Originally Posted by
Typhoonpilot
I would never ride on China Eastern for long haul travel, or any of the other Chinese State owned carriers.
Just curious, can you clarify why? Is China Eastern's safety record that bad? I've never flown on a Chinese-state owned carrier. I travel extensively around Asia, and for transpacs am usually on United, Cathay, KAL, JAL, Asiana, EVA, and China Airlines. I've always wondered how the Chinese state carriers keep rates so low. That said, the safety record of KAL and China Airlines used to leave much to be desired, and Asiana hasn't done itself any favors recently in that department.
So, just curious why you wouldn't ride on one of the former CAAC carriers. (What did they call it back in the day? "Crashes And Always Cancels" if I recall...)