Etsi halvat lennot: Shandong Airlines

Plussat: The crew was fantastic, were consistently professional and pleasant through a very difficult situation.

Miinukset: Boarding time was the same as standard flights, when this route is on a Chinese shopping destination. Plane was delayed 30 minutes because half of the passengers needed to check luggage at the gate. Either boarding should be earlier, or the one bag per passenger rule should be enforced before getting to the gate. Nearly half the plane had brought at least two or three carry-on suitcases.

No internet on the flight, but breakfast was good.

Plussat: They had passcodes for certain people, but when they ran out no one else could use the internet...I was one of those people who couldn't use the internet. Dinner wasn't great, but breakfast was good. They had some options to learn Chinese on the tv.so that was fun.

Miinukset: No internet

Plussat: Everything was great with the exception of the seats

Miinukset: Seats - very hard

Mysterious Check-in & Sky-high luggage fees

Miinukset: The check-in was confusing, as it was done at a Air China terminal, and Air China staff seemed unaware of this. Since when did less then two bags become standard? The "extra" bag fee for the second bag was high (about $80USD).