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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:22 pm
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Thumbs up $497.90 for ORD-HKG-PEK-ORD on UA
Deal 1:
Google flights:
ORD-HKG leave on April 23
HKG-PEK leave on May 05
PEK - ORD leave on May 05

All in 497.90 in coach.

Deal 2:
United website: $567
ORD-HKG (via SFO) on April 23
PEK-ORD (direct) on May 3

Note for above flights R>5 so great deal for all in J for under $600
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:28 pm
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Originally Posted by yatindalvi

Note for above flights R>5 so great deal for all in J for under $600
Highly doubt that's the W fare needed to apply a GPU...
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:34 pm
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That isn't a Premium Fare since it's an Economy fare that is upgraded to Business with a SWU. For a second I thought UA decided to follow AA with their mistake fare..
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:34 pm
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Originally Posted by yatindalvi
Deal 1:
Google flights:
ORD-HKG leave on April 23
HKG-PEK leave on May 05
PEK - ORD leave on May 05

All in 497.90 in coach.

Deal 2:
United website: $567
ORD-HKG (via SFO) on April 23
PEK-ORD (direct) on May 3

Note for above flights R>5 so great deal for all in J for under $600
Define R>5. These flights certainly aren't $600 in J if booked normally.
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:34 pm
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Originally Posted by yatindalvi
Deal 1:
Google flights:
ORD-HKG leave on April 23
HKG-PEK leave on May 05
PEK - ORD leave on May 05

All in 497.90 in coach.

Deal 2:
United website: $567
ORD-HKG (via SFO) on April 23
PEK-ORD (direct) on May 3

Note for above flights R>5 so great deal for all in J for under $600
You cannot upgrade these fares. W fares for this routing start in the $1300s... decent, but not unheard of.
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:39 pm
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Originally Posted by kirker
Define R>5. These flights certainly aren't $600 in J if booked normally.
R>5 means there are more than 5 seats available for upgrade using UA GPUs. In order to use a GPU though, it must be a W fare or higher. OP's HKG fares are most certainly not W fares or higher, and as such are not upgradeable.
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:39 pm
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Mod alert sent. Not a premium deal.
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:49 pm
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OP is a 1k - surely, he would make this rookie error.
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:53 pm
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Well that was quite a letdown to say the least...
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 10:57 pm
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Can also do a straight ord-hkg round trip for $497.

<insert obligatory request for AA match>
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Old Mar 24, 2015, 11:21 pm
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I wish the would discount iah.
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Old Mar 25, 2015, 2:38 am
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The ORD fares look to have been a retaliation for Hainan airlines cheapo prices to PEK and HKG. These have been consistently really low all year now but that seems to be the only place UA is offering doorbuster prices.
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Old Mar 25, 2015, 7:42 am
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Originally Posted by XLR26
Can also do a straight ord-hkg round trip for $497.

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+1

I purchased this, though would rather fly the DFW-HKG sector on AA's 77W than on UA's old 772's

Unless I can get on a 747. But they're showing 777's in November.
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Old Mar 25, 2015, 8:02 am
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Originally Posted by caverunner17
+1

I purchased this, though would rather fly the DFW-HKG sector on AA's 77W than on UA's old 772's

Unless I can get on a 747. But they're showing 777's in November.
Are you saying the equipment in the order you'd prefer is:

UA 744
AA 77W
UA 772

?

Why would you ever prefer a UA744 over a UA772? You're talking about a 12-14 hr flight..with (possibly) no AC power, AND no AVOD. That has the makings of a miserable time.

I've never been on the AA 77W, but have heard it's 10 abreast in Y. I'm not "wide" per se, but I don't think I could fit comfortably in a 10 across seating..

To be honest, before the AA mistake, I was looking at DEN-ORD-HKG to avoid the 744..
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Old Mar 25, 2015, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by Tblack15
Why would you ever prefer a UA744 over a UA772? You're talking about a 12-14 hr flight..with (possibly) no AC power, AND no AVOD. That has the makings of a miserable time.
Most all 747s now have power in the back.

Just did SFO-PVG, and there is streaming entertainment over WiFi and paid Internet.

Originally Posted by Tblack15
I've never been on the AA 77W, but have heard it's 10 abreast in Y. I'm not "wide" per se, but I don't think I could fit comfortably in a 10 across seating..
I did EK in 3-4-3 on 777, though that was just a short HKG-BKK hop, and it was tolerable.

AA has a few rows in front of coach with 3-3-3 seating with extra legroom. Not sure how much extra it is.
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