ANKY N KURTIS TRAVEL

 今次,Anky仔和Kurtis介紹一下天合聯盟成員--中華航空的子公司華信航空。👍👍

Anky and Kurtis are introducing you another SkyTeam member, Mandarin Airlines, a sister airline of CHINA AIRLINES.👍👍

另外,今次介紹的不是空中巴士及波音公司的機型,而是巴西航空工業公司(EMBRAER)的飛機。我們相信香港,台灣,日本的朋友應該也聽過。它比較有名氣的機型有ERJ170 (E170)和ERJ190 (E190)。這次,我們就帶大家去看看華信航空的ERJ190。✈✈🛩🛩🛩

What's more, the aircraft type being introduced this time isn't Airbus or Boeing company, it is an Embraer aircraft (EMBRAER). We believe that aviation fans in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan should have heard of it.  Their famous models are ERJ170 (E170) and ERJ190 (E190). This time, we will take everyone to see the ERJ190 of Mandarin Airlines.✈✈🛩🛩🛩

華信公司ERJ190有飛的航線 :

• 高雄/香港/高雄 KHH/HKG/KHH
• 台南/香港/台南 TNN/HKG/TNN
• 台灣國内線 TAIWAN DOMESTIC FLIGHT

我們這次有幸的乘搭ERJ190機型執飛的AE983由高雄前往香港。飛機編號是B-16821。它2007年5月出廠,聽説華信航空最近已經把他們退役了。🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

由於高雄小港機場不大,所以我們好快去了登機門準備登機。

We were fortunate enough to travel on the ERJ190 operating as AE983 flying us from Kaoshiung to Hong Kong.  The rego of the plane was B-16821 and it was only manufactured in 2007.  Sadly, there are rumours that Mandarin Airlines has been retired the fleet.🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

登機

進入機艙後,會有空服經理跟你説歡迎登機,並檢査你的登機證。登機證是寫CHINA AIRLINES,但航班編號是寫AE的。

The crew warmly greeted us after boarding.  The boarding pass says 'China Airlines' on the top but the flight is actually AE-operated.

之後轉右,你就看到飛機是全經濟艙座位。😱😱

The aircraft is configured into all-economy😱😱

機組是用華信航空的機長及空服,雖然制服一樣,但員工證是有寫華信航空及中華航空的分別~

Although the crew's uniform is identical to that of China Airlines', they are actually crew from Mandarin Airlines

座位方面 💺💺💺

-座位以2-2配置 (A,B,C,D)💺💺  💺💺

Seat Configuration: 2-2 (A,B,C,D)

-座位有26排,共104個座位

There are 104 seats across 26 rows

-座位比B738還要舒服(我覺得,哈哈)

The seats are actually more comfortable than that of the 737

-空服(包括空服經理)只有3名

There were only 3 crew, customer service manager included

-洗手間只有2個(駕駛艙後及機尾)

2 lavatories (one at the front and the other at the rear)

-緊急出口:第12排,所以第11排不可調後

Emergecy exit is located at row 12, so that seats at row 11 can't be reclined

-飛機沒電視 (1小時機程還好)

There's no IFE screens, but I'm fine without one on this short flight

-安全示範由空服經理説,空服親自示範 

The CSM read out the safety demo script while the crew perform the demonstration themselves

在安全示範的時候,飛機就後退,準備滑行至跑道起飛。

Pushback commenced while the safety demo was in progress.

起飛後,空服先派發特別餐,例如:水果餐,兒童餐。之後才派發正常餐。

Special meals such as fruit meals and kids meals were distributed first. followed by general meal service.

正常餐由2名空服一起派發。

General meal service was performed by the 2 crews

由於只是1小時航班,所以只得1款。(當然你可以選擇不食,哈哈)

There was only one meal option (of course you can always choose not to eat)

另一幸運的是,餐點不是雞肉堡,而且熱餐。

Luckily we received a hot meal instead of a bun

(華信航空通常在台灣會上回程餐的。)

(Return meals are often loaded in Taiwan on Mandarin Airlines flights)

空服派完餐給所有旅客後,一名空服會派咖啡,另一名空服就派中國茶。

After meals were distributed, coffee and tea were offered

飛機比預定時間早了10分鐘降落香港國際機場。但由於ERJ190是窄體飛機(只得1條通道),所以抵達的機位也是遠機位,要坐巴士回到第一航廈轉機,入境,領取行李。

We arrived 10 minutes ahead of schedule.  Because the ERJ190 is a single-aisle jet, we disembarked on the apron, requiring us to catch a bus to reach the terminal and collect our luggage

ERJ190在香港不時也會看到,除了1天2班的華信航空外,中國南方航空不定時也會有ERJ190飛梅縣。

The ERJ190 is pretty common in Hong Kong.  China Southern Airlines is another operator of the aircraft apart from Mandarin Airlines