TRIPREPORT | China Southern (ECONOMY) | Amsterdam - Guangzhou | Airbus A330-300

Chinese airlines don't generally enjoy the best reputation, but China Southern ticks all the boxes! Fantastic meals, modern cabin, generous amenities, an airline I would certainly choose to fly again!
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-- FLIGHT INFORMATION --
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Aircraft: Airbus A330-300
Registration: B-1062
Flight Time: 11h 15min
Seat: 50A
From: Amsterdam Schiphol
To: Guangzhou Baiyun
Date: July 2018
-- EQUIPMENT INFORMATION --
Cameras used: Canon G7X Mark II
Additional equipment used: Joby Bendipod
-- PRICE BREAKDOWN --
Total Price: Ticket provided for free by China Southern Airlines
Total Routing: AMS-CAN-LHR
Booked through: China Southern Airlines Amsterdam Office
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket on AMS-CAN and Business Class Ticket on CAN-LHR
Booking made: June 2018
-- VIDEO BREAKDOWN --
00:00​​​ - Schipol Airport
01:19​​​ - Boarding
01:53​​​ - Cabin and Seat
03:33​ - Inflight Entertainment
05:05 - Taxi and Take Off
07:45​​​ - Lunch Service
08:52​​​ - Cabin and Lavatory
09:13​ - Seat Pocket Content
09:52​ - Inflight
10:32​ - Dinner Service
11:11​ - Amenity Kit
12:16​​​ - Approach and Landing
14:08​​​ - Deboarding
14:42​​​ - Guangzhou Airport
-- COLLABORATION DISCLAIMER --
The tickets for this trip were provided by China Southern Airlines. All opinions expressed are our own and China Southern Airlines did not pre-view or approve this video.
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What I really love about your videos is that you very rarely fly anything other than economy class which makes it a lot more relatable. Thank you!

[@MustraOrdo]

One of the reasons why I also love this channel

[@NavigatoTravels]

Ikr.!

[@advaitv6386]

Finally the Chinese aviation companies are picking up to world class standards. Thank you for this amazing trip report.

[@Kayshots]

We flew China southern in 2018, from Amsterdam-Guangzhou-Melbourne and back. This year we flew them from Amsterdam-Guangzhou-Kualalumpur I have to say, after 5 years they are still one of the best airlines for the price, I will always fly them if they are an option. I mean, hot towels in economy?

[@CatBot007]

I flew on them when they still had the los angless to shenyang route, it felt like a typical airline but before decent they have a thankyou speech from the crew witch i have never seen from any other airlines ive flown on

[@Kayshots]

@@CatBot007 Ohh yeah I remember that, where they bow for you. They were amazing.

[@Zlin0035]

When my dad was in China on buisness about 10 years ago he met the General Manager of relations (or something) of China Southern.. and got Free first class ticket on his way home xD

[@zol.kirkegaard7338]

Wow his must be really lucky

[@pug2858]

Can relate but with Cathay Pacific :D

[@ianchee1230]

So lucky

[@GracemarieJohnson2763]

Lucky duck.

[@peenoyball1037]

These trip reports reach youtube red standards or even higher!!! Keep up the good work!

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

I love Chinese airlines. The background music, the newspapers in the jet bridge, people speaking Mandarin and even Cantonese... Just perfect :D

[@jameslam4913]

me too,i like background music in airplane and im chinese😄😄

[@theweedeater1842]

Oh god

[@theweedeater1842]

I'm Chinese and I'm terrible at speaking Chinese

[@certifiedbruh2180]

Person on internet 21 Same

[@truthful3777]

@@theweedeater1842 We call these species as Bananas....

[@steph8022]

I was impressed by the really genuine and friendly greeting, the cute air fresheners in the restrooms and how young this plane is!!

[@Kayshots]

Me too! In 2018 we flew this route when we went to australia, so it must've been a brand new plane. In 2 months we're on this same route again to guangzhou, but they're using an a350 on it now.

[@GHOSTtf-dy2br]

The a330, 777, and a350 designs are perfection ❤

[@lalaurus]

For years I have been watching trip reports on YT & airline reviews and I've decided, your reviews are the best. You simply highlight the exact moments of interest for me, and I find myself not skipping anything you put out in the videos. Thanks and happy flying!!

