Since 2011, the airline is wholly owned subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines. Beside a huge domestic network counting some 100 destinations, it serves cities in the Far East Asia, Japan, Korea, the Maldives, Melbourne in Australia (on behalf of China Eastern but using its own aircraft and crew) plus Budapest, in Hungary, its first (and so far only) destination in Europe (Photo Wikimedia Commons / emperornie)
- - 5 STARS: Awarded to airlines achieving a very high, overall quality performance. It recognizes high standards of onboard product together with consistent and excellent standards of staff service across airport and cabin environments
- - 4 STARS: Awarded to airlines that deliver a good overall quality performance and provide good product standards across different travel cabins
- - 3 STARS: Awarded to airlines delivering a fair quality performance equating to the industry 'average' of acceptable product and service standards
- - 2 STARS: Shows airlines delivering a lower total quality performance, in some instances below the industry average across many rating categories
- - 1 STAR: Represents a poor quality of product delivered across the assessment sectors
* SKYTRAX (www.skytraxratings.com) is the most prestigious independent rating agency in commercial aviation. Its five stars rating system regarding airline quality has become a status symbol for carriers around the world. Here is what the stars stand for: