There are quite a few airline companies in China, the ones we often use are:Air China (CA), China Eastern Airlines (MU), China Southern Airlines (CZ), Dragon air (KA), and Hainan Airlines (HU), who use the following airplanes: A300 / A310/ A319/ A320 /A321/ A340 & B737 / B747/ B757 /B767/ B777 / MD90/ MD82 /MD11 & BAE146, etc.
Major China Airlines:
Air China(CA): based in Beijing and mainly serve international routes as well as a few domestic routes. It is the only airlines that fly China's national flag on every aircraft and provide special planes for state leaders.
China Eastern Airlines(MU): is an air carrier company that operates primarily from Shanghai's Hong Qiao Airport and Pudong Airport. The primary focus of the Company's business is the provision of domestic, Hong Kong regional and international passenger airline services.
China Southern Airlines(CZ): in Guangzhou with international air routes to Japan, Southeast Asia and Europe.
China Southwest Airlines(SZ): based in Chengdu and dominates most of the domestic routes to Tibet.
China Northwest Airlines(WH): A radius air net has been formed, which is concentrated in Xi'an and Lanzhou, based at Zhuhai and Nanjing. To enhance the business scale, recently the company has opened many international lines of charter flights to Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok and so on.
China Northern Airlines(CJ): based in Shenyang and dominate the Northeast China.
Luggage Regulations for domestic flights in China
For the check-in luggage, passengers holding an adult fare or half fare ticket are entitled to a free baggage allowance of 40kg (88 pounds) for first class, and 30kg (66pounds) for business class, while20kg (44 pounds) for economy class. No free baggage allowance is granted to infants. If your luggage is over the limitation, you will need to pay for the excess weight, and some of the airports in China are quite strict with this.
Tip for this: If you are traveling together in group more than 1 people, you can use your allowance together, for example,. if you have 35kg, your friend have only 5kg, it will be fine as long as you two check in together.
For the carry-on luggage, total weight of carry-on baggage for each passenger may not exceed 5kg (11 pounds). First class passengers may carry up to 2 pieces. All other passengers may carry on only one piece. The size may not exceed 20x40x55cm. Carry- on baggage in excess of the limit is subject to an excess baggage fee and must be carried as checked baggage.