[@simply_aviation]

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[@JonathanWinton123]

For economy the food looks very nice indeed. Altogether looks like you had a great flight. Thos leftovers looked nice, cant beat a good bit of mashed potato. Breakfast looked very nice too. Thanks for sharing David. Liked.

[@jethropadernos4489]

6:13 *Welcome to fly with China Southern Airlines*

[@certifiedbruh2180]

Jethro62105 They literally used a direct translation from Google Translate

[@dennishuang7764]

Best economy class ever. China Southern is so thoughtful of everybody, especially the amenity kit offer.

[@amamtiburon4566]

Very nice, calm steady pics, finally someone filming and commenting on food- love that report !!!

[@anzestricelj]

u are growing so much i was here at around 15.000 but now u are at 209.000 amazing

[@NavigatoTravels]

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[@danielstuart2023]

David has entered the building people!

[@alexchanneltravel]

good jobs i like how you film Simply Aviation !!!

[@idenli1160]

Thank you for reviewing China Southern! I fly from New York to Guangzhou on the B777-300ER regularly to visit family and I love seeing a positive review from a Western person! Many people have negative views of China Southern, but I believe your review was honest and nice! Thank you for your videos, I can’t wait to see more! 😄❤️

[@MM-np4md]

Last year I flew from Nairobi to changsha on a pratt powered A330-200, I had low expectations but they were exceeded! There was plenty of food (like two hot meals) and the flight attendants were friendly and attentive, passing through the cabin often, conducting snack and beverage services between meals, the IFE was fairly extensive with lots of movies and music, too many for an 11 hour flight 😁, and the plane itself (A330-200) was comfortable, especially the configuration 2-4-2👌🏽 all in all I enjoyed my experience with China Southern, I was positively surprised.

[@LoveDiveChannel]

Always feature a great vlog! Good job, Simply Aviation! 👍👍👍

[@Lambodepro]

I always flown on China Southern, and I loved their hot meals! As well as first class, the crew on there are REALLY NICE

[@dwm6406]

China Southern had done a great job on this flight. It's latest economy seat product is brilliant.

[@dontdrugkids2675]

I was on this flight around 7 years ago and it wasn’t the best. but I’m glad to see that it improved! !My! experience 7 years ago My chair was broken (couldn’t get a new one full flight no biggie) In flight entertainment was also unresponsive (but yet again full flight) The food was ok back then nothing like what I saw in this video(the food was literal mush back then) They did offer a bit extra because the inconvenience that was good. So I’m glad to see that they upgraded and I will definitely be trying them again.

[@smb226b]

I have just watched The video and I love the way you film those sunset, it's beautiful, haha

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Simply Aviation is best aviation/trip report channel on KZbin. Keep up the good work. Also congrats on passing 210,000 subscribers. Can't wait till that number reaches 1 million!!!

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No talking: Great video! Visual speaks volume, thank you!

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[@ViewsOfFlying]

Stellar tripreport as always!! Would love to fly with China Southern some day... seems to be a nice airline! :D

[@priyapaul6541]

I’ve been off KZbin for so long and I’m just seeing this video and it’s bringing me so much joy

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[@leosteamedbaozi9867]

Great video as usual. I went on China Southern a couple years back, and WOW! They've really updated and upgraded haven't they? :')

[@Askorias]

This is the best aviation channel I ever seen. And who have flight fear, those videos are helping them!

[@MarcusFeyFey]

Thanks so much for another great trip report! It was a great reminder for me. You enjoyed CZ and they are a rather good airline. Friendly FAs (if you don't command them as Chinese do), nice food, on time,

[@eduardoolivares5504]

Great Report!! China Southern seems an amazing carrier to fly with. I love the take off and landings in Schiphol, to see all that water around, it's impressive! Kind Regards mr. David! And keep doing like that! :)

[@joecraigvlogs7008]

Love the video. I did one on the nyc-guangzhou route but didnt turn out as I liked. I wasnt sure how strict the filming was. But this video brought up good memories. Love the videos!!!!

[@jappie598]

Hey simply aviation nicee video again!😁👍 im flying in december from Amsterdam to Taiwan en then to Sydney !

[@mathiasfuicabrevis1245]

Hi David, always a pleasure watching ur vids! keep going the way u do, its so great! Greetings from Jena, Germany yours Mathias

[@SkyHighGuys]

This channel is back alive and I love the quality of the reports!

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I still don’t understand how I didn’t find this channel sooner. Great video report!

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[@Rotate_Aviation]

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[@diogenesoliveira8404]

More than two thumbs up for this flight review. 👍

[@chrisvoka538]

Awesome trip reports I love watching them and the thumbnails always look so good

[@adamroczek8494]

YESSSS! NEW VIDEO!!!! LOVE IT!

[@noahmyg]

Guangzhou is so close to where I live, I really want to visit

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One among my all-time favorites

[@lisasforehead6043]

I'm so excited that next month I'm using csair from Kota Kinabalu to new york via guangzhou 😆😆😆

[@justflight88]

this A330 IS like jumboyour seat A50 and the position in meddle the plane wow! good job !

[@mammu3011980]

You always make good videos. Love watching you. 🤩😍

[@TheNextFlight]

A great flight report as usual, very good job!

[@skuxx1er]

Very well put together report. Thank you for posting

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Simply incredible! Keep up with the amazing work!

[@BobMcCoy]

*A Netflix Original Series*

[@raybanalawi]

Fabulous report .. Thanks for sharing this lovely moment

[@waynejarrell1]

Economy flight and the crew welcome you politely, as if you were flying first class, which is nice to see!

[@mhr8202]

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[@gabrielvarig]

All right, thanks for posting! Looks like the food was great. What can you say about the beverage options? Were there western soft drinks, like Coke?

[@simply_aviation]

Yes there were. :) Beverage selection is very similar on most flight. Alcoholic beverages were complimentary as well...

[@kimlompot1069]

Airline hack: ask for an extra meal. Hahaha. Going to try that on my next flight!

[@vondahe]

Looks pretty decent. I also like the seat configuration. Good review!

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Lovely tripreport ! *Comprehensive and entertaining!*

[@colbs4055]

That is so awesome ive never flown before but it has to be awesome

[@JayASMRtwice]

i love all these trip reports!

[@Watfordfc2030]

What a fantastic video and must say they looked an impressive airline . The plane was beautiful even though only a few months old . Cheers subscribed now 👍

[@the_primetime2187]

Was the aircraft parked at a remote stand before coming to the gate?

[@simoninflightaviation231]

Great Video ! The reason you got an amenity kit is that CZ only provides them for the first two rows passengers for each economy class section, so it was lucky for you to have one! For rear rows flight attendants will not give out these bags at first place, but you can still get one by asking them. I m a frequent flyer of CZ, hope these tips can help you :)

[@92matik]

Most professional raport of plane flight on you tube. Greetings from Poland

[@davidbrayshaw6162]

I’ve flown on this exact flight! Shocker is how fast it gets dark! Oh and WiFi - yes but restricted! I had no problem with the films! Huge choice! Being a big kid I watched A Christmas Carol and Hotel Transylvania 3! A lot of people moan - I thought it wasn’t that bad! Yeah the big problem with Schipol 30 mins taxi out to take off! Huge airfield! I flew in November! - I’d always go Chinese on China Air! I also prefer this route to via Paris! I agree! 2 hot meals! I got those kits too! Very Chinese! The airport at Guangzhou is a bit scary! But I got through safely! I recognise that view! Oh good memories! Thanks for posting!

[@vladimirterziev3119]

Very nice Trip Report.....Can't wait for the next one :)

[@greyhound7148]

A post-pandemic review of them would be awesome since they are currently offering some very competitive fares on routes to Asia :D

[@martinarranz7570]

will you fly Air Europa's 787 on a long haul flight anytime soon?

[@shaikhsanfm8379]

You are the best tripreporter on the KZbin. Keep it up👍

[@Dragflyer9669]

Thanks for the great trip report. I wonder how you find about the crews attitude? All the while I know China based airlines cabin crew are not friendly towards blogger.

[@nicolehascoet]

Love your video. I am flying from London to Adelaide through Guangzhou in september. I was a bit apprehensive, I've never been so far in my life, only Europe. But now it looks so easy. Thank you

[@lsmith6378]

Been to Guangzhou. The passport control was conducted in a hanger and we were herded into departures by guards. The departures had no TV and only one snack bar open. Never again.

