Nice trip report. Expensive flight but nice meal. The landing showed some beautiful scenery. The city vlog is one of the many reasons I love your channel. I was literally LOL at the end when you discovered the tv and 6'4" was on FaceTime. You two are great together. I could write another 10 paragraphs on how good this was, but I'm certain it has been written below already.
Just saw another UA-camr uploaded an unpleasant trip report with china eastern. I’m glad you had a better one. Harbin looks nice and looking forward to your next video 👍🏼
8:46, Same when I flown Air Asia, Airbus A320neo for the 1st time, 2 months ago in July from Phuket to Kuala Lumpur and they have the air vent, which is good and the flight.
Really? I flew Malaysia airlines, Boeing 737-800 and it's good, comfortable and better than Air Asia. I haven't flown Batik air for the 1st time, but 1 day.
1:00 - For eligible freq flyers and bud class there's no Q and no staff Another great review Jayden even though I don't MU or have elite status with Skyteam
Another great report JW, the take off vision was amazing, love the A320 engine sound when it spurs up! The legroom was impressive given its a Chinese airline as was the food. Well done my friend!
Hi Jayden thank you for the video plane had good leg room,meal was quite big and looked good. Shame it rained but good to get around on public transport as you see a lot more.
in two weeks time! Qantas Sydney to Adelaide in business. I flew a lot of them this year but didn't film most of them because it was becoming repetitive. But I will film the business class flight :)
I was born and raised in the capital of the PRC, yet it continues to amaze me from so many different perspectives every time I visit my family for the past couple of years. 😂
🤣 the instruction came out of nowhere. One day I went back to my room, the TV started talking with me in Mandarin, instructing me on how to activate the Hampton-lexa haha
I feel the quality of your production has made a big step forward since i started watching you. In this video particularly i enjoyed the audio quality and the well pronounced narration. I feel like you used to speak a bit faster, almost rambling sometimes. In this video it was very easy to follow.
Great video, Jayden! I can’t believe the airport staff had never seen a HK passport. Looks like the flight was decent enough for a domestic flight, but I can’t believe how expensive it was. That’s even worse than the US! Thanks for the vlog as well. Harbin isn’t a city most of us see. I was amazed at the technology in your hotel room. That was pretty fantastic!
Not sure how you booked the ticket. It will be more expensive If you booked it on airlines international site because somehow they offer high fare class only. Try Chinese OTA like Ctrip next time, one way Harbin to Shanghai usually costs 110+USD.
@@JaydenWong They raised the fuel surcharge recently but I’m still looking at 963CNY/130USD on both Ctrip and China Eastern’s Chinese site. Booking domestic flights on international site of Chinese airlines is definitely a rip-off.
Thanks Jayden for your very impressive video. Although I've been to Hong Kong many times, it's been a decade since I've travelled in inland China. I was surprised by the black and white photo that you showed of 'Caucasian Russians' back years ago. My relative is a recently retired Anglo Australian China Eastern A330 Heavy jet captain. His flights took him all through China and to Europe, UK, London, Australia eg Melbourne and across the Pacific to LA and NY.. Thanks again and keep your 'gems' coming. [Anglo Australian Melbourne]
Thanks for watching! I was telling my Melbourne friend (an expat in Singapore) about the photos I saw & he told me that a friend of his (also Anglo Australian Melbourne) is of Scottish heritage, they lived around Northern China many many years ago, until PRC took over after WW2, they moved to Australia. So the parents were born in China, but Scottish, living in Australia now :)
Jayden. You are a font of knowledge . I regard of what you just said, important as a largely unknown essential element of World history, and in its particular relation to Aussie migration. @@JaydenWong
Hi, just curious why you didn't show your HK Entry card at airport security since you have one, it should have save you the hassle. That's what I always use when flying in China, not the HKSAR passport.
because I was heading overseas so I checked in with my passport, I assumed that the ID (in this case my passport) would be linked lol. In Australia, my visa is linked to my UK passport. So I always use UK passport to enter Australia. But sometimes I check-in with my HK passport, I then must use my HK passport to leave
Hi Jayden. A good size meal on that flight. The seats looked comfy , too. Did you find any pry shooting video for your vlogs ? I know some other UA-camrs who have run into a problem or 2 when trying to film in China. I thought it was interesting that they had trouble with your Hong Kong passport, considering that ( if i am correct), they are back under the rule of the Chinese Government .🤔
no I felt quite vlogging-safe in Harbin. Quite a lot of domestic tourists were vlogging too. I suppose you will get into trouble if you shoot videos anywhere near government buildings, particularly in Beijing, that's where the BBC always get into trouble LOL. Perhaps in Urumqi too near any who-knows-what camp. There are two types of Hong Kong passport (probably the only place on earth with two passports!): British Overseas and Chinese. I hold the Chinese one, and the reason why they might not have seen it is because when we Hong Kongers enter the mainland, we use a special ID card to get in, no passport needed, I suppose they do that purposely to make the immigration process less international to emphasise that HK is part of China. I was going to Singapore that day (connecting in Shanghai) so therefore I used my passport. When I enter mainland China, I use the Chinese citizen lane. On the other hand, in HK, I use the HK lane, mainland Chinese people will have to use the visitor/foreign lane LOL. Moreover, Aussies like you can enter HK visa-free. Mainland Chinese need a so-called "two-way permit", which really is a visa. That alone speaks a lot about how China wants HK to be fully-integrated but in HK, the government officials say so too but the immigration process speaks otherwise.
