Originally Posted by
whit5721
I'm working on an itinerary from the US through Ulaanbaatar, Wuhan and Xiamen. I'm finding that United/Air China have by far the lowest rates,
IIRC, its possible to fly nonstop between ICN and both ULN and XMN. If I were in your shoes, I'd try for an open jaw along these lines.
ULN-WUH will almost certainly require a connection in PEK. AFIK, there aren't many discounts in the ULN-PEK market, so you'll need to throw down $300 on that segment (or else use UA miles for ULN-PEK-WUH). Assuming you don't use UA miles, that leaves two intra-China segments: PEK-WUH and WUH-XMN. I suggest you book both of these once you arrive in China.