NH/MU/UA/DL: NYC<->PVG rt @ ~$746

[yupenn]

Sample date: Jan 8 - Jan 23

[Romelle]

Since I had to look it up, I'll share:

PVG = Shanghai

Romelle

[lax2010]

Originally Posted by Romelle

Since I had to look it up, I'll share:

PVG = Shanghai

Romelle

Thank you! I used to always confused that with CDG=Paris :-).

[w0r1dtrave1er]

I see $724 from LGA on direct flights (changing planes but not flight numbers in DTW)

[lamont2718]

At 15,278 miles via DTW, $724 comes out to 4.74cpm. Mediocre MR material (don't forget the visa cost), but for a fare to mainland China this is great!

[hhhhkk]

724 is pretty good deal

[lax2010]

Originally Posted by hhhhkk

724 is pretty good deal

Yes, we know that :-)

[DL2SXM]

Originally Posted by lamont2718

At 15,278 miles via DTW, $724 comes out to 4.74cpm. Mediocre MR material (don't forget the visa cost), but for a fare to mainland China this is great!

i was under the impression that anything under 5.00 cpm was a good deal for a MR. Did the bar get lowered?

[lax2010]

Originally Posted by nypdLieu

i was under the impression that anything under 5.00 cpm was a good deal for a MR. Did the bar get lowered?

I think the traditional standard was/is 4 CPM. Some US domestic MR's could get you under 3 CPM due to tough domestic competition recently. However, 4.7 CPM to PVG is not bad at all if it is not a pure MR, IMHO.

[saratoga]

It may not be true for all dates, but the ones I checked the return flight was on China Eastern Airlines which was a U class seat earning NO MILEAGE!!

Also Visa cost is $140 and expedited service add another $30.

Not a great deal in my eyes at least for my dates..

[lax2010]

Originally Posted by saratoga

It may not be true for all dates, but the ones I checked the return flight was on China Eastern Airlines which was a U class seat earning NO MILEAGE!!

Also Visa cost is $140 and expedited service add another $30.

Not a great deal in my eyes at least for my dates..

It was a reasonable deal for me since I already hold a valid Chinese visa. Thank you, OP, even though I actually booked mine with UA through EWR.

[why fly]

UA has matched for $739 route via SFO for more miles..

[lax2010]

Originally Posted by why fly

UA has matched for $739 route via SFO for more miles..

That is very nice. I should have waited for the JFK match instead of booking on EWR!

Are those JFK-SFO flights on the PS flights?

[EmailKid]

Originally Posted by Romelle

Since I had to look it up, I'll share:

PVG = Shanghai

While I respect your posts, gotta say, as often as PEK and PVG deals pop up, thought most here already know that one

Originally Posted by lax2010

Thank you! I used to always confused that with CDG=Paris :-).

I used to get confused with PVD = T F Green St Arpt, Providence, RI

CDG is an easy one for me - former French president Charles De Gaulle

Originally Posted by hhhhkk

724 is pretty good deal

As I said, for some reason PEK/PVG show up semi regularly; still a pretty good deal

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[thegrailer]

Is the 48H transit visa an option with a stop on the way back?

HERE

★Visa-free entry for visitors: No visa is required for ordinary passport holders from Singapore ,Brunei and Japan to visit China for up to 15 days for business, sightseeing, visiting relatives and friends or transit.

★Visa-free transit
1. Visas are not required of aliens who hold air tickets to the final destination and have booked seats on international airliners flying directly through China, and will stay in a transit city for less than 24 hours without leaving the airport.
2. Visas are not required of passport holders of the following countries, who transit through Pudong Airport or Hongqiao Airport of Shanghai, provided they hold valid passports, visas for the onward countries, final destination tickets and have booked seats, and stay in Shanghai for less than 48 hours : Republic of Korea, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland.