Questions tagged [air-china]
Air China (国航/國航, IATA: CA), a major carrier of the People's Republic of China, with major hubs at PEK, PVG, and CTU.
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Do I have to deplane at Dalian on Air China CA954?
I’m looking into a flight from Fukuoka (FUK) to Bangkok (BKK). One of the choice is Air China CA954 FUK-PEK-BKK. However there is a stop in Dalian for 1:15 hrs. Do I have to deplane, go through ...
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Can I skip a leg in an inbound flight, without losing the outbound one?
I will be flying Air China to and from Shanghai. I have the following flights on a single ticket:
CDG-PEK (CA 943) + (1 hour transfer) + PEK-SHA (CA 1521) ← this last leg is the one in my question
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Are 2 hours enough for a transit in PEK on a CDG-PEK-SHA flight?
We will be flying with my wife CDG-PEK-SHA with Air China in March (I did not buy the tickets yet). Their site suggests a 2h transfer time but I am worried that this is an international → domestic ...
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Is 1h20 of transfer in PEK enough? Same terminal, no luggage, booked with reseller
EDIT: The flight and transfer went very well. The transfer time was indeed short because China makes you undergo security scanning, biometry check (passport and photography) even if you are in a ...
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Layover in Beijing extended by two days
A friend and I are supposed to fly from Tokyo to Copenhagen on the 2nd of May with a layover in Beijing of a few hours. Both flights are with Air China. However, we’ve just been notified that the ...
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Guidance on switching airlines and terminals at Heathrow airport
In a few months I'm going to fly from Manchester to London Heathrow with British Airways, then getting on a plane to Melbourne with Air China. I have bought the tickets separately (a return ticket ...
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Damaged luggage compansation -Air China
My suitcase was delayed at Dalian Airport (China), I went to the Air China customer center and filled out the form at the airport "confirmation of passenger baggage information". They told ...
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Booking.com told me Air China canceled my flight
I bought two return flights from London to Japan through Booking.com. 11 days before my flight, Booking.com told me that the airline cancelled the flight CA852:
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How do I check if my Air China eticket is business class?
I have just purchased an airchina ticket to NZ business class. Where on my eticket can I find that it is indeed business class, please?
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What is this date on my flight booking refering to?
I am looking at a flight booking confirmation from Air China, which contains (among others) the following line:
DEP FRA-FRANKFURT 11FEB SAT 1910 CA 932 MMRFCDE/NW 30JUN 1PC
Now, this correctly ...
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What to do when airline does not update you regarding refunds?
Back in February I cancelled a flight I booked with AirChina and asked for a refund due to COVID-19 cases. I would know later that my refund request was processed on March and I was informed, ...
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Will my baggage be checked through from LAX to PEK to ICN with Air China
does anyone know if my baggage will be checked through from Los Angeles all the way to Incheon, South Korea if I’m having a layover in Beijing? My flight that lands in Beijing is in the same terminal ...
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Travel through Chinese/Korean immigration/customs individually or together?
Me and my friend booked our flights from LAX to ICN together and have a layover in PEK Beijing. When we go to the immigration and customs counters, would we approach them individually or together? ...
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Any inexpensive visa to exit Beijing airport for less than 24 hours?
I am planning to book a flight from Munich(Germany) to Sydney(Australia) by China Airlines. Most of the connections with China airlines have a layover duration between 13-20 hours.
Since the Chinese ...
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Air China international transit: PVG vs PEK
I am considering getting flight tickets from Europe to Japan with Air China, and I can pretty much choose whether to transit at Beijing (PEK) or Shanghai (PVG). Are there any practical advantages of ...
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Flying with a poster tube; AirChina?
I am flying to Beijing from London Heathrow on an AirChina flight. They specify only one piece of hand luggage is allowed. I've read that most airlines really don't care if you have a poster tube as ...
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Skip second leg of outbound flight and continue to original destination over land [duplicate]
I travel with Air China from Paris to Kathmandu with a stopover in Chengdu. I am considering not taking the Chengdu to Kathmandu flight and travel over land to Kathmandu from Chengdu. Will I be able ...
