China's Biggest Airline: China Southern Trip Report (Airbus A321) | Seoul Incheon to Beijing Daxing

I scored a super cheap ticket from London to Seoul via Beijing Daxing with China Southern Airlines. This is the short leg from Seoul to Beijing and all I can say is that it was decidedly average...
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- FLIGHT INFORMATION -
London to Seoul Return Ticket: £504.71
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Class: Economy
Aircraft: Airbus A321-200 (B-6318)
Seat: 31K
From: Seoul Incheon Terminal 1 (ICN)
To: Beijing Daxing International (PKX)
Date: March 2024
- Equipment -
Filmed on iPhone 15 Pro
Edited with Davinci Resolve
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Seoul Incheon Airport
01:35 - Heading to Gate
02:25 - Plane Spotting (A380s, 747s)
03:00 - Cultural Airport Event
03:39 - Flight Stats & Route Details
03:58 - Boarding
04:09 - Seat Tour
05:32 - Taxi
06:16 - Takeoff
07:45 - Food Service
08:40 - Landing
09:29 - Beijing Daxing Airport
10:11 - Final Score
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[@armychap007]

Nice trip report, China Southern Airlines are surprisingly good! I would say another negative was the high cost of reserving the front row seats in economy, seemed a bit steep for a 1.5 hour flight. Really glad that you got to capture the last Asiana 747, Seoul Incheon has a really eclectic mix of airlines and is great for plane spotting as you say.

[@freddiesflightreviews]

Haha, £30 was definitely steep for the seat reservation, but those are the lengths I go to for a good flight review 😀

[@armychap007]

@@freddiesflightreviews It's definitely appreciated! 😀

[@imwsss726]

The Chinese Big Three usually don't update the cabins of their old planes, but rather choose to retire them early, so if you encounter some planes that are more than 10 years old, such as some old A330s flying intercontinental routes, the experience won't be very good. But I think for intercontinental flights, especially between Europe and Asia/Oceania, the Chinese Big Three still offer good value for money. Another point worth mentioning is that they can save at least an hour of flying time compared to European carriers, which is a big plus for economy passengers.

[@amandagrant4331]

I prefer A330 to B787.

[@imwsss726]

@@amandagrant4331 If they are equipped with similar cabin product, then I also prefer the 2-4-2 layout. However most of A330ceo’s interior is just too old.

[@odzergaming]

@@imwsss726china eastern and Air China’s interior on A330s are outdated but China Southern’s A330 CEOs are mostly delivered in 2018

[@austinli8891]

bro how do you have under 100k subs

[@AnNguyen-tp2vi]

Not bad service for such a cheap flight ticket