TRIPREPORT | Hainan Airlines (ECONOMY) | Airbus A330-300 | Prague - Beijing Capital

[@LoganAL]

Wow Hainan Airlines looks very impressive. It's like a cheap business class! Amenity kit, hot towels, a menu with a wide range of choices! It looks amazing! No wonder it is in the top 10 airlines in the world!

[@TXnine7nine]

I've only gotten amenity kits and menus once while sitting in economy class. Was on a Qatar A300 between FRA and DOH in 2004.

[@LoganAL]

TXnine7nine nice! I'm flying with Emirates very soon to Dubai but I'm not sure if they give out amenity kits

[@simply_aviation]

+Logan A L This depends if you are flying during the day or night. ;)

[@weskohler]

Logan A L I got from Dubai to Brisbane but not from Johannesburg to Dubai. Think it has to do with the distance of your flight too

[@EliseToole]

Logan A L Emirates does hand out amenity kits but only on 9+ hour flights.

[@Whenitraveltheworld]

The one thing I do like about the A330 is the 2 - 4 - 2 seating in economy, makes it really nice if you can grab a two seat. Amenity Kit, Menu's , that's a great economy service. Thanks for posting.

[@coolkid2316]

in the singapore airlines a330-300 they have amenities kit

[@jerebbitlee8719]

When I Travel The World Od

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Air Asia and Cebu Pacifc run their A330s in 9 seats 3-3-3. Some airlines run their 9-seat planes in a 2-5-2 though. Theoretically a 747, 777, A350, or A380 could be run in a 2-6-2 setup on the main deck.

[@NeilDjents]

Absolutely the same reason for me!

[@jcisking752]

YOU WOULD have 2 be the most grateful easy going passenger I've come across!!.even at the start where the leg room looked awkward,you were like AMAZING hihi good video btw!

[@simply_aviation]

+JC ISKING Haha thanks, I don't think we're easy customers 😅

[@venegas4781]

You're videos are by far the best in KZbin ... Thanks alot for uploading and taking your time in editing ... Keep up the great job ...

[@aeroair4724]

I'm not trying to force you, but you should do a channel where you explore the cities you go to.

[@feysalise3260]

Aero air yeah

[@max-_-6352]

They don't stay in the cities for long periods of time. Usually just connection after connection

[@johnzhao3984]

Aero air “not trying to force you”

[@robertkleiber2480]

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[@russian_gizmoytp6461]

Hainan Airlines has to be one of my most memorable flight experiences, because the first time I flew with them to China, I won a 1:100 scale model of a 737 in Hainan livery :D

[@katrine4581]

Durch diese Videos habe ich einfach so viel weniger Angst vor dem Fliegen. Bin sehr dankbar dafür. 😄🙏🏼

[@simply_aviation]

+Katrin Ev Das freut uns sehr zu hören! ✈️✈️✈️

[@IRQ57]

Me and my wife Visit China every summer, Hainan is by far the best Chinese airline! We try our best to always book with them. Unfortunatly leaving from the Americas is difficult on Chinese airlines currently. Hopefully in the future we will have more flights!

[@qilinmelb]

I first took Hainan Airlines from Mel to Beijing for return trips, costing me only $450 AUD, around $400 USD during 2017-2018 Christmas. I was a bit shock to see the menu onboard. It was like a business class menu and the food tasted so damn good. !! They have creamy mushroom spaghatti with turkey slices! Mouss cakes as a refreshment!

[@amc3]

Great work Felix, not a lot of Hainan Airlines trip reports on here. Product looks pretty good for economy, similar to standards Iv`e had with Emirates, even the amenity kit. Good to see Hainan introducing a new service to Edinburgh from June 2018. If I head back to Korea soon, I think I will skip the Middle East and go via Beijing, a few days there then head to Seoul. New airline for me as well as a new country. I always find your work informative and interesting, thanks.