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Checked baggage tag-through service via several airlines (ORD, PVG, BKK)
I am flying to Bangkok from USA via stop over in ORD and PVG. In total I have three separate tickets:
American Airlines: ATL to ORD
China Eastern: ORD to PVG
Air China: PVG to BKK
Each time, I have 5 ...
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Is a 3 hours layover in Beijing (PEK) enough?
I have read some crazy horror stories about PEK airport, so I'm a bit worried right now :(
Schedule is Milan (MXP) - Beijing (PEK) - Tokyo (HND), then the other way around.
Will leave on August 1st.
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Unused parts of the a plane ticket [duplicate]
I have a problem that I would like to get a second opinion on.
I got myself a ticket plane from Frankfurt to Hanoi and back Hanoi to Frankfurt with AirChina through an online agency. Sadly, I will not ...
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Travel from domestic- international (Japan) with Air China in Beijing [closed]
I will have a transfer with Air China in Beijing Terminal 3, from a domestic flight China to International flight Osaka... I am not sure but I will probably need to check in again my baggage. Someone ...
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Air China changed my departure date. What to do?
I am currently in Thailand and I called Air China as my flight kept getting changed since I booked it. When I booked, my layover was about 2 hours in China. Then it changed to 9 hours, so I phoned ...
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Rebooking fee for Air China
I would like to book an international return ticket with Air China.
The outbound date is settled, the inbound is not and can only be decided after the outbound travel. Do I may need to rebook the ...
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Air China number of bags Spain to Brazil
I'm flying economy class from MAD to GRU but the e-ticket is ambiguous when it comes to this combination of origin and destination (I've highlighted the part that I consider relevant):
In ii) B) ...
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Do I qualify for visa free layover in China?
I am traveling from US to India, stopping in PEK.
I hold Indian passport, but my US visa has expired (traveling to get it renewed).
I was wondering if I can take the US -> PEK -> India flight ...
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Can I check-through luggage with Air China (domestic to international)?
My flight itinerary is from Nanjing (China) to Milan (Italy) with one stop in Beijing (China). Both flights are via Air China. Can anybody tell me if my baggage will be checked all the way through?
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Has anyone had experience with Air China overnight layover at Shanghai?
Layover is over 10 hours and I was wondering if hotel is covered cost-wise? Some websites state Beijing only.
If any input can be given, it would very appreciated. Where do you head after the flight? ...
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Long-haul flight with baby - parents spread across the plane
My wife, our baby of less than a year, and I will embark on an Air China flight of roughly 10 hours in a few days. For organisational reasons, the tickets for my wife and our baby were booked by a ...
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Air China/Star Alliance baggage drop at Heathrow?
Are there bag dropping facilities available at Heathrow for Air China, or Star Alliance? I don't want to check in, just drop my bag.
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Refund/ compenastion for cancelled Air China international flight
I made the mistake of booking a return flight (799 UK pounds = 1550 Australian dollars) from Copenhagen to Melbourne with Air China.
The outbound flight in January was okay, but in March they made a ...
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Luggage damage - It's been 3 months and I haven't heard anything! [closed]
My suitcase and most of it's contents were broken and battered in a recent flight, I filed this with the airline (Air China for those wondering..) but have yet to receive any official response. I've ...
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Check-Through with AirChina
I have booked my flight via Air China from Frankfurt (Germany) to Osaka(Japan) with one stop in Beijing(China).
Can anybody tell me if there is a Check-Through service and if so what is your ...
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Is a snowboard bag within the baggage allowance when flying Air China?
I'm flying to Tokyo from Shanghai on Air China to do some snowboarding and would like to know whether I can take my snowboard bag which is 160cm x 33cm x 21cm.
On the Air China website, it states:
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Max no. of Power banks allowed in Carry on - Air China
I have read numerous blog posts advising that we must carry power banks as carry on and not checked in luggage. However, I fail to obtain the maximum amount (number of power banks or capacity of each ...
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