Arrived China. Left 45 mins late from SYD. Arrived PVR 30 mins late.
Detailed report will follow. But in short I wouldn't pay for a flight with China Eastern if other airlines like Qantas were the same price and flew the same route. At a 50% discount you'd consider it. Service is below average. Mrs Dr Ralph called it sub optimal. She noticed more than I did that as some of the few Westerners on the flight we were treated differently. I'd put it down to miscommunication but she has indicated it was more than that.
I'd also take CX award flights or any other airlines I could to the US before thinking about MU flights. But if MU is all that's available it's an adequate, if disappointing, product. I would use them again, albeit, with much lower expectations.
YVR leg still to come.