This China Southern A320 review covers my flight from Guangzhou to Phuket in economy class. The 3 hour 40 minute flight was smooth, with good service and an affordable price of £420 for four flights on the roundtrip. We visited the Phuket Coral Executive airport lounge, and the review can be found here. Anyway, onto the flight review…
Flight Details
- Flight Duration: 3 hours 40 minutes
- Departure Time: 4:40PM from HKT, lands at 9:20PM local time (+1 hour time difference)
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Flight Number: CZ6064
Boarding Process and Cabin Atmosphere on China Southern A320
We arrived at the boarding area after visiting the Coral Executive Lounge at Phuket Airport using our Priority Pass cards. For the lounge review, please click here. For 30% off memberships at Priority Pass, which will give you access to 1500+ airport lounges worldwide EVEN WITH AN ECONOMY CLASS TICKET, then please use my link here. Boarding was once again smooth, efficient, and well-organized. The crew maintained professionalism, ensuring a quick turnaround. The blue China Southern mood lighting was switched on before and after the meal service, which was a nice touch.
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Seat Comfort and Cabin Experience: China Southern A320 Review
The flight from Guangzhou to Phuket was on a clean and modern Airbus A320. The cabin crew were exceptionally polite, and both flights in this sector were on time.
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Food and Beverage Service in Our China Southern A320 Review
A full meal service was offered, along with the same beverage selection as the long-haul flights. Impressively, drinks were served three times: pre-dinner, during the meal, and post-dinner. This was certainly an unexpected level of service for a relatively short flight.
They were far ahead of the traditional carriers in Europe who tend to have food available for purchase only on their short-haul flights these days. However, I must say that the complimentary food was, unfortunately, pretty terrible on this China Southern flight (I’m not a fussy eater at all either). The ham salad for a started was revolting, there was some flavour that I’ve never tasted before, but it made me feel a little sick! The chicken rice main was bland and stodgy, whilst the yoghurt desert did not taste of anything. Oh well, at least they tried, and for such a short flight the complimentary food and drink was better than nothing.
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Cleanliness and Facilities
The aircraft was well-maintained, and bathrooms remained clean throughout the flight.
Judging Parameters:
- Value for Money: 9/10
- Staff: 8/10
- Punctuality: 10/10
- Food and Drink: 3/10 (Good drinks, but the food was nearly inedible)
- Entertainment: N/A (No seatback entertainment)
- Seat Comfort: 7/10
The Airport Lounge Bro Flight Rating: 7.5/10
Despite some disappointing food, the China Southern A320 review shows great value for money on this route.
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