[@nicolehascoet]

Well everything was fine, the airport was pleasant and all the shops and cafes were opened. I had five hours to wait until my next flight but the time went fast. Cant wait to go there again on my way back but this time i am staying in a hotel as i have 15 hours to wait for my London flight. A great experience! Oh and the passport control was fine, no problem at all.

[@bcfn1952]

I love china southern airlines..I always take this airline to Nanning china..its quite good.

[@luckegaming]

Distance in 4:00 is incorrect. The zame problem is on Lufthansa's A350

[@huskyaviationnp6097]

best aviation you tuber ...by the way i have flown Qatar airways 787 to Vienna unfortunately we landed in the morning so it was dark ...

[@Bobrogers99]

Looks to me like a better-than-average Economy flight! The food appeared to be quite appetizing, the seating was good and the IFE seemed to be responsive.

[@kejesuh6768]

I love your tripreports so much why didnt you guys upload in the last 2 months?

[@aaronxu9996]

Welcome to my hometown Guangzhou Hope you enjoy the new T2 terminal (open in 2018!!!) and the Cantonese food right here

[@clarkvincentga-as]

China Southern usually uses the a380 for Amsterdam to Guangzhou flights but how came they're using the a330 for that?

[@dejanjordan]

Thats great,I am always to shy to ask for more and usualy when I do get the courage they deny me so I am even more hesitant to ask the next time....

[@matthewlee5674]

Flew china southern to China once, my parents home town. Really nice city!

[@matthewlee5674]

My parents home town was Guangzhou

[@eurovisionsongcontestSWZ]

Love trips. 🚄 🛳 Love airtrips. ✈

[@flyboysaviation8822]

Nice video, pleasantly surprised by their product! There's a mistake in the map at the beginning of the video, it must be 11000 km and not miles

[@waleednazer3200]

Love the trip reports keep it up

[@candyfloss8088]

Hi , how much luggage do they allow for hand carry ?? I'm also travelling soon with this airline. You sure about amenity kit for economy class ?? Thanks for the review :)

[@kabuterrimondw5919]

That’s a very fresh looking terminal in Guangzhou

[@flightmode782]

Great Tripreport as always! Also, I feel so sorry for you that the new website could not be launched, I hope you guys aren't too sad :/

[@davidbailly42]

Omg! I flew on exactly the same date from Amsterdam on Jet Airways Flight 231 to Mumbai! I’m gutted to have missed meeting you in the terminal :(

[@gkalvian6576]

Ive flown the same route on flight cz0308, it was a pretty nice flight. But we didn’t get a amnesty kit also the vegetables didn’t really taste that good.

[@stefanschafer6816]

Wie immer ein top report... dann war das wohl einer der neuesten A 330, oder? Überrascht hat mich, die doch recht bunte Uniform:-) Von welcher Bahn seid ihr in AMS gestartet?

[@FlyingAsia]

Great review of China Southern David!

[@stevejaret7872]

I wish i can travel every like u Simply Aviation

[@tomsmith5584]

I'm curious if you take any sleep aids on long flights like this. Nice flight, although I can't say I'm a fan of their livery. It makes the plane look really old.

[@speedbird2835]

I know this is a bit of an odd question, where did you get those pants? I have a pair that looks similar and they are the best damn pants ever and I need more, they are especially comfortable for flying.

[@chen7890]

why does it feels like the a380 in the beginning is missing part of the vertical thing（I don’t know what that’s call I’m sorry)

[@simoninflightaviation231]

Nice video David! Interesting to see my home base airlines' review! Are you satisfied with your flight?

[@ayokonamabuhai4015]

I was in an Asian airline and they always serve hot meals and a snack box at the middle if the flight (in my experience)

[@andrew.l.5493]

I need to do a long flight to NZ in the near future. Have never flown with China Southern. It all looks pretty good. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@surfxx9685]

Hello has anyone got some tips/tricks on how to connect to a fligt in london heathrow??😄

[@helofaphoto9642]

Holy moly i just realised that i saw that flight on flightradar once not sure was it your flight tho