yes they do, but they still offer some to PVG for easier international connection. A bit like HND (more domestic) and NRT (more international) though HND is now getting more and more international flights
Omg that chinese bottled 红茶 is one of my fave! Actually these domestic flights also puts OZ domestic flights to shame. I cannot wait to start travelling in China.
Singapore is nice area to visit, people don’t wanna live there because the condo are to high, most of people live in condo,! The property are too high if compared to another country
I can’t get over the prices of domestic flights in China. Remarkable. Why are the prices so high? Does demand exceed supply? Nice video Jayden. Particularly liked your sequences with other aircraft and the takeoff. 😍
I suppose flying is a lucrative market and it's for >upper-middle people in China. High speed rail is a lot cheaper though for longer distance like Harbin to Shanghai, train does take a while. It takes 12 hours, for second class (economy) it cost US$146 (CNY1,003.5). Then again I only paid a little bit more to go all the way to Singapore!
Flying in China is reserved for the wealthy and business travelers on a super tight schedule. Most of the times, you can travel on high-speed rail faster and cheaper... and a bit more comfortable.
@@_w_w_That's not the case actually, in China we do have LCCs like Spring Airlines if you want cheap prices and Jetstar-like service (sometimes they offers 99 RMB wo/ tax for a one-way flight). If you are looking for a cheap price with decent service like Virgin Australia, choose privately-owned airline like Juneyao Air. And nowadays those flagship high speed rail (高铁 Gao Tie) are basically the same price compares to major airlines (MU, CA, CZ, etc.), those non-flagship high speed rail runs at a lower speed (动车 Dong Che) offers a lower price but will significantly increase your travel time as there will be more stops throughout the journey.
@@LiquidTomatoo I am aware.. I fly in China frequently. And LCC in China is no different than elsewhere in the world, and they have lousy schedules and endless of add-on fees. Sans occasional fare sale, it's actually more affordable to take Harmony HSR in most cases. The booking system I use also prices Spring (春秋)'s fare and also the likes of 吉祥. When you start to calculate luggage, carry-on, seat selection and so on, their price is only marginally below the Big4, yet you have to contend with much worse schedules. If you use that scale, US is even cheaper... Our LCC is constantly doing $9, $19, $29USD fare sales. The only reason I fly MU is because Delta owns a part of China Eastern and really pushes hard on us to use MU when in China and its schedule better aligns with my business travel needs. In general, airfare in China is quite high when you compare it to income. In the US, we can have 4-6 hr cross-country flights for $200-300 USD roundtrip. And on many occasions, we can go from the US to Europe for $350-$500 USD roundtrip,... that's upto 10 hours of flying per direction.
It may also because of when you don’t look out for discounts. Most of the time when they have discounts you can fly for under $200usd on domestic flights in China, if there are lots of airlines and timeslots available. But high speed rail is usually a more affordable option and saves more time.
A friend of mine travelled within China by aeroplane many years ago. He was taken aback that there wasn't any safety instruction. He pointed this out to the air hostess. She replied, "Aeroplane crash. You die." He found this quite re-assuring. 😧
9:45, Really they provide you toothpick in the flight? That's amazing and good. But when I flew China Eastern airlines international flights from Ho Chi Minh (on the Airbus A330-300) to London ( on the Boeing 777-300E) via Shanghai, they don't provide toothpick.
1:36 Thought ur an Aussie citizen and u can't use HKSAR passport to cross the mainland border whether by land or flight and even if not arriving from HKSAR or MSAR.
Very nice vedio to see the review of domestic flight of Chinese airlines. China Estern is better than before now. 😬And since you are in China now, you may have an opportunity to take the first ever China manufactured COMAC C919 from Shanghia Hongqiao to Chengdu Tianfu, and please come to Chengdu for some days, welcome Jayden!!!!😛
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I did status match in January. They offered me to keep it for the rest of 2023 after I earn (I think) 15000 miles/MQM. Normally you need 50000MQM. I have since earned 50000MQM for 2024! You earn lots flying China Eastern and Korean Air (flying this next month) That being said, Delta is changing the qualification for reaching new tiers in 2024 and I won’t be able to keep it after 2025
I've flown enough MU flights to know the food is really bad, so please don't use it to shame US or European airlines. China's airfare is insanely high (even more so when compared to income) so they can squeeze out 5RMB to 10RMB to provide a basic meal. For that type of price, for 1 leg, I can do at least 1 roundtrip with an US airline that is 3 times longer in flight duration and distance. I can go from SF to NY for $250 USD roundtrip. This is why US airlines do not have enough profit left to serve a hot meal.
Hi there! I appreciate your comment. I do want to clarify a few points. I am sure the meal I received is better than a pack of pretzels on BA, a bottle of water on Lufthansa or Biscoff on AA. And really, so far all the food I got on China Eastern have been alright, a bit bland from Shanghai to Melbourne in June 2023 but what I got on their domestic flights and Shanghai to Singapore earlier this month was fantastic. Chinese Domestic flights are indeed expensive but international flights (with domestic connection) are insanely cheap. I paid $200 to fly from Sydney to Harbin via Guangzhou (9 hours plus 4 hours flying time) and $150 from Harbin to Singapore via Shanghai (3 hours plus 5 hours) Speaking of profit, US carriers certainly can afford to feed us lobsters and steak in economy. US carriers are very profitable. Delta and Southwest are the two most profitable airlines in the world. For legacy carriers like AA, UA & DL as well as Qantas in Australia, credit cards/loyalty do play a big part in their profit.
@@JaydenWong Funny, I just came off Delta flights with some very fancy and expensive snacks. MU give a tiny bag of peanuts whereas Delta gives sizable bags of almonds and pistachios. Delta's chocolate, shortcakes, granola bars, fruit bars, chips... just about everything is 10x more premium than MU's. These items are more than enough as a healthy light meal and Delta spend a lot of money on them. A few weeks ago, I came off MU flights that served soggy tasteless noodles. Tea was terrible and the powdered coffee was even worse. I saw plenty of passengers who refused those food items. You also forget to mention that MU only serve meal during meal hours, so for many flights, you do not get a meal! By the way, you are Delta Gold. I am Diamond Medallion and Million Miller, so I think I know a bit more about their business models and practices. US airlines operate on very thin margins. Delta makes most of its profit not from flying, but from American Express. Southwest made their money from hedging. Without those non-core business secondary income, they would not be as profitable. Prior to the pandemic, Delta served meals in economy on its transcon routes, it was better than anything I have even eaten on MU, FM, CZ or CA flights.
Funny allthose delta fans are full of BS. Just got off from a delta short haul flight I am so glad my company paid for the ticket. Very underwhelming service and overpriced. $400 for a 40min flight. Don’t even offer a bottle of water. The 717 cabin is filthy and disgusting. Fancy snack are you kidding me? Only deltas ass kisser will consider biscoff and nutsdotcom almonds are fancy. Maybe you should go to a nearby 7-11 and enjoy your fanciness with all those homeless outside. Chinese Big fours offer way better product than US airlines. At least domestic first class got lounge access. All cabin came with free check in bag allowance. And the best thing no “fancy” MQDs. The new Deltas medallion rules shows all they care about are the Money. Your loyalty meant nothing to them. They serving you gas station snacks for a Five hours transcon flight. And yet someone call it “fancy” I am literally reading this comments and laughing my fking ass off. Go enjoy the line outside the skyclub and dump more money to them.
Air fares in Europe or the US are not always cheap. I would say they are expensive most of the same. Discounted tickets are just a a few on each flight. So no reason to justify the service drop. The only good thing about airlines in Europe and the US, is that they are safer. That’s all. Nothing to feel proud of
@@FranciscoCamino By distance, Chinese airlines' fares are high. By consumer income, Chinese airlines' fares are high. The big 3 Chinese airlines, factor in how long they operated, are relatively safe! I think you might be confused with China Airlines, a Taiwanese airline, that is world's most unsafe airline with most amount of fatality. Korean Air, well regarded in the west, has very concerning safety record.
Domestic travel in mainland China has majorly improved since I was there Of course Airbus is making planes in China They would never be allowed to,sell them otherwise You thought your special meal would be loaded ? That is a cheaper fare than flying in and out of Canada If they cleaned up for u that means they went through everything to Fun vlog Jayden
Actually they were able to sell a Chinese made Airbus A320 to the Philippines it's registration is RP-C4138 as a matter of fact my mother flew on the bigger version of it A321-271N RP-C4122 5J 929 MNL-BKK RP-C4128 5J 930 BKK-MNL
Loved the cameo by Mr 6’ 4! Great episode and loved the vlog at the end, looked like a very interesting city
thank you😁😁
Great video. The location footage adds so much to the trip coverage. More like this, please.
thanks Colin, yes many more to come :)
19:56, Nice. I wish they have laundry in all hotels. But some hotel, they don't have laundry, so I have to look for laundry in the city or streets.
