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Hainan Airlines

Brand Publisher · Airlines & airports · 7 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/travel

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Pros

  • It's one of the better full-service Chinese airlines. You will be fine.

Cons

  • They unassigned my seat and now they can't even find my ticket records. I'm on support line for two hours already and nobody even trying to help. Not sure how this can be considered a good airline.
  • The English info on the site is confusing and the phone number was unhelpful. Cheers.
  • Hainan is to be trusted just as much as Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, etc. in the USA. The fact is 9/10 passengers fly with no issue. If you have a niche case needing extreme customer service, yeah you may have trouble. If you don't expec...
  • I’ve found a good deal with Hainan airlines for this summer, however it requires transit in Beijing.
  • Check-ins have rarely worked with Hainan and most Chinese airlines because in general, if you are entering China, they force you to check in at the gate desk so they can validate your visa information to make sure you can actually enter...

Sentiment

1 positive (14%) · 2 mixed (29%) · 4 negative (57%)

Trust + time weighted score: -37% · raw score -43%

What redditors said (7 of 7)

It's one of the better full-service Chinese airlines. You will be fine.
positive · u/A****9 · r/travel · comment · Feb 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
They unassigned my seat and now they can't even find my ticket records. I'm on support line for two hours already and nobody even trying to help. Not sure how this can be considered a good airline.
negative · u/f****n · r/travel · comment · Mar 11, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
The English info on the site is confusing and the phone number was unhelpful. Cheers.
negative · u/O****0 · r/travel · comment · Mar 30, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Hainan is to be trusted just as much as Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, etc. in the USA. The fact is 9/10 passengers fly with no issue. If you have a niche case needing extreme customer service, yeah you may have trouble. If you don't expect trouble, you'll be fine.
mixed · u/R****e · r/travel · comment · Feb 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I’ve found a good deal with Hainan airlines for this summer, however it requires transit in Beijing.
mixed · u/L****0 · r/travel · Feb 4, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Check-ins have rarely worked with Hainan and most Chinese airlines because in general, if you are entering China, they force you to check in at the gate desk so they can validate your visa information to make sure you can actually enter the country.
negative · u/m****o · r/travel · comment · Mar 30, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
We are unsure if Hainan airlines is good, because we heard lots of negative reviews about it canceling your flight without informing or theres just lots of problems with the system. 🥹
negative · u/E****n · r/travel · Feb 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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