China Airlines CI-0751 TPE~SIN

China Airlines CI-0751 TPE-SIN

~June 2012~

Flight: Taipei (TPE) - Singapore (SIN)

Airline: China Airlines

Flight No.: CI-0751

Aircraft: Airbus A330-300

ETD: 4:05pm(Local Time[TPE])

ETA: 8:45pm (Local Time[SIN])

Cabin: Business Class

Flight Time: 4hr 40min

Intro:
Hey again! I know what you may be thinking at the moment...(Why is an EVA AIR enthusiast creating a trip report on China Airlines?) Well, the answer to that question is quite simple. The answer is...because, EVA AIR only flies from TPE to SIN once a day, and their flight departs at 7:40am(Which is way too early for me to go flying!). So I decided to fly with China Airlines for a change, since they have a flight departing at 4:05pm.

Trip Report:

About a week after my arrival in Taiwan, I headed back to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport for my flight to Singapore.

EGAT(Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp)

ATC

Check-In Counter Number 9

Our Flight: CI 751 Singapore 16:05

Check-in was quick, and with my lounge pass, I headed to the lounge.

China Airlines Terminal One Lounge

When boarding call was made(around 3:30pm), I grabbed my baggage and headed to gate A3 for boarding.

A snapshot of Terminal One

Boarding

There already was a long queue when I arrived. But with Sky Priority, I was able to cut in front of the economy class passengers. Sorry economy class passengers!

Below are some pictures of other planes. Doing some plane spotting from my seat.

EVA AIR 777-300ER w/ Rainbow Livery

Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER

Some Cargo Planes

Air Asia X Airbus A330-300

Jetstar Airbus A320

We got our push back at 4:00pm and then taxied our way to Runway 23 for takeoff.

Still climbing to our cruising altitude

Facing away from the sunset in the sky

Seat controls for Business Class Seats

Amazing Headphones

Dinner was served after we reached our cruising altitude. It consisted of an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert:

Business Class MENU

Inside the Dinner Menu

Pastrami, Tuna Fish with Soy Bean

Korean Cuisine-Pan Fried Chicken Thigh

Cake with Fruits

The appetizer was okay, but not excellent. For my entrée, I chose chicken. It tasted great. There was only one choice for desert, and that was cake. The cake was not tasty for me at all. I only ate the thin layer of berry jam on top. After dinner, it was time for some shut-eye, but I couldn't resist to first take a few photos!

Below are some pictures of the view from my seat:

I went to sleep for only a few~thirty minutes. After I woke up, I watched movies. ~If you love watching movies when you're flying, I suggest flying China Airlines. They have a huge/wide variety of movies to choose from...compared to EVA AIR.~

Seat control for my seat in the dark.

Time to wake up, and time to take more pictures:

The pre-arrival announcement was made around thirty minutes prior to our landing. You can hear it from the youtube video (China Airlines CI-0751 TPE-SIN [By: EvaAir101])

Almost there!

The seven tiny lights are from the fishing boats off the coast of Singapore.

Landing was made at around 8:45pm. We then taxied for about fifteen minutes, before we reached our gate...which was on the other side of the airport! Overall, China Airlines actually isn't as bad as I thought. Next time, I'd fly with China Airlines again.

Overall Score: +8/10

NEXT TRIP REPORT: 

China Airlines SIN~TPE