Hooray! Mr 6’4 is back in the vlog. Great video Jayden. Thanks.
haha thanks!! :))
The official identity documents for HongKong/Macau resident in mainland China is actually the “回乡证” or “居住证” which was why they were confused.
Nice trip report. Expensive flight but nice meal. The landing showed some beautiful scenery. The city vlog is one of the many reasons I love your channel. I was literally LOL at the end when you discovered the tv and 6'4" was on FaceTime. You two are great together. I could write another 10 paragraphs on how good this was, but I'm certain it has been written below already.
Hello Gary! Hahaha that was still so far the most high tech hotel I’ve stayed at!
Wow. This was a very interesting flight report n travel vlog
Thanks Oswaldo!!
Wow, Harbin looks so nice! 🎉
Great video, I’m flying China Eastern in September from Melbourne to Shanghai. Thanks for the review of the airline
my pleasure! I have a video of their Shanghai to Melbourne in case you haven't watched that :) ua-cam.com/video/bq9WjG9DQ5I/v-deo.html
Great Vlog as always. Didn’t know Airbus have planes built in China. 6’ 4” didn’t make this trip? Cheers Jayden
They build A350 there too :)
6’4 is in uni haha
thanks Peter!
Such a nice take off video! Able to catch the glimpse of the airport! Always nice to see your review too 💯
Thanks Donnie😊😊😊
really enjoyed this video ... particularly how you dropped the remote! 😁 looking forward to the next one, as always! cheers!
Thank you 😂😆
Amazing TV “ALEXA”! But then, on the flip side, a little spooky that it’s always listening like our smart home or mobile devices 😂
ikr🤯🤯
Just saw another UA-camr uploaded an unpleasant trip report with china eastern. I’m glad you had a better one. Harbin looks nice and looking forward to your next video 👍🏼
thanks :) Harbin was lovely, would like to revisit during winter
@@JaydenWong I would imagine. I’m from Sweden. The winter their specially up to the north is unique and amazingly beautiful 🤩
OMG what a lounge and dude with you! I would have thought they would have a much nicer lounge. At least it all looked fairly clean!
Yes I was lowkey shocked! Their Shanghai lounge is so super nice in comparison!
0:43 actually harbin has non stop flights to Tokyo as well on Spring Japan
love this video showcasing china airlines/airports
thanks Gregory!
Great video! It’s amazing how MU serves full meal on domestic flights!!!!
totally, not a super long domestic flight even
Great Video, as always
Thanks again! :)
I really love your vids! Especially now that I am going to China on December 18th on the Southern China airlines! ❤❤
amazing! have fun!!
I really like the format with the vlog after the flight. Your dude is missing!
Thanks Marco! He’ll be back soon!
8:46, Same when I flown Air Asia, Airbus A320neo for the 1st time, 2 months ago in July from Phuket to Kuala Lumpur and they have the air vent, which is good and the flight.
Really? I flew Malaysia airlines, Boeing 737-800 and it's good, comfortable and better than Air Asia. I haven't flown Batik air for the 1st time, but 1 day.
1:00 - For eligible freq flyers and bud class there's no Q and no staff
Another great review Jayden even though I don't MU or have elite status with Skyteam
thanks for watching! :)
Another great report JW, the take off vision was amazing, love the A320 engine sound when it spurs up! The legroom was impressive given its a Chinese airline as was the food. Well done my friend!
thanks James, as always!! :)
China Eastern coming to Australia in October yay. I flew China Southern Domestically as well Chinese airlines are good and they feed you.
You can book a flight with your 回鄉證 instead of your HK passport to avoid confusion, I did that for my last trip to Beijing and it worked.
I couldn't because I was going to another country from Shanghai (same booking) and I needed a passport for that country 😭🤣
Hi Jayden thank you for the video plane had good leg room,meal was quite big and looked good. Shame it rained but good to get around on public transport as you see a lot more.
yes public transport system in Harbin was fantastic! Cheap, frequent and goes everywhere!
Good Morning from Germany 🇩🇪. Interesting and entertaining 👍👏Thanks 🙏
thank you!! :))
Hey Jayden this is another nice one your doing a good job keep it up. Also when is the next Virgin, Jetstar, Qantas domestic flights happening?
in two weeks time! Qantas Sydney to Adelaide in business. I flew a lot of them this year but didn't film most of them because it was becoming repetitive. But I will film the business class flight :)
9:59 Dude in back is really enjoying his meal!
