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Old Mar 30, 2016, 11:56 am
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
On Hainan, PDX-SEA-PEK in J is $177 in taxes (ouch!) on Nov. 25th and only $24 on AA via DFW (all in J)....yeah, that would be a total no-brainer for me....get the AA Dreamliner from DFW, way less $$ in taxes, and an excellent Centurion Lounge in DFW.
15 hours transit on Hainan vs 33 hours on AA.

AA hit or (mostly) miss service vs Hainan.

I would gladly spend the $153 extra. To each their own of course.
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 12:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Dieuwer
The problem is the HU routemap is not very extensive. Mostly China domestic. While with HKG you can fly to almost any Asian and South Pacific destination.
Except those served only by Dragonair instead of CX mainline - which includes most (all?) of mainland China other than PEK/PVG. The addition of HU for the rest of the country complements it nicely.

And it certainly never hurts to have another choice for those ever-scarce TPAC J seats.
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 12:03 pm
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Originally Posted by apodo77
15 hours transit on Hainan vs 33 hours on AA.

AA hit or (mostly) miss service vs Hainan.

I would gladly spend the $153 extra. To each their own of course.
AA also is 55K miles to China in business class, 5K mile premium.
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 12:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Kieron
Except those served only by Dragonair instead of CX mainline - which includes most (all?) of mainland China other than PEK/PVG.
True, which is a major annoyance with respect to AS (AA can book KA).

The addition of HU for the rest of the country complements it nicely.
Yes, as I said before HU is good for mainland China. Not for much else.
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 4:28 pm
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Originally Posted by alphaeagle
AA also is 55K miles to China in business class, 5K mile premium.
I hope AS keeps their charts in place ^
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 6:14 pm
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Originally Posted by apodo77
15 hours transit on Hainan vs 33 hours on AA.

AA hit or (mostly) miss service vs Hainan.

I would gladly spend the $153 extra. To each their own of course.
Spend more money for LESS time in confirmed J? Uh, not me....if I'm in confirmed J and have lounge access, my journey can be just as much fun as the destination
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 8:45 pm
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
Spend more money for LESS time in confirmed J? Uh, not me....if I'm in confirmed J and have lounge access, my journey can be just as much fun as the destination
If the difference is really 15 and 33 hours, and the seats/food/overall experience are otherwise comparable, then YES absolutely its worth paying that much extra to get there in less than half the time. For me, anyway. All about what one values the most. As great as F/J is, and as pleasant as a lounge can be, it all wears off well before 30 hours for me. The appeal of the food and drinks, especially.
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 9:19 pm
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Booked PEK-SJC roundtrip on J for my parents. AS can't reserve seats. Called HU Chinese line and they said that they can't reserve seats either. Will try US hotline tomorrow, but I won't hold my breath on it. Yay typical Chinese carrier IT system

Also, anyone know whether award J eligible for limo service?
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Old Mar 30, 2016, 11:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Dieuwer
True, which is a major annoyance with respect to AS (AA can book KA).



Yes, as I said before HU is good for mainland China. Not for much else.
I'm sure CX would consider adding KA to AS redemptions. But I'm rather confident award charts would be revised .

Glad this is available, despite the YQ.
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Old Mar 31, 2016, 4:40 am
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I'm seeing $333 in taxes + fuel surcharges for BKK-PEK-West Coast one way. Ouch.

I can't seem to pull a connecting flight to Maui online as you can with Emirates.

some more digging:

SJC-PEK: $177 (n/s or via SEA)
PEK-SJC: $237

SJC-PEK-BKK: $268 ($277 SJC-SEA-PEK-BKK)
BKK-PEK-SJC: $333

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Old Mar 31, 2016, 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by heyheyha
I hope AS keeps their charts in place ^
I spoke too soon...good bye EK
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 5:40 pm
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Sorry for the slight hijack.....but what is the relationship between Alaska and Hainan?
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 6:35 pm
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30K r/t for an intra China is kinda hefty...another 5K premium over UA/CX(KA)

But cheaper than Aeroplan I guess..
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Old Apr 1, 2016, 8:28 pm
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alaska upgrade
If i have a paid Y class Hainan flight, is it possible to use alaska miles to upgrade to J?
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Old Apr 2, 2016, 12:45 am
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Originally Posted by kmwrestle
If i have a paid Y class Hainan flight, is it possible to use alaska miles to upgrade to J?
That possibility does not appear on the award charts and I haven't seen anything similar on other partners that suggests it's likely, so I'll go with 'probably not'
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