Air China is the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, with its headquarters situated in Shunyi District, Beijing. The airline was found in the year 1988, and enjoys the distinction of carrying more than 50 million passengers annually. The airline enjoys a wide network, and flies to more than 150 destinations across Asia, Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Australia. Air China offers 3 classes of service - First, Business, and Economy.
In-flight Amenities
Air China's First Class is a great way to travel. For breakfast, passengers are offered Chinese favourites accompanied with pastries, fruits and hot porridge. For lunch and dinner, passengers can choose from 3 hot meals that are accompanied with dessert, appetizer, salad, soup, and fruit. Business class also offers a great dining experience with the menu being quite similar to First Class. Economy Class passengers are offered hot porridge and an appetizer for breakfast. For dinner they get to enjoy meat, chicken, seafood and rice. While the seats in both First and Business class are lie-flat, Economy class seats come equipped with features like superior recline and ample headspace. There is also a lot to look forward to in terms of in-flight entertainment. The airline offers a collection of movies, music channels, newspapers, magazines and much more.
Destinations
With a network that spans across many continents you are never far from the destination of your choice. Some of the top tourist spots that the airline covers are:
- London
- Los Angeles
- Shanghai
- Tokyo
- Sydney
- Seoul
- Moscow
- Munich
- Milan
- Honolulu
- Dubai
- Barcelona
- Athens
Flying from the UK
In the United Kingdom, the airline flies from London Heathrow. The airline's check-in desk is situated at Terminal 2 of the London Heathrow Airport.
Baggage
Carry-on Baggage allowance is different for international and domestic flights. For international flights, First and Business class passengers are allowed to carry 2 hand bags (<5 kg each) while Economy class passengers are allowed to carry 1 hand bag (<5 kg). For domestic flights, First Class passengers are allowed to carry 2 hand bags (<5 kg each) while Business and Economy class passengers are allowed to carry 1 bag (<5 kg).
Other Services & Facilities
Check-in: Air China offers web check-in facility. Web check-in time is not fixed and changes according to the flight route. For example for flights departing from London web check-in is available from 24 hours up to 2 hours before the departure, and for flights departing from Hong Kong, web check-in is available from 24 hours up to 3 hours before the flight's scheduled departure.
Frequent Flyer Program: With so many rewards on offer, Phoenix Miles is certainly one of the best frequent flyer programmes in the world. Air China offers free miles for not only flying with the airline but also for using the services of its partners (hotel, car rental, bank, e-commerce etc). These free miles can be redeemed for free air tickets, discounts, and class upgrades.
Lounges: Air China operates some of the best lounges in the world. Some of the facilities that you can enjoy in these lounges are Wi-Fi, bar, VIP rooms, conference rooms, dining rooms, entertainment area and much more.