🤣
Good review greetings from the Netherlands
thank you so much!! :)
Great video, love it!❤❤❤
thank you!! :)
Thanks Jaden for you hospitality ❤️
thanks John!
I can’t believe how quick Thursday comes around.
hahaha
Always impressed by the send-off given by the ground crews in Japan and China.
absolutely! At Bangkok the other day I saw the ground crew "wai" but unfortunately I didn't catch it on camera
18:40 and 18:41, Really? I didn't know that. That's the Russian handwriting map street, very interesting history.
I was born and raised in the capital of the PRC, yet it continues to amaze me from so many different perspectives every time I visit my family for the past couple of years. 😂
Great video ❤as always
Thank you!!😊😊
Great video mate! That Hampton-lexa is just freaky, probably taking technology a bit too far.
🤣 the instruction came out of nowhere. One day I went back to my room, the TV started talking with me in Mandarin, instructing me on how to activate the Hampton-lexa haha
I feel the quality of your production has made a big step forward since i started watching you. In this video particularly i enjoyed the audio quality and the well pronounced narration. I feel like you used to speak a bit faster, almost rambling sometimes. In this video it was very easy to follow.
thank you so much for your feedback :)
Great video Jayden.. support u in all the socials including snap 🤭 ❤❤
thank you so much!! :)
Great video, Jayden! I can’t believe the airport staff had never seen a HK passport. Looks like the flight was decent enough for a domestic flight, but I can’t believe how expensive it was. That’s even worse than the US! Thanks for the vlog as well. Harbin isn’t a city most of us see. I was amazed at the technology in your hotel room. That was pretty fantastic!
Awesome 👌 thank you
Welcome 😊
Excellent, detailed review, Jayden. Good job.
thank you :))
Omg thats a flies in the window 🫣🫣🫣5:41
I haven’t watched one of your videos for so long cause of school. I was able to binge every one of your videos when my leg was broken 😭
Oh dear🤓🤓🤓
That Alexa TV was crazy wild!!❤✈️
I'm shocked in mainland they didn't know what to do with an HK passport. Wow
5:40 At least the plane didn't get overweight or unbalanced :)
21:45 I wish I had this at home...
Nice smooth landing 🛬 those pilots now how to fly...
Thanks for the trip report... 🍻
Thanks Robert!!
Not sure how you booked the ticket. It will be more expensive If you booked it on airlines international site because somehow they offer high fare class only. Try Chinese OTA like Ctrip next time, one way Harbin to Shanghai usually costs 110+USD.
Ah interesting! I looked at Google Flights and also Trip.com but not Ctrip (parent company?!) I’ll check that out thanks
@@JaydenWong They raised the fuel surcharge recently but I’m still looking at 963CNY/130USD on both Ctrip and China Eastern’s Chinese site. Booking domestic flights on international site of Chinese airlines is definitely a rip-off.
U should try c919 of China Easten
do not need much on short flights.........C.Eastern looks like a good alternative to more expensive flights
Thanks Jayden for your very impressive video. Although I've been to Hong Kong many times, it's been a decade since I've travelled in inland China. I was surprised by the black and white photo that you showed of 'Caucasian Russians' back years ago. My relative is a recently retired Anglo Australian China Eastern A330 Heavy jet captain. His flights took him all through China and to Europe, UK, London, Australia eg Melbourne and across the Pacific to LA and NY.. Thanks again and keep your 'gems' coming. [Anglo Australian Melbourne]
Thanks for watching! I was telling my Melbourne friend (an expat in Singapore) about the photos I saw & he told me that a friend of his (also Anglo Australian Melbourne) is of Scottish heritage, they lived around Northern China many many years ago, until PRC took over after WW2, they moved to Australia. So the parents were born in China, but Scottish, living in Australia now :)
Jayden. You are a font of knowledge . I regard of what you just said, important as a largely unknown essential element of World history, and in its particular relation to Aussie migration. @@JaydenWong
Hi, just curious why you didn't show your HK Entry card at airport security since you have one, it should have save you the hassle. That's what I always use when flying in China, not the HKSAR passport.
because I was heading overseas so I checked in with my passport, I assumed that the ID (in this case my passport) would be linked lol.
In Australia, my visa is linked to my UK passport. So I always use UK passport to enter Australia. But sometimes I check-in with my HK passport, I then must use my HK passport to leave
I will never complain about our domestic lounges ever again! haha
Hi Jayden.
A good size meal on that flight.
The seats looked comfy , too.
Did you find any pry shooting video for your vlogs ?
I know some other UA-camrs who have run into a problem or 2 when trying to film in China.
