and not what used to be on CI's tails. Also, CI and BR are about exacly the same in size with one having higher revenue and the other passenger count.

Weird that you got this intermediate step towards hell that is the basement lounge of china airlines in a very empty state. I never experienced any trace of nice or quality food there. I would rather go to any random food shop in this entire airport than suffer this horrible apocalyptic lounge.

Regarding China airlines’ routes in America, you mentioned they were interested in Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. Which of those do you think is most likely? I think Atlanta could really use them. Are there any ongoing talks?