I have been in China for about a year and a half now. In my experience it is a bit of an adventure. It is like the Wild Wild Wes...er...East here. Not for everyone, and after a year and a half my patience is beginning to wear thin. Can't speak to all airlines, but one of the guys here is on his fourth different Chinese airline in ten years (yes, you can switch). He says they all have their issues, just some issues are different than others. It is a matter of hoping the airline you get on with has issues you can deal with.