I have been flying to Europe from Taipei for fifteen plus years so, multiple times per year and at my own expense. I have tried almost every possible way there is to get to Europe from Taipei airline-wise. That include China Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, Cathy Pacific, Emirates, Singapore and some others I really want to forget. My first choice is KLM and my last flight has inspired me to write this review. This was a totally personal trip to meet my wife and take part in a four day battle reenactment at Groelle in the Netherlands. Yes, the battle was fun! Now to the airline. The flight originates in the Philippines and stops for a crew change in Taipei. The crew love this as they get a short fun stay in Taipei (shorter than it used to be, much to their regret). The flight has a quite high loading out of Manila, but nevertheless I have never had a problem getting a seat about a month or so before I fly. I pay the extra for a emergency exit seat usually, but I have fly in the standard seats and the leg room is OK if not generous. The cabin staff are excellent and always help my wife with her cabin luggage if I am not on the flight. The Dutch are so much taller than my wife. Food is variable, but as this flight leaves from Taipei at about midnight, I usually pay for and eat in an airport lounge. Then a drink on the plane and sleep. Window seat is best for this. You wake up after about 8 hours and you can watch a movie before you land in the breaking dawn. This means you can drive anywhere in the Netherlands and low countries by dinner time.
Positive: always on time; great cabin crew, shortest flight time just about; excellent airports at either end; direct flight; price always just a little more than the cheapest with more stopovers.
Negatives: padding on seats too thin, use your pillow; time for check-in at Taipei not given anywhere, assume 3 Hours before takeoff but it never starts on time (its China Airlines not KLM); do not assume you will find using your air miles easy, they never have an upgrade seat available on this flight