>>2825472 (OP)
i went on air china earlier this year from the uk to malaysia via beijing
the whole experience was a bit painful. right from booking on their shitty website which was last updated in about 2001
the seat was ok (i was in business class) but the food was surprisingly shitty and the crew basically hid the alcohol. i fucking hate it when they do that
my connecting flight from beijing to kl was delayed because of an issue with the plane (a fucking boeing 737 deathliner. fucks sake) and they had to get another plane. there was no information given out except for one tiny squeaky woman surrounded by 200 yelling chinks
the only good thing i can say about it is that the business lounge at beijing was ok and the food was quite good although since it was china i was probably eating asbestos and plastic or something
the weirdest thing is when they are doing the safety demos etc before takeoff they have an extra announcement where they tell you they are recording audio in the cabin for security purposes. basically you can't even have a private conversation on board
still, it was cheap(ish) and quick(ish) since they fly over russia rather than going around like most airlines do to avoid getting mh17-ed
but i don't think i'll do it again