DL: EWR/DCA/ORD/SFO - PEK. $652 - $664 r/t. a.i.
May 19, 2014, 10:17 pm
#1
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DL: EWR/DCA/ORD/SFO - PEK. $652 - $664 r/t. a.i.
3 Day Minimum Required
Day/Time restrictions
PERMITTED SUN THROUGH THU ON EACH TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.
Seasonal restrictions
PERMITTED 21AUG 14 THROUGH 30NOV 14 ON THE OUTBOUND
TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.
Sample Date: 9/4 - 7
H/T: http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/05...ing-all-taxes/
Day/Time restrictions
PERMITTED SUN THROUGH THU ON EACH TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.
Seasonal restrictions
PERMITTED 21AUG 14 THROUGH 30NOV 14 ON THE OUTBOUND
TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.
Sample Date: 9/4 - 7
H/T: http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/05...ing-all-taxes/
May 19, 2014, 10:48 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 269
great deal. is this $664 fare a response to UA's $808 fare?
wish ua matched that $664.
ua is 808 nyc-sfo-pek. 17,000 ~4.75 cents lots of dates in sept and after. there is a minium stay required and need visa too tho.
wish ua matched that $664.
ua is 808 nyc-sfo-pek. 17,000 ~4.75 cents lots of dates in sept and after. there is a minium stay required and need visa too tho.
Last edited by bigbellytraveler; May 19, 2014 at 10:57 pm
May 20, 2014, 12:00 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Grabbed two of these. Possible to get it to $659 @ 15470 miles for 4.25cpm w/various connections.
With a less-than-48-hour layover, would that qualify for the 72-hour visa-free transit window? Or is that only for continuing on to a third country?
With a less-than-48-hour layover, would that qualify for the 72-hour visa-free transit window? Or is that only for continuing on to a third country?
May 20, 2014, 12:15 am
#4
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Too bad this deal isn't to Shanghai. If it was Shanghai, doing a US -> NRT -> PVG routing would qualify it for the 72 hour transit without visa.
May 20, 2014, 12:41 am
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I got it
Thank you for this great find. I will travel outbound on Oct 1, 2014, from DCA to PEK via ATL and SEA. My return will be four days later via the same routing.
Last edited by Orion; May 20, 2014 at 12:43 am Reason: Added my point of departure
May 20, 2014, 8:39 am
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You can always make a quick trip to Tokyo, Taipei, or Hong Kong in the middle of your Beijing stay.
May 20, 2014, 9:39 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2008
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total trip time of 7 days
SFO-SEA-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-HKG (48 hours)
HKG-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-SEA-SFO (return)
This above would be ok without a visa?
The thinking is book the main fare and then find some low cost local carrier to get me to Hong Kong.
May 20, 2014, 9:42 am
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Can you do that? Just wondering what other people's experiences on this being successful to say Hong Kong. So if I did the below:
total trip time of 7 days
SFO-SEA-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-HKG (48 hours)
HKG-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-SEA-SFO (return)
This above would be ok without a visa?
The thinking is book the main fare and then find some low cost local carrier to get me to Hong Kong.
total trip time of 7 days
SFO-SEA-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-HKG (48 hours)
HKG-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-SEA-SFO (return)
This above would be ok without a visa?
The thinking is book the main fare and then find some low cost local carrier to get me to Hong Kong.
Bring printed documentation, though more recently just showing my TripIt app on my phone has worked just as good.
Though I have found a flight out of PEK is more expensive than the visa.
May 20, 2014, 9:45 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 469
Can you do that? Just wondering what other people's experiences on this being successful to say Hong Kong. So if I did the below:
total trip time of 7 days
SFO-SEA-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-HKG (48 hours)
HKG-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-SEA-SFO (return)
This above would be ok without a visa?
The thinking is book the main fare and then find some low cost local carrier to get me to Hong Kong.
total trip time of 7 days
SFO-SEA-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-HKG (48 hours)
HKG-PEK (72 hours)
PEK-SEA-SFO (return)
This above would be ok without a visa?
The thinking is book the main fare and then find some low cost local carrier to get me to Hong Kong.
The problem is that the return ticket you might have to provide when you'll ask for your visa-free on arrival is the SEA-PEK-SEA one...
May 20, 2014, 4:20 pm
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