Ua: Sfo - hkg (p) / hkg - tpe - sfo (y) for $2K
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Ua: Sfo - hkg (p) / hkg - tpe - sfo (y) for $2K
Curious filing from UA. I'll put this out there in the event someone smarter than me can figure things out.
SFO - HKG can be had in C as a P fare for ~ $800 (including the Polaris non-stop). It cannot be had on a one-way basis, only part of a round trip.
June 4
But I can't get the return to price similarly even though there's plenty of P fares available:
June 14:
A one-hop in via TPE in C (J/P) will price out at $2164 ($3K total RT)
Or, you could take the "Economy" option and do a hybrid C/Y routing for $2K. It's not expanded in picture below, but even if you pick the Economy option TPE - HKG segment is in J.
SFO - HKG can be had in C as a P fare for ~ $800 (including the Polaris non-stop). It cannot be had on a one-way basis, only part of a round trip.
June 4
But I can't get the return to price similarly even though there's plenty of P fares available:
June 14:
A one-hop in via TPE in C (J/P) will price out at $2164 ($3K total RT)
Or, you could take the "Economy" option and do a hybrid C/Y routing for $2K. It's not expanded in picture below, but even if you pick the Economy option TPE - HKG segment is in J.
Last edited by SFO_Runner; Apr 24, 2017 at 4:16 pm Reason: Fixing image links
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I think I was able to reproduce despite the lack of pictures.
It's a P-fare filed to TPE, not HKG, but it has a stopover in HKG. Here is the example with the return in economy:
Changing the return to business in P makes the cost $2,945.16
It's a P-fare filed to TPE, not HKG, but it has a stopover in HKG. Here is the example with the return in economy:
Code:
1 UA 869P 04JUN S SFOHKG SS1 130P 645P 05JUN M /DCUA /E 2 HX1870J 14JUN W HKGTPE SS1 325P 510P /DCHX /E OPERATED BY EVA AIRWAYS 3 UA 872K 15JUN Q TPESFO SS1 950A 635A /DCUA /E 04JUN DEPARTURE DATE-----LAST DAY TO PURCHASE 25APR/2359 BASE FARE TAXES/FEES/CHARGES TOTAL 1- USD1758.00 161.16XT USD1919.16ADT XT 62.60YQ 36.00US 5.50YC 7.00XY 3.96XA 5.60AY 15.40HK 20.60G3 4.50XF 1758.00 161.16 1919.16TTL ADT-01 PHE0ZKM4 KHX0ZTM3 SFO UA HKG S100.00HX TPE Q5.79 1339.00UA SFO313.50NUC1758.29 END ROE1.00 XFSFO4.5 NONREF/0VALUAFTDPT/CHGFEE VALIDATING CARRIER - UA
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Yes, UA site has a known "feature" where you can search A-B roundtrip and it will find you an A-B-C-A routing which is fared A/C with a stopover in B. It will then show a "segment price" A-B equal to half the A/C fare, and a return B-C-A trip with a "segment price" of 150% of the fare.
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Is this fare ex-SFO or different from the ex-YVR fare that prices about the same?
What is the expiry date on this fare?
What is the expiry date on this fare?
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i just booked this. had the United targeted promo for 24K miles for $1300 spend and wanted to try Polaris so i went for it.
June 4th 1.30pm: SFO to HKG in P (Polaris)
Then
June 6th 5:50pm: HKG to TPE in J on HX
June 7th 9:50am: TPE to SFO in K Economy on UA
Total $1823.06
June 4th 1.30pm: SFO to HKG in P (Polaris)
Then
June 6th 5:50pm: HKG to TPE in J on HX
June 7th 9:50am: TPE to SFO in K Economy on UA
Total $1823.06
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i just booked this. had the United targeted promo for 24K miles for $1300 spend and wanted to try Polaris so i went for it.
June 4th 1.30pm: SFO to HKG in P (Polaris)
Then
June 6th 5:50pm: HKG to TPE in J on HX
June 7th 9:50am: TPE to SFO in K Economy on UA
Total $1823.06
June 4th 1.30pm: SFO to HKG in P (Polaris)
Then
June 6th 5:50pm: HKG to TPE in J on HX
June 7th 9:50am: TPE to SFO in K Economy on UA
Total $1823.06
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Yes, UA site has a known "feature" where you can search A-B roundtrip and it will find you an A-B-C-A routing which is fared A/C with a stopover in B. It will then show a "segment price" A-B equal to half the A/C fare, and a return B-C-A trip with a "segment price" of 150% of the fare.