[@matthewmartin7639]

I grew up in Haikou, the capital of Hainan Island in the south China Sea (lived in China for about 12 years). Our apartment was maybe a mile away from the big central road in the city which was also the old runway for the old Daiyangshan airport before they built Meilan International outside the city. The original (and still used) headquarters for Hainan Air is still on that road although the majority of the airline is now run out of Beijing. While I never flew "international" (a few trips to Hong Kong on Hong Kong Air. Part of the Hainan Air Group) and never long haul, they were my go to airline for domestic flights inside the country. Nice staff, at least one cabin crew member is required to be able to be conversational in English should a "Westerner" (like me or my father who also flew with them alot) happens to be on board, even on domestic routes. They usually have china daily newspapers printed in English. And just overall better service than the other Chinese airlines. I'll always love this airline, even though I'll probably never fly on them again sadly. Edit: the building on the magazine cover at 4:16 mark is the building I'm talking about!!! That's the Hainan Air headquarters in Haikou. Second edit, I lived over there from 2001-2013. During those years Hainan really was ahead of it's time and set the standard for what most Chinese airlines now offer as standard.

[@lisasforehead6043]

I'm in love with this video😍😍😍.And I think the wing view is incredibly perfect for whole flight😍😍😍

[@ProXPro106]

The crew were so nice! At the end, when y'all disembark, I believe, using my basic mandarin, that the FA was telling people it would rain later that day.

[@asianman2149]

The music in the plane gives me memories because I flew on that airline on June

[@jacobmccarthy8666]

Those mazes of duty free are just insane!

[@TCAS330]

Ein wirklich toller report! Über Hainan Airlines habe ich bislang wenig gesehen und gehört, umso mehr hat mich das Video natürlich gefreut! Tolle Arbeit :)

[@simply_aviation]

+Laid-Back Flights Dankeschön, freut uns sehr zu hören das wir dir ein bisschen mehr über Hainan Airlines Zeigen konnten. ;)

[@atmatthew9699]

looks like they wont never give up giving you a real 5-STAR AIRLINE!👍👍👍👍

[@brentbraniff]

Great trip report!! Plus I love that you edited this while flying. I direct and edit TV commercials and I often time listen to either your videos or one of those 10 hour plane trip videos while I do graphics....I often wondered what it would be like to edit something while flying. Maybe the next time I get the opportunity to fly I can take one of my commercials along with to work on. Thanks for the video...I love your work!

[@kiki-nn5ld]

Whenever you say "Let's head to the check in" I read it as chicken "Let's head to the chicken"

[@simply_aviation]

Haha read carefully. ;)

[@Utd_YT]

(飞）机 and 鸡

[@JaydenWong]

Awesome video! It's nice to watch a review of an airline that it's hard to find on YT :D

[@carloples1046]

Simply Aviation is the best trip reporter there is . His intro makes you want to continue watching the vid but will you go to Qatar or Morroco

[@andrewwenzel3600]

Well if you read the title you'll see

[@laetitiadeknuydt6633]

Carloples 10 ,

[@Ryan__Williams]

Carloples 10 He is the best because I've watched mostly all of his videos

[@Ryan__Williams]

Bbbbeeeesssstttt tripreporter in the world

[@nunosoares2329]

Very cool Prague airport. Huge. I like the maroon interior of Hainan Airlines. Slow IFE but with a good selection. NIce first meal with veggies and rice. Hated that the inflight magazine was all in Mandarin. Pfffft. Nice sunrises 14:04 and 14:56. Pork for breakfast? Umm...okay. It's China. The rest of it was more breakfasty hehe. Smooth landing in Beijing. Nice report.

[@goSANFRAN]

What's your returning route? still the same? I used Hainan on SJC-PEK-BKK, a very refreshing and great value experience

[@andrewwenzel3600]

The product looks similar (almost identical in some areas) to the British Airways premium economy onboard the A380 but in different colours and better looking food, for economy it looks brilliant. Great review as always.

[@sushi777300]

I'm very curious about your Xiamen Air video as I've flown them last year and was very pleasantly surprised Hainan definitely looks very teasing and I hope to give them a try soon

[@thememechannel5744]

Whoever disliked is not a fan of airplanes. I am a fan of airplanes and your videos.

[@filipvuckovic5496]

Do you know that from 15th September this flight will be expand to Belgrade via Prague? And from January it will be direct flight from Beijing to Belgrade.

[@qilinmelb]

Unbelievable, it sounds the 2 countries get reunited somehow after so many tyears.