I thought it was interesting that they had trouble with your Hong Kong passport, considering that ( if i am correct), they are back under the rule of the Chinese Government .🤔
no I felt quite vlogging-safe in Harbin. Quite a lot of domestic tourists were vlogging too. I suppose you will get into trouble if you shoot videos anywhere near government buildings, particularly in Beijing, that's where the BBC always get into trouble LOL. Perhaps in Urumqi too near any who-knows-what camp.
There are two types of Hong Kong passport (probably the only place on earth with two passports!): British Overseas and Chinese. I hold the Chinese one, and the reason why they might not have seen it is because when we Hong Kongers enter the mainland, we use a special ID card to get in, no passport needed, I suppose they do that purposely to make the immigration process less international to emphasise that HK is part of China. I was going to Singapore that day (connecting in Shanghai) so therefore I used my passport.
When I enter mainland China, I use the Chinese citizen lane. On the other hand, in HK, I use the HK lane, mainland Chinese people will have to use the visitor/foreign lane LOL. Moreover, Aussies like you can enter HK visa-free. Mainland Chinese need a so-called "two-way permit", which really is a visa. That alone speaks a lot about how China wants HK to be fully-integrated but in HK, the government officials say so too but the immigration process speaks otherwise.
@@JaydenWong if u used ur 回鄉證 u wouldve been fine
I Wish Moore Airlines Have Personal Air Nozzles.Great Trip Report
haha yes small feature, big difference especially when it's hot.
T bags from marks and Spenser?
Most impressed 😎
haha yes!! Luxury Gold during the day. Decaf by night😂 Actually am drinking decaf right now, 1:31am
Wow, your Mandarin is so good. My dad can speak Mandarin.
thank you!
Make more travel vlogs jayden!!! ❤
yesss will do :)
I thought domestic flights usually go to SHA instead of PVG, anyways really great video! Hopefully will be in Shanghai in Feb :P
yes they do, but they still offer some to PVG for easier international connection. A bit like HND (more domestic) and NRT (more international) though HND is now getting more and more international flights
Jayden, do you have this Mandarin version of China Eastern Airlines at BiliBili?
Yes
The airport and city you mentioned should "Heihe 黑河", not Hehei...
Otherwise, wonderful trip reports as always.
omg yes 🤣 so silly of me, thanks!
Omg that chinese bottled 红茶 is one of my fave! Actually these domestic flights also puts OZ domestic flights to shame. I cannot wait to start travelling in China.
I wonder if I could bring those tea leaves to oz?! Also the China Eastern tea cups😂😂😂
@@JaydenWong declare! Unless you'd wanna appear on an episode of Border Security
Singapore is nice area to visit, people don’t wanna live there because the condo are to high, most of people live in condo,! The property are too high if compared to another country
I can’t get over the prices of domestic flights in China. Remarkable. Why are the prices so high? Does demand exceed supply? Nice video Jayden. Particularly liked your sequences with other aircraft and the takeoff. 😍
I suppose flying is a lucrative market and it's for >upper-middle people in China. High speed rail is a lot cheaper though for longer distance like Harbin to Shanghai, train does take a while.
It takes 12 hours, for second class (economy) it cost US$146 (CNY1,003.5). Then again I only paid a little bit more to go all the way to Singapore!
Flying in China is reserved for the wealthy and business travelers on a super tight schedule. Most of the times, you can travel on high-speed rail faster and cheaper... and a bit more comfortable.
@@_w_w_That's not the case actually, in China we do have LCCs like Spring Airlines if you want cheap prices and Jetstar-like service (sometimes they offers 99 RMB wo/ tax for a one-way flight). If you are looking for a cheap price with decent service like Virgin Australia, choose privately-owned airline like Juneyao Air. And nowadays those flagship high speed rail (高铁 Gao Tie) are basically the same price compares to major airlines (MU, CA, CZ, etc.), those non-flagship high speed rail runs at a lower speed (动车 Dong Che) offers a lower price but will significantly increase your travel time as there will be more stops throughout the journey.
@@LiquidTomatoo I am aware.. I fly in China frequently. And LCC in China is no different than elsewhere in the world, and they have lousy schedules and endless of add-on fees. Sans occasional fare sale, it's actually more affordable to take Harmony HSR in most cases. The booking system I use also prices Spring (春秋)'s fare and also the likes of 吉祥. When you start to calculate luggage, carry-on, seat selection and so on, their price is only marginally below the Big4, yet you have to contend with much worse schedules. If you use that scale, US is even cheaper... Our LCC is constantly doing $9, $19, $29USD fare sales. The only reason I fly MU is because Delta owns a part of China Eastern and really pushes hard on us to use MU when in China and its schedule better aligns with my business travel needs. In general, airfare in China is quite high when you compare it to income. In the US, we can have 4-6 hr cross-country flights for $200-300 USD roundtrip. And on many occasions, we can go from the US to Europe for $350-$500 USD roundtrip,... that's upto 10 hours of flying per direction.
