Originally Posted by
catharsis
Also - I am still planning on using HSR from Nanjing to BJ - in light of the reported delays and issues on HSR mentioned here and elsewhere following the unfortunate tragedy in Wenzhou, should I perhaps re-consider booking flights for that trip?
Not at all. Some friends just came up this morning and they reported a 30% load factor... very comfortable. Furthermore, while we can debate the BJ-SH case (i.e. plane is probably faster if it's on time), the odds are strongly in the train's favor wrt NJ-BJ.