Originally Posted by
moondog
As much as I dislike SkyTeam's China member airlines (though CZ and Xiamen Airlines are borderline okay these days), I think you might be underestimating their collective power in the market.
And it's definitely a valid point-despite being a primary *A flyer my connections to/from TPAC flights have been more ST than *A (and also more OW than *A). CZ and MU are much more powerful than CA and ZH. I wouldn't go so far to say that they stink, mostly because I have fewer problems flying domestic in China than domestic in the US.