It may also because of when you don’t look out for discounts. Most of the time when they have discounts you can fly for under $200usd on domestic flights in China, if there are lots of airlines and timeslots available. But high speed rail is usually a more affordable option and saves more time.
A friend of mine travelled within China by aeroplane many years ago. He was taken aback that there wasn't any safety instruction. He pointed this out to the air hostess. She replied, "Aeroplane crash. You die." He found this quite re-assuring. 😧
WTF HAHAHA!!!!
12:09 the usernames never showed??!! 😮
woops 😂😂😂
@@JaydenWong will you edit it and make them be seen please??
Why you like CZ more than MU? but MU have a design cabin better than CZ.
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thank you!! :)
Okay that was fun! Especially hearing you pronounce the name of that town near the border of China/Russia! It sounded hilarious. How do you spell it?
haha, it's Heihe, which means black river in Chinese 🤣
@@JaydenWong Aha! Thanks JW. Spreading cultural awareness around the world! 😁
9:45, Really they provide you toothpick in the flight? That's amazing and good. But when I flew China Eastern airlines international flights from Ho Chi Minh (on the Airbus A330-300) to London ( on the Boeing 777-300E) via Shanghai, they don't provide toothpick.
yes it was in the cutlery pack
I see.
5:19 Cute enough😚Jayden!!
how do you fund for such trips? do you have a full time job that pays the bills?
When you watch my videos (particularly the ads) UA-cam pay me 68% of the ad revenue :)
Interesting video watched 👀
thank you!!
1:36 Thought ur an Aussie citizen and u can't use HKSAR passport to cross the mainland border whether by land or flight and even if not arriving from HKSAR or MSAR.
lmao im just showing 'this dude'
Good job 兄弟
thank you :)
Oh my god~The price of this fight is more expensive than PEK-LHR one-way🤣
Very nice vedio to see the review of domestic flight of Chinese airlines. China Estern is better than before now. 😬And since you are in China now, you may have an opportunity to take the first ever China manufactured COMAC C919 from Shanghia Hongqiao to Chengdu Tianfu, and please come to Chengdu for some days, welcome Jayden!!!!😛
Hi Curtis! Thanks for watching! I'll look into booking a trip to Chengdu soon, it's on my list! Thanks :)
Looking forward for the review@@JaydenWong
fantastic espisode
thanks!! :)
Surely u try out the c919!!!!!
soon!!
🇱🇺LG🇫🇷AF🇳🇱KL🇬🇧BA (CityFlyer) and more than 6 Chinese mainland airlines provide food and drinks for all economic travelers, but Lufthansa group (e.g OS🇦🇹LX🇨🇭LH🇩🇪SN🇧🇪）they never do. If you fly Star Alliance and IBERIA/TAP 's EU and UK routes, just go for discounted business class.
Loved my AF and KL flights last year! Can’t wait to try CityFlyer again
My AF1281 was nice too, only around 300km, compared to BA316.@@JaydenWong
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Where's the 6'4" ?
uni in Sydney haha
I think the flight should be arrived from Heihe 黑河
yes haha I messed up
Hey, Jayden. Are you an Australian 🇦🇺 passport holder, or a Hong Kong 🇭🇰 passport holder ?
hong kong
Hi Jayden out of curiosity how did you gain delta gold whilst being based in Aus?
I did status match in January. They offered me to keep it for the rest of 2023 after I earn (I think) 15000 miles/MQM. Normally you need 50000MQM. I have since earned 50000MQM for 2024! You earn lots flying China Eastern and Korean Air (flying this next month)
That being said, Delta is changing the qualification for reaching new tiers in 2024 and I won’t be able to keep it after 2025
I flew Delta Tokyo/LAX return in January to earn the 15000MQM
I've flown enough MU flights to know the food is really bad, so please don't use it to shame US or European airlines. China's airfare is insanely high (even more so when compared to income) so they can squeeze out 5RMB to 10RMB to provide a basic meal. For that type of price, for 1 leg, I can do at least 1 roundtrip with an US airline that is 3 times longer in flight duration and distance. I can go from SF to NY for $250 USD roundtrip. This is why US airlines do not have enough profit left to serve a hot meal.
Hi there! I appreciate your comment. I do want to clarify a few points. I am sure the meal I received is better than a pack of pretzels on BA, a bottle of water on Lufthansa or Biscoff on AA. And really, so far all the food I got on China Eastern have been alright, a bit bland from Shanghai to Melbourne in June 2023 but what I got on their domestic flights and Shanghai to Singapore earlier this month was fantastic.
