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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 7:57 am
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Originally Posted by carrotjuice
Thanks for all your feedback. Unfortunately tickets already booked. I thought a 3+ hour flight can't be that bad but, judging by your concerns, could be badly wrong.

Watch this space... if I live to tell the tale, I will!
Just did the trip and... barely lived to tell the tale!

It was a dirty and decrepit plane, tight uncomfortable seats (some broken, many non-reclinable); the darkest and most revolting toilets I've ever seen on an aircraft, with handles almost falling off the doors; exposed wiring and steel piping throughout the cabin; decades of dirt and grime throughout; ripped off tapes from floors; even the leather seats of what's supposed to be business class had graffiti scribbled all over them. Both outbound from and inbound to HKG were delayed by about half an hour. Same movie shown on the big screen on both journeys.

The male crew mostly look like pot-bellied men wearing ill-fitted uniforms which made them look sloppy and unkempt. One senior crew member spent most of his time reading newspapers at the back of the plane. And the female crew mostly look either matronly or bossy, or attempting to be both. Unfortunately, neither appeared to carry the professionalism of an international airline that they're proud to be associated with.

A few dips during descent to HKG made the trip a bit stressful as well.

Even my six year old made me promise not to fly this airline again. I couldn't agree more, even if the airline gave me the tickets for free!

Air I'll Never Do It Again.
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