[@quail5907]

Although I’m more of a Cathy pacific fan you made a nice job reporting this :D

[@magic-santa120]

great video and very entertaining took up 20mins of homework time

[@darshshah5051]

SIMPLY AVIATION THE BEST AVIATION CHANNEL ON KZbin!!!!

[@dnzry2218]

Very nice video sir! How tall are you exactly? I'm asking so that I can have an idea on how much leg room I will have when flying to China in a few weeks!

[@jirikaspar238]

It is interesting to see typical Czech products on board of Chinese airlines aircraft.

[@pacificflyeraviation5103]

To be ohnest its not interesting and i think its not their best service and product. Last time i was on a connecting flight from beijing to guangzhou and there were like 2 cabin crew standing at the door welcoming me.(economy class) I think Hainan 100% stands out from all chinese airlines. especially when you consider the price.

[@harryhamilton9400]

I think they personalise each route. Even the menu had "Prague - Beijing" written on the front.

[@jurrasicpig2426]

czech yogurt is great! can't have enough of them

[@pjsaviation6318]

And another amazing tripreport!! :D Hainan seems very good to me, I mean.. An Amenity kit in Economy Class!? :D Good job, I really enjoyed watching it :) Isn't it cool to edit tripreports while flying yourself? ;D Greetings PJsAviation

[@io.rrracso]

I didn't get to experience hainan in economy so thanks for making it. The business class on the A330 is realllllly awesome tho.... 😄

[@SeanMidlandstransporthub]

been looking forward to this for a while, great job felix

[@simply_aviation]

+Sean Willis Thanks

[@HS-PGX]

Prague has a similar layout to Vienna airport at the duty free zone and boarding check. I like those automated boarding checks!

[@trachtaire]

I’m flying Hainan on the SYD - PEK route (with a couple of stops along the way, but the price was just too good). Never flown with them before, looks decent.

[@felixsun3129]

Very nice video and I will be in Beijing in 3 days

[@mcdonnelldouglasmd-1184]

TF Felix Are you in Beijing now??

[@Amnas2011]

Excellent upload my friend,glad to see Hainan Airlines,enjoyed:)

[@curtistravels6447]

Great video. As a frequent traveller to Beijing, its too bad that you didn't use the new terminal 3. It's quite impressive. Although, PEK is a pretty inefficient airport. I have found some cheap business class tickets on Hainan and might fly with them. This gave me a bit of an idea on what to look for. Thanks for another great video!

[@knownuser0815]

Have you experienced the new terminal in CAN already? It makes BJS feel like traveling back to the last century again. Little robots assist with boarding pass printing, luggage tagging etc. My favorite airport.

[@edje8339]

wonderfull flight....amazing food in a economy class...with compliments of the *chef* !!!!

[@zihanzheng7569]

That landing looked sooo smooth

[@markfischback8290]

Wow must been Awesome! Great job!

[@radiantrubes]

I went to hong kong! :) also, I like your video I will subscribe.

[@radiantrubes]

@@clarachindodo3016 uhh....

[@akmalmohammed3475]

the long awaited trip report finaly here

[@RD-ht6go]

took a Hainan charter flight from Chongqing to Manchester in September 2020. They didn't give amenity kits but the only flight I've ever taken that's more comfortable is the Etihad A380.

[@alxz3707]

Like how they keep the cabin red it feels warm and cozy well it’s scientifically proven that red angers people so...

[@xbi5632]

Creeperface idk, this red feels good

[@matt32videos30]

This video is film in December, so I believe that in china, January or February is the lunar new year

[@GracemarieJohnson2763]

@@matt32videos30 Yup. You are correct. The Lunar New Year is in late January or early February.

[@philiphu4181]

Try XiamenAir, just flew them SEA-SZX, comfy seats, power ports, OK IFE, excellent food and the crew were amazing!

[@simply_aviation]

+Philip Hu The next tripreport is with Xiamen 787 ;)

[@elliottcurrie7025]

Great video! I'll be on a A330 tomorrow to Cancun!

[@SimHustler]

Amazing!! Hoping to see more Asian airlines including Air India, Jet Airways and many more!

[@simply_aviation]

We have no flights booked with these airlines yet...maybe soon though! :D A list of airlines we are going to travel with and the upcoming destinations can be found here: www.simply-aviation.com/airlines/

[@SimHustler]

Simply Aviation Roger that!! will check it out!!