Chinese Domestic flights are indeed expensive but international flights (with domestic connection) are insanely cheap. I paid $200 to fly from Sydney to Harbin via Guangzhou (9 hours plus 4 hours flying time) and $150 from Harbin to Singapore via Shanghai (3 hours plus 5 hours)
Speaking of profit, US carriers certainly can afford to feed us lobsters and steak in economy. US carriers are very profitable. Delta and Southwest are the two most profitable airlines in the world. For legacy carriers like AA, UA & DL as well as Qantas in Australia, credit cards/loyalty do play a big part in their profit.
@@JaydenWong Funny, I just came off Delta flights with some very fancy and expensive snacks. MU give a tiny bag of peanuts whereas Delta gives sizable bags of almonds and pistachios. Delta's chocolate, shortcakes, granola bars, fruit bars, chips... just about everything is 10x more premium than MU's. These items are more than enough as a healthy light meal and Delta spend a lot of money on them. A few weeks ago, I came off MU flights that served soggy tasteless noodles. Tea was terrible and the powdered coffee was even worse. I saw plenty of passengers who refused those food items. You also forget to mention that MU only serve meal during meal hours, so for many flights, you do not get a meal!
By the way, you are Delta Gold. I am Diamond Medallion and Million Miller, so I think I know a bit more about their business models and practices. US airlines operate on very thin margins. Delta makes most of its profit not from flying, but from American Express. Southwest made their money from hedging. Without those non-core business secondary income, they would not be as profitable. Prior to the pandemic, Delta served meals in economy on its transcon routes, it was better than anything I have even eaten on MU, FM, CZ or CA flights.
Funny allthose delta fans are full of BS. Just got off from a delta short haul flight I am so glad my company paid for the ticket. Very underwhelming service and overpriced. $400 for a 40min flight. Don’t even offer a bottle of water. The 717 cabin is filthy and disgusting. Fancy snack are you kidding me? Only deltas ass kisser will consider biscoff and nutsdotcom almonds are fancy. Maybe you should go to a nearby 7-11 and enjoy your fanciness with all those homeless outside. Chinese Big fours offer way better product than US airlines. At least domestic first class got lounge access. All cabin came with free check in bag allowance. And the best thing no “fancy” MQDs. The new Deltas medallion rules shows all they care about are the Money. Your loyalty meant nothing to them. They serving you gas station snacks for a Five hours transcon flight. And yet someone call it “fancy” I am literally reading this comments and laughing my fking ass off. Go enjoy the line outside the skyclub and dump more money to them.
Air fares in Europe or the US are not always cheap. I would say they are expensive most of the same. Discounted tickets are just a a few on each flight. So no reason to justify the service drop. The only good thing about airlines in Europe and the US, is that they are safer. That’s all. Nothing to feel proud of
@@FranciscoCamino By distance, Chinese airlines' fares are high. By consumer income, Chinese airlines' fares are high. The big 3 Chinese airlines, factor in how long they operated, are relatively safe! I think you might be confused with China Airlines, a Taiwanese airline, that is world's most unsafe airline with most amount of fatality. Korean Air, well regarded in the west, has very concerning safety record.
Wow that's an expensive airfare. That's pretty much what I see when researching fares in China. The rest of us should count ourselves a bit lucky.
Domestic travel in mainland China has majorly improved since I was there
Of course Airbus is making planes in China They would never be allowed to,sell them otherwise
You thought your special meal would be loaded ?
That is a cheaper fare than flying in and out of Canada
If they cleaned up for u that means they went through everything to
Fun vlog Jayden
No idea what happened with my meal request. I was given one on my next flight to Singapore. Probably caterer’s problem
@@JaydenWong possibly
Actually they were able to sell a Chinese made Airbus A320 to the Philippines it's registration is RP-C4138 as a matter of fact my mother flew on the bigger version of it A321-271N RP-C4122 5J 929 MNL-BKK RP-C4128 5J 930 BKK-MNL
Short flights on European airlines are now worse than American ones. Most only give water.
I agree!! Much prefer US, Delta, AA over Lufthansa and Finnair
Will the ghost be joining you next time to Hampton?
maybe😂😂
@@JaydenWong I love how the cabin crew wore gloves and a mask
Are you dating that guy you call Mr. 6'4? Thanks for the video.
You know you should start a vlog channel if it takes up almost half of a flight review video 😂
Haha It’s always like this when the flight itself is shorter😭🤣
HK passport isn’t a valid travel document to travel in PRC. One country NO system.
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Cool TV but how much of your personal info was uploaded to Beijing tho? Lol
Everything. Didn’t use VPN😂😂😂
Do you have a cantonese😊
I will upload that on Monday :)