[@neilteje]

I love your trip reports!

[@nomissimon5587]

The service is very simular to SIA, you get also a menu, amnety kit and other stuff like that. But the IFE on their A380 is a little bit older than at HNA

[@CzechTransportHub]

Awesome tripreport, Felix! See ya in PRG next time :D Maybe on China Eastern or Sichuan AIrlines :D Yeah, and Terminal 1 is for non-schengen flights :D

[@simply_aviation]

+Czech Transport Hub Maybe but these Airlines are not on the top of your target list :)

[@NYCPlanespotting]

Really great trip report, nicely done mate! :)

[@delta_cosmic]

i agree the red cabin is great

[@SaucyULTRA]

congregations on 60K!!!

[@SaucyULTRA]

GL Aviation thanks

[@moalz3130]

GL Aviation good job on that spelling bro

[@simpledocumentary8752]

I always love your videos specially your intro 😍

[@mtrvv-zf4us]

Airbus Industrie A330-300 is my favourite aircraft,next summer i will travelling it

[@JelmersAviation]

Awesome video mate!

[@jonasfruhling5266]

Wirklich richtig schönes Video! Vielleicht sollte ich auch mal mit der Airline fliegen!? Wie lange bist du geflogen?

[@simply_aviation]

+Liongamer 123 Waren über 8h. ;)

[@JohnSmith-xs4fq]

That looked like a smooth landing not surprised though because it's an a330

[@ButterAirlines]

Make another one of these on Hainan Airlines its one of my favorites

[@adrianw.8700]

Great flight. Thank you. Wish they are in one of the flight alliances. Connected flights are somewhat difficult since their destinations are limited.

[@simply_aviation]

Thanks. Hainan has a couple of connection partners to expand their Network.

[@st.peterfuneral2981]

Me: i gotta sleep its like 8:50 pm (my time) *sees this video* Me: screw sleeping i gotta watch Simply Aviation then play Everwing first!

[@GracemarieJohnson2763]

What's Everwing? I never heard of it.

[@Kevin_Finch]

Any jet bridges in Beijing or is it just huge like Frankfurt? Wonder if they have traditional western style toilets in the airport or if you have to squat? Wonder what kind of visa you needed? So many questions ... lol

[@stefanschafer6816]

Wirklich sehr gut produziert, wie war denn die Verständigung an Bord? Hab mal gehört, daß die FA´s bei asiatischen manchmal nur sehr schlecht Englisch sprechen.

[@Cyrxusye]

i saw that beautiful emirates a380:)

[@isaacflyaway]

Great review! :D Was Hainan Airlines very strict on the use of electronic devices onboard? Were you stopped by the crew from filming during the flight?

[@simply_aviation]

+isaacflyaway I usually get on every flight in China 2-3 "strikes" means that I have to stop filming because it's not allowed during taxi, takeoff and landing. ;) Also you're not allowed like on every Chinese Airlines to use your phones or charge electronics during the flight, use of Powerbanks is strictly forbidden.

[@jeffreyz4632]

Simply Aviation Wait really? I flew China Eastern ORD-PVG and they allowed use of phones (in airplane mode) and I brought a power bank aboard and used it.

[@simoninflightaviation231]

This restriction has been lifted off since Jan 2018 in all major Chinese carriers. Mobile phones in flight mode are allowed to use during the whole flight. And Hainan Airlines is the first airline to benefit from the deregulation in China. Feel free to film some videos if you fly with Chinese carriers next time :D

[@nictheperson6709]

You should give your thoughts on the airports you fly into and out of more frequently

[@dendiputraaditya952]

Hey simply aviation you can try garuda indonesia airlines its 5 star airplane. You can try it

[@LuckySheep02]

Never heard of that airline lol, atleast I know now! :D

[@flightworks6874]

I love the new shadows on the text! Great job :)

[@avi_perosn3931]

I flew on hainan airlines and in my opinion it wasn't that good, glad you enjoyed it though!

[@hanmaenen7337]

That is like yesterday's Business Class!

[@Yasin_2312]

I love planes but I also like holidays. This is no hate but I want to ask how long do you stay in each country

[@pacificflyeraviation5103]

A really nice review for a not really known airline on KZbin. I think that there are some chinese carriers that have really good product(hainan+China southern). But I do think that Hainan airline's IFE is a little bit out of date. I mean when you consider the price and the service it is just a really good airline. I mean where can you see an amanitas kit and hot towl in American Carriers ( Economy).

[@pacificflyeraviation5103]

For the last part about the bus. I don't think it is surprising since Beijing airport is over capacity for my experience 70% of the time its bus gate.

[@cjflash99]

Have you ever departed from Leeds Bradford airport before? It feels like a small domestic when it’s actually not

[@HannoverSpotter]

Klasse Report Felix!

[@simply_aviation]

+HannoverSpotter Dankeschön

[@flyingdentist]

What a pleasant interior.Nice report

[@vivekpankhaniya4122]

I have never seen an economy class like this😲😲

[@ulba2011]

Was it at 15.6.2017?? I mean yes, i was on the airport too and i was looking on this plane from terminal 2.

[@simply_aviation]

+Marek Ulbrich Flew them on 12th of June. ;)

[@matthewlee5674]

I know I’m super late but many of the Beijing planes are on remote stands at the airport instead of at the gates

[@xbi5632]

Matt Lee ikr it’s so annoying

[@Alhy-ls3dv]

Never too late mate

[@haowuminh4777]

there's still aren't any video about Chongqing Airline yet,are they?

[@sherry94330]

Should try EVA AIR one day! :) one of my favorite airlines

[@AndreiTupolev]

Nice interior colour scheme. Good to see Poldark is selling to China.

[@sparhawktb7962]

I've flown with them Economy is amazing

[@firstofficerchris1321]

Can you do DXB-JFK or ATH-EWR? If you do, I might be able to spot you! (I know it's a bunch of money because it will be on Emirates)

[@amarth23]

Why not MXP - JFK on EK and return JFK-FRA with SQ? or vice versa of course. ;) Also Air India fly LHR - EWR

[@mummamia2016]

Anders Griffiths and PIA also flies Manchester to jfk

[@zaidsalameh1]

Simply Aviation I know That Royal Jordanian isnt in your list, But, can you try them? Their Food are so Good! Especially in a 3+ Hour Flight, You will enjoy their food a lot (and also their Amazing experience)

[@Tali-dw7pb]

I flew on that same airline the same year from Beijing to Hainan :D

[@oneilbrissett4854]

Watching this with headphones makes it feel like your in the plane

[@randomindonesiachanel4978]

If you watched this in 2020 Covid19: im about to end this man carerer

[@FlyingAsia]

Great review Felix!

[@simply_aviation]

+FlyCruise Singapore Thanks

[@sailorsenshi4504]

Beautiful plane inside and out!

[@simply_aviation]

Absolutely! Love it.

[@leninbugout4420]

Ich liebe den A330 wirklich schade, dass er und der A340 bald komplett vom A350 ersetzt werden sollen :( I love the A330 but it's very sad to see that he and the A340 will be replaced by the A350 soon.:(

[@simply_aviation]

+Crocman Der 330 wird noch lange gebaut, gibt ja den 330 neo ;)

[@leninbugout4420]

Simply Aviation Das freut mich XD

[@alaeddinebekakchi906]

Simply Aviation im flying in 19th july in turkish airlines you too flying that day

[@Piolo-hp4yi]

Crocman dont worry there is going to be a330 neo and not to sure of a a340 neo but hey the a330 is going to be upgraded to neo.

[@SaucyULTRA]

Alaeddine Bekakchi hope u have a good time were ever u go!!😜

[@hkgspotter934]

1:35 its the exact same livery as Hong Kong Airlines

[@simply_aviation]

+Hkgspotter All HANA Group Airlines have the same basic colors ;)

[@WithloveLucrezia]

Wow! what a smooth landing.

[@vincentemarques5900]

Simply Aviation How do you go on a airplane everyday?

[@jh3520]

Hope you enjoy china Great trip report

[@ahmedmashkoor204]

3:55 Singapore airlines also offers the same thing

[@krihtof]

Hainan, Hong Kong, and Lucky airlines are the same airline, take a look at their tail. And their fleet. It's quite the same.